Year: 2004 -
Written by Warren Haynes
When you can't find a light, got ya' thru' a cloudy day Bb F Eb Bb When the stars ain't shining bright, you feel like you've lost your way Bb F Eb Bb When the candle lights of home, burn so very far away Bb F Eb Bb Well you gotta let your soul shine, just like my Daddy used to say Bb F Gm AbGrew up thinkin' that I had it made, gonna make it on my own Life can make the strongest man, make him feel so alone Now and then I feel a cold wind, blowin' thru' my achin' bones I think back to what my Daddy said, he said: boy in the darkness before the dawn Chorus Bb Let your soul shine, it's better than sunshine It's better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain Lord now people don't mind, you know we feel this way sometimes You gotta let your soul shine, shine 'till the break of day Gm Ab Sometimes a man can feel his emptiness Eb Bb Like a woman has robbed him of his very soul Dm Eb A woman too, god knows, she can feel like this Ab And when your world seems cold F You got to let your spirit take control Chorus: Talkin' 'bout soul shine, it's better than sunshine It's better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain Yeah now people don't mind, we all feel this way sometimes You gotta let your soul shine, shine 'till the break of day Chorus: it's better than sunshine It's better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain Hey now people don't mind, you know I feel this way sometimes Gotta let your soul shine, shine 'till the break of dayUsed to say: soulshine, is better than sunshine Bb F It's better than moonshine, damn sure better than rain Eb Bb Hey now people don't mind, we all feel this way sometimes Bb F Gotta let your soul shine, shine 'till the break of day G Ab Bb