Chords for Closin' Sunny's Diner - Tom Russell
Tempo:
132.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
A
F
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Em] Sonny lost [A] his [G] throwing hand [F] in [G] the Second World [C] War
Then he opened [G] up [A] a diner
[D] next to a [Gm] hardware store
[C] Roast turkey [Am] was a [Gm] specialty [F] when the Dodgers [C] played in town
Christ [G] did [A] he turn bitter
[G] When Ebbets [C] Field closed down
[G] [A] Sonny'd fall asleep [Gm] each day [Fm] with a [G] Tomcat on [C] his lap
His [Em] wife said [A] since the Dodgers left [D] Sonny's always [G] taking naps
[C] He dreams he's [G] still in Ebbets Field [F] catching foul balls in [C] the stands.
You know [Em] Sonny he [Am] pitched semi-pro
[G] Before he lost [C] his hand
[G]
[F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[G]
[F] The old man got no place to [A] sit and analyze [G] the game
[C] And talk of curves [Am] and [B] spitballs [F] and work the triple [C] play
[Em] And curse the man [A] who sold the [Fm] Brooklyn [Gm] Dodgers to [C] LA
He [Em] ran the [A] diner 40 [Dm] years
Refills [G] were always free
Breakfast [A] went from 20 [D] cents to a dollar
[Gm] 43 he [C] said it's [G] three cents [A] for the governor [D] [F] and a dime to pay [C] the loan and
A penny goes [A] into Sonny's [G] fund to bring the [C] Dodgers home
[G] [F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[Gm] [F] The old man got no place to [A] sit and [G] analyze the game
And [C] talk of [A] curves and [B] spitballs [F] and work [C] triple play
[Em]
Curse the [A] man who [Em] sold the [Fm] Brooklyn [G] Dodgers [C] to LA
We [G] buried [A] Sonny Gilchrist [B] in a Brooklyn [G]
[C] baseball
His wife [G] said [A] hell he ain't dead.
He [D] went upstairs to [G] take a nap
[C] And we ate a 12-pound turkey and cleaned it [F] right down [C] to the bone
And we drank [G] one [A] toast to Sonny and [G] one to bring the [C] Dodgers home
[G]
[F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[G]
[F] The old man got no place [A] to sit and [Am] analyze [G] the game
And [C] [B] talk of [A] curves and [Em] [F] spitballs and work triple [C] play
[G] [E] Curse the man [A] who sold [F] the Brooklyn [G] Dodgers to [C] LA
[Em] And curse the man [A] who moved [Bm] the [Fm] Brooklyn [G] Dodgers to [C] LA
[G] [C] [N]
[Em] Sonny lost [A] his [G] throwing hand [F] in [G] the Second World [C] War
Then he opened [G] up [A] a diner
[D] next to a [Gm] hardware store
[C] Roast turkey [Am] was a [Gm] specialty [F] when the Dodgers [C] played in town
Christ [G] did [A] he turn bitter
[G] When Ebbets [C] Field closed down
[G] [A] Sonny'd fall asleep [Gm] each day [Fm] with a [G] Tomcat on [C] his lap
His [Em] wife said [A] since the Dodgers left [D] Sonny's always [G] taking naps
[C] He dreams he's [G] still in Ebbets Field [F] catching foul balls in [C] the stands.
You know [Em] Sonny he [Am] pitched semi-pro
[G] Before he lost [C] his hand
[G]
[F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[G]
[F] The old man got no place to [A] sit and analyze [G] the game
[C] And talk of curves [Am] and [B] spitballs [F] and work the triple [C] play
[Em] And curse the man [A] who sold the [Fm] Brooklyn [Gm] Dodgers to [C] LA
He [Em] ran the [A] diner 40 [Dm] years
Refills [G] were always free
Breakfast [A] went from 20 [D] cents to a dollar
[Gm] 43 he [C] said it's [G] three cents [A] for the governor [D] [F] and a dime to pay [C] the loan and
A penny goes [A] into Sonny's [G] fund to bring the [C] Dodgers home
[G] [F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[Gm] [F] The old man got no place to [A] sit and [G] analyze the game
And [C] talk of [A] curves and [B] spitballs [F] and work [C] triple play
[Em]
Curse the [A] man who [Em] sold the [Fm] Brooklyn [G] Dodgers [C] to LA
We [G] buried [A] Sonny Gilchrist [B] in a Brooklyn [G]
[C] baseball
His wife [G] said [A] hell he ain't dead.
He [D] went upstairs to [G] take a nap
[C] And we ate a 12-pound turkey and cleaned it [F] right down [C] to the bone
And we drank [G] one [A] toast to Sonny and [G] one to bring the [C] Dodgers home
[G]
[F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[G]
[F] The old man got no place [A] to sit and [Am] analyze [G] the game
And [C] [B] talk of [A] curves and [Em] [F] spitballs and work triple [C] play
[G] [E] Curse the man [A] who sold [F] the Brooklyn [G] Dodgers to [C] LA
[Em] And curse the man [A] who moved [Bm] the [Fm] Brooklyn [G] Dodgers to [C] LA
[G] [C] [N]
Key:
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Sonny lost [A] his [G] throwing hand [F] in [G] the Second World [C] War
_ Then he opened [G] up [A] a diner
[D] next to a [Gm] hardware store
_ _ [C] Roast turkey [Am] was a [Gm] specialty [F] when the Dodgers [C] played in town _
Christ [G] did [A] he turn bitter _
[G] When Ebbets [C] Field closed down _
_ _ _ _ [G] [A] Sonny'd fall asleep [Gm] each day [Fm] with a [G] Tomcat on [C] his lap
His [Em] wife said [A] since the Dodgers left [D] Sonny's always [G] taking naps
[C] He dreams he's [G] still in Ebbets Field [F] catching foul balls in [C] the stands.
You know [Em] Sonny he [Am] pitched semi-pro
[G] Before he lost [C] his hand
_ _ [G]
[F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[G]
[F] The old man got no place to [A] sit and analyze [G] the game
_ _ _ [C] And talk of curves [Am] and [B] spitballs [F] and work the triple [C] play
_ [Em] And curse the man [A] who sold the [Fm] Brooklyn [Gm] Dodgers to [C] LA
He _ _ _ [Em] ran the [A] diner 40 [Dm] years
Refills [G] were always free
_ _ Breakfast [A] went from 20 [D] cents to a dollar
[Gm] 43 he [C] said it's [G] three cents [A] for the governor [D] [F] and a dime to pay [C] the loan and
A penny goes [A] into Sonny's [G] fund to bring the [C] Dodgers home
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] [F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[Gm] [F] The old man got no place to [A] sit and [G] analyze the game
_ And [C] _ talk of [A] curves and [B] spitballs [F] and work [C] triple play
[Em] _
Curse the [A] man who [Em] sold the [Fm] Brooklyn [G] Dodgers [C] to LA _
_ _ _ We [G] buried [A] Sonny Gilchrist [B] in a Brooklyn [G]
[C] baseball
_ His wife [G] said [A] hell he ain't dead.
He [D] went upstairs to [G] take a nap
[C] And we ate a 12-pound turkey and cleaned it [F] right down [C] to the bone
And we drank [G] one [A] toast to Sonny and [G] one to bring the [C] Dodgers home
_ _ _ [G]
[F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[G]
[F] The old man got no place [A] to sit and [Am] analyze [G] the game
And _ [C] _ [B] talk of [A] curves and _ [Em] [F] spitballs and work triple [C] play
_ [G] _ [E] Curse the man [A] who sold [F] the Brooklyn [G] Dodgers to [C] LA
_ [Em] And curse the man [A] who moved [Bm] the [Fm] Brooklyn [G] Dodgers to [C] LA
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [Em] Sonny lost [A] his [G] throwing hand [F] in [G] the Second World [C] War
_ Then he opened [G] up [A] a diner
[D] next to a [Gm] hardware store
_ _ [C] Roast turkey [Am] was a [Gm] specialty [F] when the Dodgers [C] played in town _
Christ [G] did [A] he turn bitter _
[G] When Ebbets [C] Field closed down _
_ _ _ _ [G] [A] Sonny'd fall asleep [Gm] each day [Fm] with a [G] Tomcat on [C] his lap
His [Em] wife said [A] since the Dodgers left [D] Sonny's always [G] taking naps
[C] He dreams he's [G] still in Ebbets Field [F] catching foul balls in [C] the stands.
You know [Em] Sonny he [Am] pitched semi-pro
[G] Before he lost [C] his hand
_ _ [G]
[F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[G]
[F] The old man got no place to [A] sit and analyze [G] the game
_ _ _ [C] And talk of curves [Am] and [B] spitballs [F] and work the triple [C] play
_ [Em] And curse the man [A] who sold the [Fm] Brooklyn [Gm] Dodgers to [C] LA
He _ _ _ [Em] ran the [A] diner 40 [Dm] years
Refills [G] were always free
_ _ Breakfast [A] went from 20 [D] cents to a dollar
[Gm] 43 he [C] said it's [G] three cents [A] for the governor [D] [F] and a dime to pay [C] the loan and
A penny goes [A] into Sonny's [G] fund to bring the [C] Dodgers home
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] [F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[Gm] [F] The old man got no place to [A] sit and [G] analyze the game
_ And [C] _ talk of [A] curves and [B] spitballs [F] and work [C] triple play
[Em] _
Curse the [A] man who [Em] sold the [Fm] Brooklyn [G] Dodgers [C] to LA _
_ _ _ We [G] buried [A] Sonny Gilchrist [B] in a Brooklyn [G]
[C] baseball
_ His wife [G] said [A] hell he ain't dead.
He [D] went upstairs to [G] take a nap
[C] And we ate a 12-pound turkey and cleaned it [F] right down [C] to the bone
And we drank [G] one [A] toast to Sonny and [G] one to bring the [C] Dodgers home
_ _ _ [G]
[F] They're closing Sonny's diner [C] now and 9th Street ain't the same
[G]
[F] The old man got no place [A] to sit and [Am] analyze [G] the game
And _ [C] _ [B] talk of [A] curves and _ [Em] [F] spitballs and work triple [C] play
_ [G] _ [E] Curse the man [A] who sold [F] the Brooklyn [G] Dodgers to [C] LA
_ [Em] And curse the man [A] who moved [Bm] the [Fm] Brooklyn [G] Dodgers to [C] LA
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _