Mark Knopfler - Song for sonny liston

^ASo many mouths to feed on the farm ^ASonny was the second to the last one born ^AHis mamma ran away and his daddy beat him bad ^AAnd he grew up wild good love he never had

^AHe had a left like henry's hammer ^AA right like betty bamalam ^ARode with the muggers in the dark and dread ^AAnd all them sluggers went down like lead

^AWell he hung with the hoods he wouldn't stroke the fans ^ABut he had dynamite in both his hands ^ABoom bam like the slammer door ^AThe bell and the can and the bodies on the floor

^ABeware the bear's in town Somebody's money says ^AThe bear's going down Yeah, the bear never smiles ^ASonny's going down For^A/G miles and miles ^A/F#Sonny's going down For m^A/Files and miles

^AThe writers didn't like him The fight game jocks ^AWith his lowlife backers And his hands like rocks ^AThey didn't want to have A bogey man ^AThey didn't like him And he didn't like them

^DBlack cadillac Alligator boots ^AMoney in the pockets Of his sharkskin suits Some say the bear ^A/GTook a flop They ^A/F#couldn't believe it When they ^A/Fsaw him drop

^AHe had a left Like henry's hammer ^AA right like betty bamalam ^ARode with the muggers In the dark and dread ^AAnd all them sluggers Went down like lead

^AJoe Louis was his hero He tried to be the same ^ABut a criminal child Wears a ball and chain ^ASo the civil rights people Didn't want him on the throne ^AAnd the hacks and the copsWouldn't leave him alone

^ABeware the bear's in town Somebody's money says ^AThe bear's going down Yeah, the bear never smiles ^ASonny's going down For m^A/Giles and miles ^A/F#Sonny's going down For ^A/Fmiles and miles

^AAt the foot of his bed With his feet on the floor ^AThere was dope in his veins And a pistol on the drawer ^AThere was no investigation As such ^AHe hated needles But he knew too much

^DCriss-crossed On his back ^AScars from his daddy Like slavery tracks The second-last child Was the ^A/Gsecond-last king ^A/F#Never again was it th^A/Fe same In the ring

^AHe had a left Like henry's hammer ^AA right like betty bamalam ^ARode with the muggersIn the dark and dread ^AAnd all them sluggers Went down like lead

^AThey never could be sure About the day he was born ^AA motherless child Set to working on the farm ^AAnd they never could be sure About the day he died ^AThe bear was the king They cast aside

^ABeware the bear's in town ^ASomebody's money says The bear's going down ^AYeah, the bear never smiles ^ASonny's going down For ^A/Gmiles and miles ^A/F#Sonny's going down For ^A/Fmiles and mile^As