Biography:
Orvon Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy. Autry is the only entertainer to have been honored in all five categories by the Hollywood Walk of Fame, having been awarded stars for his performances in Radio, Recording, Motion Pictures, Television, and Live Theatre/performance.
Born in Tioga, Texas, Autry was raised in Texas and Oklahoma. Discovered by humorist Will Rogers, in 1929 Autry was billed as "Oklahoma's Yodeling Cowboy" at KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Other songs:
- Back In The Saddle Again
- Cowboy Blues
- Dear Old Western Skies
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
- Tears On My Pillow
- At Mail Call Today
- Be Honest With Me
- Buttons And Bows
- Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie
- Frosty The Snowman
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
- Here Comes Santa Clause
- I Got Spurs
- Jail Song
- Little Old Band Of Gold
- Peter Cottontail
- Ridin Down The Canyon
- Roly Poly
- Rudolph The Red
- Springtime In The Rockies
- The Cowboy Blues
- Theres A Gold Mine In The Sky
- You Are My Sunshine
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Artist: Gene Autry
Song: You Are My Sunshine (1941)
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AhpWZjqMLI;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Autry
Tempo: 4|4
Tuning: Standard
Chords:
EADGBe
C: 032010
G: 320003
F: 133211
INTRO:
|F C |
CHORUS 1:
C
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
F C
You make me happy when skies are gray.
F C
You'll never know dear, how much I love you,
G C
Please don't take my sunshine away.
VERSE 1:
C
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping,
F C
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
F C
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken,
G C
And I hung my head and cried.
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 2:
C
I'll always love you and make you happy,
F C
If you will only say the same.
F C
But if you leave me to love another,
G C
You'll regret it all some day.
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 3:
C
You told me once, dear, you really loved me,
F C
And no one else could come between.
F C
But now you've left me and love another,
G C
You have shattered all my dreams:
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 4:
C
I'll always love you and make you happy,
F C
If you will only say the same.
F C
But if you leave me to love another,
G C
You'll regret it all some day.
CODA:
C
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
F C
You make me happy when skies are gray.
F C
You'll never know dear, how much I love you,
G C
Please don't take my sunshine away.(Fade)
[End]
Notes:
1. Originally written by in 1940 by Paul Rice, 'You Are My Sunshine' was covered by Gene
Autry, Bing Crosby and Lawrence Welk in 1941.
2. Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell are the credited songwriters of 'You Are My
Sunshine'. Jimmie Davis bought the song and rights from Paul Rice and put his own name on it, a
practice not uncommon in the pre-World War II music business.
Song: You Are My Sunshine (1941)
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AhpWZjqMLI;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Autry
Tempo: 4|4
Tuning: Standard
Chords:
EADGBe
C: 032010
G: 320003
F: 133211
INTRO:
|F C |
CHORUS 1:
C
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
F C
You make me happy when skies are gray.
F C
You'll never know dear, how much I love you,
G C
Please don't take my sunshine away.
VERSE 1:
C
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping,
F C
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
F C
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken,
G C
And I hung my head and cried.
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 2:
C
I'll always love you and make you happy,
F C
If you will only say the same.
F C
But if you leave me to love another,
G C
You'll regret it all some day.
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 3:
C
You told me once, dear, you really loved me,
F C
And no one else could come between.
F C
But now you've left me and love another,
G C
You have shattered all my dreams:
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 4:
C
I'll always love you and make you happy,
F C
If you will only say the same.
F C
But if you leave me to love another,
G C
You'll regret it all some day.
CODA:
C
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
F C
You make me happy when skies are gray.
F C
You'll never know dear, how much I love you,
G C
Please don't take my sunshine away.(Fade)
[End]
Notes:
1. Originally written by in 1940 by Paul Rice, 'You Are My Sunshine' was covered by Gene
Autry, Bing Crosby and Lawrence Welk in 1941.
2. Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell are the credited songwriters of 'You Are My
Sunshine'. Jimmie Davis bought the song and rights from Paul Rice and put his own name on it, a
practice not uncommon in the pre-World War II music business.
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