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Thread #102711   Message #3308561
Posted By: Genie
14-Feb-12 - 04:41 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Someday Soon (Ian Tyson) lyrics meaning
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: SOMEDAY SOON (Ian Tyson)
Yes, GUEST. Those are basically the lyrics as originally written by Ian Tyson & recorded by Ian and Sylvia. (In different recordings, they made slight modifications in places, but Judy Collins made some substantial changes in her cover of the song.) The tune is slightly different in places on their recordings from the tune as sung by Judy Collins.


SOMEDAY SOON
(words & music by Ian Tyson -
as recorded by Ian and Sylvia)


Th[G]ere's a young man th[Em]at I know, ju[C]st turned twenty-o[G]ne,

C[Bm]omes from down in s[Bm]outhern Color[C]ad[D]o,

Just out of the s[Em]ervice and l[C]ooking for his f[G]un.
      
Someday S[Am7]oon going w[D]ith him, Someday So[G]on.



My p[G]arents cannot st[Em]and him 'cause he w[C]orks the rode[G]o.

They s[Bm]ay, "He's not your k[Bm]ind, he'll leave you cr[C]yin[D]g."

I[G]f he asks I'll f[Em]ollow him down the t[C]oughest row to h[G]oe.
         
Someday So[Am7]on going w[D]ith him, Someday So[G]on.



Wh[D7]en he visits me,[D] my pa ain't got o[C]ne good word to s[G]ay.

G[Em]ot a hunch he w[Em]as as wild back in the early da[D]ys.



So bl[G]ow you old blue n[Em]orthern, b[C]low him back to m[G]e.

He's l[Bm]ikely driving b[Bm]ack from Calif[C]orni[D]a,

Lo[G]ves his damned old r[Em]odeos as m[C]uch as he loves m[G]e,
      
Someday So[Am7]on going w[D]ith him, Someday So[G]on.


Or, without the chords but with line breaks:

There's a young man that I know, just turned twenty-one,
Comes from down in southern Colorado,
Just out of the service and looking for his fun.
Someday Soon going with him, Someday Soon.


My parents cannot stand him 'cause he works the rodeo.
They say, "He's not your kind, he'll leave you crying."
If he asks I'll follow him right the toughest row to hoe.
Someday Soon going with him, Someday Soon.

When he visits me, my pa ain't got one good word to say.
Got a hunch he was as wild back in the early days.

So blow you old blue northern, blow him back to me.
He's likely driving back from California,
Loves his damned old rodeos as much as he loves me,
Someday Soon going with him, Someday Soon.
Someday Soon going with him, Someday Soon.