D	          G
ANOTHER DAY IS AT END 
A			D
MAMA SAYS SHE'S TIRED AGAIN 
D	    AM		      G A
NO ONE CAN EVEN BEGIN TO TELL HER 

D	               G
I HARDLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY 
A	   		    D
BUT MAYBE IT'S BETTER THAT WAY 
D	       AM		    G A
IF PAPA WERE HERE I'M SURE HE'D TELL HER   

(Chorus)

D	   G		     D			    
SHANNON IS GONE I HOPE SHE'S DRIFTING OUT TO SEA
D	    G  	         A
SHE ALWAYS LOVED TO SWIM AWAY
D	      G		   D		  G
MAYBE SHE'LL FIND AN ISLAND WITH A SHADY TREE
D	      G		 BM	G
JUST LIKE THE ONE IN OUR BACKYARD
   
MAMA TRIES HARD TO PRETEND
THINGS WILL GET BETTER AGAIN 
SOMEHOW SHE'S KEEPING IT ALL INSIDE HER  

BUT FINALLY THE TEARS FILL OUR EYES 
AND I KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE TONIGHT 
SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH WE REALLY MISS HER   

SHANNON IS GONE I HOPE SHE'S DRIFTING OUT TO SEA 
SHE ALWAYS LOVED TO SWIM AWAY 
MAYBE SHE'LL FIND AN ISLAND WITH A SHADY TREE 
JUST LIKE THE ONE IN OUR BACKYARD   
JUST LIKE THE ONE IN OUR BACKYARD 

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