Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight chords by Robbie Robertson

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Intro 1

Sonny got caught in the moon

Verse 1

light

A wanted man with a haunted heart

Sonny found out the hard way

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Verse 2

Playing for keeps, loser weeps

Esus4

He said he'd come back

when the lion sleeps

Verse 3
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Struck by light    ning,
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the fire is dying
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And she called out your name
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Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
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Can't tell the tears    from the rain
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Verse 4
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Sonny got caught in the
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moonlight
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Paint graffiti on the subway wall
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Sonny got lost in the blue night
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They stood like statues,
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legs spread wide
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Catch him in the crossfire
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and take him by surprise

Verse 5
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Struck by light    ning,
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the fire is dying
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And she called out your name
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Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
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Can't tell the tears from the rain
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Can't tell the tears from the rain
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Verse 6
Most my life I've been running
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Paint a por trait of a fool
With my heart in my hands
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They've come to take me
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down
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Verse 7

Sonny got caught in the moonlight

By the power that can turn the tide

I heard three shots around midnight

Verse 8

Driven by the passion,

running from the heat

No questions asked,

he's just a kid from the street

Verse 9
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Struck by lightning, the fire is dying
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And she called out your name
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Sudden thunder, the sky is crying
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Can't tell the tears from the rain
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Can't tell the tears from the
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rain