When The Sun Goes Down Chords

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When The Sun Goes Down by Kenny Chesney is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: - A - D - E - A - D - A   
  
A             D           E  
Suntan toes tickling the sand,  
A                     D         E  
Cold drink chillin in my right hand,  
A                         D      E                 
Watchin you sleep in the evenin light,  
A                D          A  
Restin up for a long long night, cause  
 
A                     D            E  
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin,  
          A              E7  
When the sun goes down, feelin alright,  
         A             D           E  
When the sun sinks down, over the water,  
A                                D        A     A - D - E - A - D - A  
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down, yea  
 
A                   D       E  
All day long just takin it easy,  
A                                D         E  
Layin in the hammick where it's nice and breezy,  
A                D      E  
Sleepin off the night before,  
                                       D        A  
Cause when the sun goes down we'll be back for more,  
   
A                 D              E  
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin,  
          A              E7  
When the sun goes down, feelin alright,  
         A               D        E     
When the sun sinks down, over the water,  
A                                D        A       
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down   
   
(lead - A - D - E - A - D - E - A - D - E - A - D - A = 2x's)  
          
A                       D     E    
This old guitar and my dark sunglasses,  
A                          D          E  
This sweet concoction is smooth as molasses,  
A                 D          E  
Nothin to do but breathe all day,  
A                                 D       A  
Till the big moon rises and it's time to play,  
      
A                     D            E  
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin,  
          A              E7  
When the sun goes down, feelin alright,  
         A             D           E  
When the sun sinks down, over the water,  
A                                D        A       
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down,   
  
A                     D            E  
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin,  
          A              E7  
When the sun goes down, feelin alright,  
         A             D           E  
When the sun sinks down, over the water,  
A                                D        A       
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down,  

A                     D            E  
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin,  
          A              E7  
When the sun goes down, feelin alright,  
         A             D           E  
When the sun sinks down, over the water,  
A                                D        A       
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down,  

A                     D            E  
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin,  
          A              E7  
When the sun goes down, feelin alright,  
         A             D           E  
When the sun sinks down, over the water,  
A                                   D        A       
She thinks Kracker's sexy when the sun goes down, yea  

A                     D            E  
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin,  
          A              E7  
When the sun goes down, feelin alright,  
         A             D           E  
When the sun sinks down, over the water,  
A                              D        A       
Uncle Kenny's hotter when the sun goes down, yea  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante