Sonny Got Caught In The Moonlight
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BbCapotraste:
3rd traste
As recorded by Robbie Robertson
(From the 1987 Album ROBBIE ROBERTSON)
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
Em D C B Em
[Verse 1]
Em D C B
Em G Am B
A wanted man with a haunted heart (I said...)
Em D C B
Sonny found out the hard way
Am Bm Am Bm
Playing for keeps, loser weeps
Em D G
He said he'd come back when the lion sleeps
[Chorus]
C D Em D
Struck by lightning, the fire is dying
C D Em
And she called out your name
C D Em D
Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
C D G
Can't tell the tears from the rain
[Verse 2]
Em D C B
Sonny got caught in the moonlight
Em G Am B
Paint graffiti on the subway wall
Em D C B
Sonny got lost in the blue night
Am Bm Am Bm
They stood like statues, legs spread wide
Em D Em B
Catch him in the crossfire and take him by surprise
[Chorus]
C D Em D
Struck by lightning, the fire is dying
C D Em
And she called out your name
C D Em D
Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
C D Em
Can't tell the tears from the rain
C D G
Can't tell the tears from the rain
[Bridge]
G
All my life I've been running
Eb F G
Paint a portrait of a fool
G
And with my heart in my hands
Eb D Em D C B
Oh, they've come to take me down
[Verse 3]
Em D C B
Sonny got caught in the moonlight
Em G Am B
By the power that can turn the tide
Em D C B
And I heard three shots around midnight
Am Bm Am Bm
Driven by the passion, running from the heat
Em D E G
No questions asked, he's just a kid from the street
[Chorus]
C D Em D
Struck by lightning, the fire is dying
C D Em
And she called out your name
C D Em D
Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
C D Em
Can't tell the tears from the rain
C D Em
Can't tell the tears from the rain
[Outro]
Em C B Em C B Em
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