Randy Newman – Sonny Boy (Guitar)
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Written by: Randy Newman
From: “Dark Matter” (2017)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: C
Key: Eb (+ several key changes)
For chords in original key, transpose +3 (and "use flats")
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[Intro]
C It's me comin' at you C7 From the land beyond F I'm up here in heaven Fm Where I belong C I'm gonna yell you my story A7 About a man who's down in hell D7 He ain't up here anyway G7 As far as I can tell C This man stole my name C7 He stole my soul F They're so holy up here Fm They don't understand, but he even tried to steal my jellyroll C A7 So here it is, my story D7 D7 D7 Here it is from the top
[Verse 1]
G C C7 My name is Sonny Boy Williamson G/D E7/B A7 D7 I come from Jackson, Tennessee G G/F C Cm Being a man named Sonny Boy G/D E7 A7 D7 Might bother you, it never bothered me none
[Verse 2]
G C C7 My mother loved me, my wife did too G/D E7/B A7 D7 I had a dream and the dream come true G G/F C Cm I wrote some songs that the people knew G/D E7 A7 D7 Like "Good Morning School Girl" and "Jackson Blue"
[Bridge]
Em C Around the time of the great migration G/D E7 The blues run up the river, spread across the nation A7 I run up with 'em caused a great sensation D7 Em Fdim7 D/F# Selling biscuits on the radio in Chicago Em C Out on the Westside to see the sights G/D E7 Turned a corner, see my name in lights A7 Said I'd been playin' there for 14 nights D7 This I had to see
[Link]
G C This big old ugly cat was on the stage A7 D7 Twice my size, about my age B7 E7 Played six songs, five were mine A7 D7 If I said he was good I'd be lyin'
(break)
G C7 Then he says "What's my name?", the crowd says "Sonny Boy!" A7 D7 He says "What's my name?" , they go "Sonny Boy!" B7 N.C. And he says "What's my name?", I said "Hold it,
[Verse 3]
E A A7 My name is Sonny Boy Williamson E/B C#7 F#7 B7 The one from Jackson, Tennessee E E7 Don't know who you are A Am Or where you come from E C#7 But one thing I do know F#7 B7 You ain't me, son."
[Bridge]
C#m A7 Looked in his eyes and they was red E/B E7 As was the rangtang hair dye all over his head F#7 Scared me so bad I ran outside B7 Looked for a place to hide Em C Run 'round a corner, smack into a robbery G/D E7 They were shootin' each other but they hit me A7 Next thing I know I came up here D7 C#aug D7 In the middle of my 34th year
(break)
[Chorus]
Gm A7 D7 Gm Now I'm the only bluesman in heaven Cm Gm It makes me kind of sad Ab D7 Gm I know only one who dies so young A7 D7 Didn't have the time to do nothing bad
[Bridge]
Gm A7 D D7 As for Sonny Boy Two, the man who stole my name D7 G7 Cm He went on to glory, fortune and fame E7 A7 He's the one who went to England Dm Tried to teach those English boys the blues F E He said what do I have to lose? E Well, it killed him, yeah, it killed him
(break)
[Chorus]
Am B7 E7 Am I'm the only bluesman in heaven Dm Am And I'm lonely as can be Bm E Lord, if you're listening Am Am/G Hear my plea F#7 B7 Send up a bluesman E E7 To play the blues with me
[Coda]
A This is Sonny Boy Williamson D7 Number One A/E E That's my story A I'm done