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F Gm7 F/A Gm7
F Gm7 F/A Gm7
AFnother Gm7day is at end 
CMama says she's Fsus4tired FagF/Eain Dm  
NDm/Co one Em7can eA7ven BbbegCsus4in to tell her 
FI hardly Gm7know what to say 
CBut maybe it's bFsus4etter FthF/Eat wDmay 
IDm/Cf papa Em7were A7here I'Bbm sure heCsus4'd tell her 
FShannon is Gm7gone I hope she's drFifting out to Bbsus4sea Bb  
FShe always Gm7loved to swim awEbay Csus4  
FMaybe she'll Gm7find an island witFh a shady treBbsus4e Bb  
FJust like the Ebone in oBbur backyaDmrd G7  
FMama tries Gm7hard to pretend 
CThings will get Fsus4better FaF/Egain Dm  
Dm/CSomehoEm7w she's kA7eeping it alBbl inside Csus4her 
But Ffinally the Gm7tears fill our eyes 
CAnd I know that soFsus4mewherFe tonF/Eight Dm  
ShDm/Ce knowEm7s how A7much we reBbally miss Csus4her 
FShannon is Gm7gone I hope she's drFifting out to sBbsus4ea Bb  
FShe always Gm7loved to swim awEbay Csus4  
FMaybe she'll Gm7find an island with Fa shady tree Bbsus4  Bb  
FJust like the Ebone in oBbur backyaDmrd G7  
JBbust like the Ebone iBbn our backyarFdBb  
	F  	Gm7  	F/A  	Gm7x3
F Gm7 F/A Bb Bb/C  F

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Shannon

by Henry Mancini

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

F/A

Fsus4

F/E

Dm/C

Em7

Csus4

Bbsus4

Bb/C

F Gm7 F/A Gm7

F Gm7

Another day is at end

C Fsus4 F F/E Dm

Mama says she's tired again

Dm/C Em7 A7 Bb Csus4

No one can even begin to tell her

F Gm7

I hardly know what to say

C Fsus4 F F/E Dm

But maybe it's better that way

Dm/C Em7 A7 Bb Csus4

If papa were here I'm sure he'd tell her

F Gm7 F Bbsus4 Bb

Shannon is gone I hope she's drifting out to sea

F Gm7 Eb Csus4

She always loved to swim away

F Gm7 F Bbsus4 Bb

Maybe she'll find an island with a shady tree

F Eb Bb Dm G7

Just like the one in our backyard

F Gm7

Mama tries hard to pretend

C Fsus4 F F/E Dm

Things will get better again

Dm/C Em7 A7 Bb Csus4

Somehow she's keeping it all inside her

F Gm7

But finally the tears fill our eyes

C Fsus4 F F/E Dm

And I know that somewhere tonight

Dm/C Em7 A7 Bb Csus4

She knows how much we really miss her

F Gm7 F Bbsus4 Bb

Shannon is gone I hope she's drifting out to sea

F Gm7 Eb Csus4

She always loved to swim away

F Gm7 F Bbsus4 Bb

Maybe she'll find an island with a shady tree

F Eb Bb Dm G7

Just like the one in our backyard

Bb Eb Bb F Bb

Just like the one in our backyard

F Gm7 F/A Gm7

F Gm7 F/A Bb Bb/C F

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