Biography:
Ron Hynes is a Newfoundland-born singer-songwriter whose music is a blend of folk and country with the occasional and surprising taste of blues and rock thrown in for good measure. Singing actively in the folk music circuit for close to thirty years (Hynes was an original member of the Wonderful Grand Band in the 1970s), he is prominent in the Newfoundland, Canadian and even worldwide folk music circuits. Although perhaps best well-known for his song "Sonny's Dream
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Boy From Old Perlican
By Newfoundland's own Ron Hynes
Chords by Jan Smith
Dma7 Bm Em A A7 Em A
Dma7 Bm Em
Stranded in Nashville. I’m a Boy from Old Perlican.
A A7 Em A
I went Buskin’ down Broadway I made 4 bucks American.
Dma7 Bm Em
An’ I’m homesick and wishin’ I was still back home fishin’
G D Em D
But all those times are gone.
G D Em A G D Em A5
How strange to be in Tennessee singin’ Newfoundland Songs
Dma7 Bm Em
I crossed over the border ‘neath the light from the stars.
A A7 Em A
‘ had the luck of da Irish I had my daddy’s guitar.
Dma7 Bm Em
It’s Gibson J 45, it’s gonna keep me alive.
G D Em D
And comfort me midnight ‘til dawn.
G D Em
Aw how strange to be here in Tennessee
D G D Em F#
Singin’ Newfoundland Songs
Bm D G D
I know it isn’t Hank Williams, though I can sing him as well.
G D Em A A7
I Sing Jimmy Roger’s Blue Yodel, I sing Lefty………. Frizzell.
Dma7 Bm Em
And I’m a stranger here in Tennessee I’m a boy from around the bay
A A# Em A
Ah yeah, but I know how to sing boys and I know how to play.
Dma7 Bm Em
‘Cause my daddy taught me, taught me these words, taught me these chords.
G D Em D
And he taught me before he passed on.
G D Em A G D Em
Ah how strange to be in Tennessee singin’ hard hard times
D G D Em
Singin’ kid on the pond.
D G D Em F#
Singin’ Newfoundland songs.
Bm D G D
If there’s one small consolation here in these desperate times.
G D Em F#
All those Nashville songwriters are tryin’ to look like Ron Hynes.
G D Em A Outro A/B Dma7 Dma7
How strange to be in Tennessee singin’ Newfoundland Songs.
By Newfoundland's own Ron Hynes
Chords by Jan Smith
Dma7 Bm Em A A7 Em A
Dma7 Bm Em
Stranded in Nashville. I’m a Boy from Old Perlican.
A A7 Em A
I went Buskin’ down Broadway I made 4 bucks American.
Dma7 Bm Em
An’ I’m homesick and wishin’ I was still back home fishin’
G D Em D
But all those times are gone.
G D Em A G D Em A5
How strange to be in Tennessee singin’ Newfoundland Songs
Dma7 Bm Em
I crossed over the border ‘neath the light from the stars.
A A7 Em A
‘ had the luck of da Irish I had my daddy’s guitar.
Dma7 Bm Em
It’s Gibson J 45, it’s gonna keep me alive.
G D Em D
And comfort me midnight ‘til dawn.
G D Em
Aw how strange to be here in Tennessee
D G D Em F#
Singin’ Newfoundland Songs
Bm D G D
I know it isn’t Hank Williams, though I can sing him as well.
G D Em A A7
I Sing Jimmy Roger’s Blue Yodel, I sing Lefty………. Frizzell.
Dma7 Bm Em
And I’m a stranger here in Tennessee I’m a boy from around the bay
A A# Em A
Ah yeah, but I know how to sing boys and I know how to play.
Dma7 Bm Em
‘Cause my daddy taught me, taught me these words, taught me these chords.
G D Em D
And he taught me before he passed on.
G D Em A G D Em
Ah how strange to be in Tennessee singin’ hard hard times
D G D Em
Singin’ kid on the pond.
D G D Em F#
Singin’ Newfoundland songs.
Bm D G D
If there’s one small consolation here in these desperate times.
G D Em F#
All those Nashville songwriters are tryin’ to look like Ron Hynes.
G D Em A Outro A/B Dma7 Dma7
How strange to be in Tennessee singin’ Newfoundland Songs.
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