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Judy Collins - Sun Son
[Intro]
C Em Am   E Am E Am  Bb  D    G    C
[Verse 1]
Oh father, come to the window
Look over Fyonder GlakeC  
At the Fwondrous Ggolden city
Beyond the icy Cwake
In my short life we’ve passed this way
FTen times or GmoreC  
And Fnever Gdid this city
Rise up on that far Cshore
[Chorus]
That’s the DmSun Amson, Dm7shining on the Fwater
It’s Gnot Cairo, New York or Rome
And just a Dmmatter of Amhours beFfore you see your mama
GWaiting for you back at homeC  
[Verse 2]
Big buildings at it’s centre
Stand aFblaze with GlightC  
While Flesser Gspires around these
Entrap the beams in Cflight
Oh look now, I see people
With faces Fsmall and GfineC  
And Fin their Gmidst just staring
A boy’s face like Cmine
[Chorus]
That’s the DmSun Amson, Dm7shining on the Fwater
It’s Gnot Cairo, New York or Rome
And just a Dmmatter of Amhours beFfore you see your mama
GWaiting for you back at home
[Instrumental]
Dm Am  F   G     Dm Am  F   G   C
[Verse 3]
The Sun was shrinking ’cause night was falling
And the boy went Foff to GsleepC  
His Fwondrous Gcity vanished
Into the icy Cdeep
The Moon was rising ’cause night had fallen
And all was Fas beGfore
As we Cmade our Fway past the Gcountless pines
On the cold lake’s northern Cshore
[Chorus]
That’s the DmSun Amson, Dm7shining on the Fwater
It’s Gnot Cairo, New York or Rome
And just a Dmmatter of Amhours beFfore you see your mama
GWaiting for you back at home
[Chorus]
That’s the DmSun Amson, Dm7shining on the Fwater
It’s Gnot Cairo, New York or Rome
And just a Dmmatter of Amhours beFfore you see your mama
GWaiting for you back at Chome

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Sun Son

by Judy Collins

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Dm7

Judy Collins - Sun Son

[Intro]

C Em Am E Am E Am Bb D G C

[Verse 1]

Oh father, come to the window

F G C

Look over yonder lake

F G

At the wondrous golden city

Beyond the icy wake

In my short life we’ve passed this way

F G C

Ten times or more

F G

And never did this city

Rise up on that far shore

[Chorus]

Dm Am Dm7 F

That’s the Sun son, shining on the water

It’s not Cairo, New York or Rome

Dm Am F

And just a matter of hours before you see your mama

G C

Waiting for you back at home

[Verse 2]

Big buildings at it’s centre

F G C

Stand ablaze with light

F G

While lesser spires around these

Entrap the beams in flight

Oh look now, I see people

F G C

With faces small and fine

F G

And in their midst just staring

A boy’s face like mine

[Chorus]

Dm Am Dm7 F

That’s the Sun son, shining on the water

It’s not Cairo, New York or Rome

Dm Am F

And just a matter of hours before you see your mama

Waiting for you back at home

[Instrumental]

Dm Am F G Dm Am F G C

[Verse 3]

The Sun was shrinking ’cause night was falling

F G C

And the boy went off to sleep

F G

His wondrous city vanished

Into the icy deep

The Moon was rising ’cause night had fallen

F G

And all was as before

C F G

As we made our way past the countless pines

On the cold lake’s northern shore

[Chorus]

Dm Am Dm7 F

That’s the Sun son, shining on the water

It’s not Cairo, New York or Rome

Dm Am F

And just a matter of hours before you see your mama

Waiting for you back at home

[Chorus]

Dm Am Dm7 F

That’s the Sun son, shining on the water

It’s not Cairo, New York or Rome

Dm Am F

And just a matter of hours before you see your mama

G C

Waiting for you back at home

About Sun Son Chords by Judy Collins

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What key is "Sun Son" in?

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