Song: Sonny
Artist: Elliott Murphy
Album: Beauregard (1998)
Tabbed by: Javier de la Fuente
Capo 1st
[Intro]
Dsus4/A D/A Dsus4/A D D Dsus4 D D Dsus4 D
[Verse]
D Dsus4 D
Sonny, it's been a long time
D Dsus4 D
But I just, I couldn't pick up on the phone
Em G D
I'm still some miles away from that kinda courage
Em G D
And I guess finally I preferred to be alone
[Verse]
D G D
Well it's true, I mighta made a few promises
D G D
And you can be sure, I meant to keep em all along
Em G D
But something happened, don't know if I can explain it
Em G D
Just call me the man whose heart turned to stone
[Chorus]
C D C D
A thousand people laughing and I could not say a word
F#m Em G A
But in the heat of that last summer, I was flying like a bird
[Verse]
D G D
Sonny, you say you don't recognize me
D G D
In fact when I knew you, well I was bearing a beard
Em G D
But one day I shaved and looked in the mirror
Em G D
Decided to come out, come right out of there
[Verse]
D G D
Well me and your mom, well that was a long night
D G D
Can't say I'm proud, but I ain't ashamed
Em G D
Don't you believed it, well I ain't no cave man
Em G D
We were both willing, but she lived with the blame
[Chorus]
C D C D
A thousand people laughing and I could not say a word
F#m Em G A
But in the heat of that last summer, I was flying like a bird
[Verse]
D G D
So when she called, you coulda knocked me over
D G D
I thought it was a joke, than my laughter started to fade
Em G D
So I drove down here, down to this damn prison
Em G D
The last thing I expected I see my boy sitting in a cage
[Verse]
D G D
So what can I say, give me a call when you want to
D G D
You can call me at work, and you can call my place home
Em G D
I'll find a way out of this, not sure how I'm gonna do it
Em G D
But you got a father, you're not completely alone
[Chorus]
C D C D
A thousand people laughing and I could not say a word
F#m Em G A
But in the heat of that last summer, I was flying like a bird
[Ending with solo through verse chords]
D G D D G D Em G D Em G D