F Gm7 F/A Gm7 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 x3 F Gm7 F/A Bb Bb/C F
Shannon by Henry Mancini guitar playing instructions.