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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A beautiful song about a beautiful city.
In 3/4 time, naturally.
[Verses]
G D G
Oh, the harbour lights are gleamin',
C G
And the evening's still and dark;
G D Em
And the seagulls are all dreaming,
A7 D
Seagull dreams on Amherst Rock.
G D G
And the mist is slowly drifting,
C Em
As the shorefront lights go dim;
G D Em
And the moon is gently liftin',
A7 D
As the last ship's - the last ship's - comin' in.
C D
All the sailors got a story,
Em D C G
Some are true, some are false;
Am D B7 E
But they're always wrecked and they're up on the deck,
A7 D G
And dancin' the St. John's Waltz.
G D G
And we've had our share of history,
C G
We've seen nations come and go;
G D Em
We've seen battles rage over land and stage,
A7 D
Two hundred years and more.
G D G
For glory or for freedom,
C Em
Or for country or for King;
G D Em
Or for money or fame, but there are no names,
A7 D
On the graves where men lie sleeping.
C D
All the nine-to-fives survive the day,
Em D C G
With a sigh and a dose of salts;
Am D B7 E
They're parkin' their cars and packin' the bars,
A7 D G
Dancin' the St. John's Waltz.
G D G
Oh, my heart is on the highway,
C G
And I'm sold on goin' to sea;
G D Em
All the planes fill the skyway,
A7 D
All the trains run swift and free.
G D G
So leave the wayward free to wander,
C Em
Leave the restless free to roam;
G D Em
If there's rocks in the bay, if it's old cliché,
A7 D
You'll find your way back home.
C D
But don't question or inquire,
Em D C G
What's been gained, what's been lost;
Am D B7 E
In a world of romance don't miss out on the chance,
A7 D G
To be dancin' the St. John's Waltz.
In 3/4 time, naturally.
[Verses]
G D G
Oh, the harbour lights are gleamin',
C G
And the evening's still and dark;
G D Em
And the seagulls are all dreaming,
A7 D
Seagull dreams on Amherst Rock.
G D G
And the mist is slowly drifting,
C Em
As the shorefront lights go dim;
G D Em
And the moon is gently liftin',
A7 D
As the last ship's - the last ship's - comin' in.
C D
All the sailors got a story,
Em D C G
Some are true, some are false;
Am D B7 E
But they're always wrecked and they're up on the deck,
A7 D G
And dancin' the St. John's Waltz.
G D G
And we've had our share of history,
C G
We've seen nations come and go;
G D Em
We've seen battles rage over land and stage,
A7 D
Two hundred years and more.
G D G
For glory or for freedom,
C Em
Or for country or for King;
G D Em
Or for money or fame, but there are no names,
A7 D
On the graves where men lie sleeping.
C D
All the nine-to-fives survive the day,
Em D C G
With a sigh and a dose of salts;
Am D B7 E
They're parkin' their cars and packin' the bars,
A7 D G
Dancin' the St. John's Waltz.
G D G
Oh, my heart is on the highway,
C G
And I'm sold on goin' to sea;
G D Em
All the planes fill the skyway,
A7 D
All the trains run swift and free.
G D G
So leave the wayward free to wander,
C Em
Leave the restless free to roam;
G D Em
If there's rocks in the bay, if it's old cliché,
A7 D
You'll find your way back home.
C D
But don't question or inquire,
Em D C G
What's been gained, what's been lost;
Am D B7 E
In a world of romance don't miss out on the chance,
A7 D G
To be dancin' the St. John's Waltz.
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