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You are the sun shine of my life,
that’s why I’ll al ways be a round.
You are the ap ple of my eye.
For ev er you’ll stay in my heart,
I feel like this is the be gin ning,
’though I’ve loved you for a mil lion years.
And if I thought our love was end ing,
I’d could find my self drown ing in my own (G7)tears.
Whoa, whoa.
You are the sun shine of my life,
that’s why I’ll al ways stay a round.
You are the ap ple of my eye.
For ev er you’ll stay in my heart,
You must have known that I was lone ly,
be cause you came for to my res cue.
And I know that this must be heav en;
how could so much love be in in side of (G7)you?
Whoa.
whoa.
This page shows “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” by Stevie Wonder in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 130 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.
This arrangement is a great way to get comfortable with jazzy chord extensions in a feel-good setting. Your left hand will cycle through shapes like Cmaj7, Cmaj9, Dm7, and F9 — chords that look intimidating on paper but sit nicely under the fingers once you find the common tones between them. At 130 BPM the changes come at a relaxed clip, but watch the move into Eaug and the quick E7-to-Am turnaround — those are the spots where most students stumble. Start hands-separate at about 90 BPM and loop just those two transitions until they feel automatic, then bring the tempo up gradually. Keep your right hand light and rhythmically steady; the melody likes to float slightly behind the beat in a soulful way, so resist the urge to rush. Once this clicks, you'll have a solid foundation for voice-leading through extended chords in any key.