Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Lyrics- Al Dubin
Key: C
Music -  Joe Burke
Copyright - 1929

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File Created 05/25/25

Verse 1:

C    Cdim     Dm7           G7
This life's a play from the start
C    C+      F           G7
It's hard to play thru a part
C   Dbdim      Dm          G7
When there's anache in your heart
    C  D7G7
All day

C Cdim    Dm7             G7
I have my dreams 'til the dawn
C C+      F             G7
I wake to find they are gone
Em  Em7       D7
But still the play "must go on"
     G  DbdimG7
They say

Chorus:

           C
When I pre-tend I'm gay
  F     C
I never feel that way
    Dbdim G
I'm  only painting the clouds
     C        G7
With sun-shine

            C
When I hold back a tear
   F      C
To make a  smile appear
    DbdimG
I'm onlypainting the clouds
     C        C7
With sun-shine

             F
Painting the blues
          Fm
Beautiful hues
             C     GbdimG7  C
Colored with  gold and old rose

            D7
Playing the clown
Trying to drown
          G    GdimG
All of my woes

                C
Tho' things may not look bright,
        F        C
They'll all turn out alright
   Dbdim  G
If I keep painting the clouds
     C         FC
With sun-shine

Verse 2:

C    Cdim     Dm7           G7
Each cloud you have on your mind
C     C+        F          G7
You'll find can be sil-ver-lined
C  Dbdim    Dm           G7
If you just make up your mind
   C    D7G7
To smile

C    Cdim  Dm7          G7
Tho' I may fret I'll ad-mit
C      C+      Dm7           G7
You'll hear me laugh quite a bit
Em Em7  D7
If only just for a
       G    DbdimG7
little while

Chorus Repeat:

C

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