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