Biography:
Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota) is an American musician. Best known for her hit single "Sunny Came Home" from the album "A Few Small Repairs".
Colvin's formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10. Her first public concert was at age 15 at the University of Illinois campus. Colvin cites Joni Mitchell as a primary influence on her music
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sunny came home
by: shawn colvin & john leventhal
CD: a few small repairs
Bm A G F#m
sunny came home to her favorite room
Bm A D A
sunny sat down in the kitchen
E/G# A G F#m
she opened a book and a box of tools
Em Bm G
sunny came home with a mission
G D A Em Em/A D A Em
she says days go by i'm hypnotized i'm walking on a wire
D A Em Bm E/G# A Gmaj7
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind into the fire
(solo like intro)
Bm A D A Bm
sunny came home with a list of names
A D F#m G
she didn't beleive in transcendence
A Bm A/C#
and it's time for a few small repairs she said
Em Bm G
sunny came home with a vengeance
D A Em Em/A D A Em
she says days go by i don't know why i'm walking on a wire
D A Em Bm E/G# A Gmaj7
i close my eyes and fly out of my mind into the fire
Bm F#m Bm/G A/G
get the kids and bring a sweater
Bm F#m Bm/G A/G
dry is good, wind is better
Bm F#m Bm/G A/G
count the years you always knew it
Bm F#m Bm/G A/G
strike a match, go on and do it
D A Em Em/A D A Em
oh days go by i'm hypnotized i'm walking on a wire
D A Em Em/A D A Em
i close my eyes and fly out of my mind into the fire
D A Em Em/A
oh light the sky and hold on tight
D A Em
the world is burning down
D A Em Bm E/G# A
she's out there on her own and she's alright
Gmaj7 Bm/G# Bm Bm/G#
sunny came home
Bm A G A
sunny came home
Bm A G A
came home
Bm A G A
home
Em G Bm F#m A E G Bm
by: shawn colvin & john leventhal
CD: a few small repairs
Bm A G F#m
sunny came home to her favorite room
Bm A D A
sunny sat down in the kitchen
E/G# A G F#m
she opened a book and a box of tools
Em Bm G
sunny came home with a mission
G D A Em Em/A D A Em
she says days go by i'm hypnotized i'm walking on a wire
D A Em Bm E/G# A Gmaj7
I close my eyes and fly out of my mind into the fire
(solo like intro)
Bm A D A Bm
sunny came home with a list of names
A D F#m G
she didn't beleive in transcendence
A Bm A/C#
and it's time for a few small repairs she said
Em Bm G
sunny came home with a vengeance
D A Em Em/A D A Em
she says days go by i don't know why i'm walking on a wire
D A Em Bm E/G# A Gmaj7
i close my eyes and fly out of my mind into the fire
Bm F#m Bm/G A/G
get the kids and bring a sweater
Bm F#m Bm/G A/G
dry is good, wind is better
Bm F#m Bm/G A/G
count the years you always knew it
Bm F#m Bm/G A/G
strike a match, go on and do it
D A Em Em/A D A Em
oh days go by i'm hypnotized i'm walking on a wire
D A Em Em/A D A Em
i close my eyes and fly out of my mind into the fire
D A Em Em/A
oh light the sky and hold on tight
D A Em
the world is burning down
D A Em Bm E/G# A
she's out there on her own and she's alright
Gmaj7 Bm/G# Bm Bm/G#
sunny came home
Bm A G A
sunny came home
Bm A G A
came home
Bm A G A
home
Em G Bm F#m A E G Bm
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