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Standard Tuning
SOL / DO / / /
Sonny / lives on a / farm, in the / wide open / space,
/ DO / / FA / DO
Where you can / kick off your / sneakers, and / give up the / race,
/ SOL / / /
You can / lay your self / down, by a / sweet river / bed,
/ FA / / / DO / SOL
Sonny / always re - / members, what it / was his Momma / said. /
Chorus
SOL / DO / / /
Sonny / don't go a -/ way, I am / here all a - / lone, and
/ DO / / FA / DO
Your / Daddy's a / sailor, and he / never comes / home, and
/ SOL / / /
The / nights get so / long, and the / silence goes / on, and
/ FA / / / DO / SOL
I'm / feeling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /
SOL / DO / / /
Sonny / carries the / load, he is / barely a / man,
/ DO / / FA / DO
There's / not all that much to / do, still he / does the best he / can, and
/ SOL / / /
He / lives in a / room, by the / top of the / stairs, and
/ FA / / / DO / SOL
The / sea keeps on / rollin' in, it's / done that for / years./
Chorus
SOL / DO / / /
Sonny / don't go a - / way, I am / here all a - / lone, and
/ DO / / FA / DO
Your / Daddy's a / singer, and he / never comes / home, and
/ SOL / / /
The / nights get so / long, and that / silence goes / on, and
/ FA / / / DO / SOL
I'm / feeling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /
Instrumental & Shift to A
LA / RE / / /
Towns a / hundred miles a - / way, Sonny's / never been / there,
/ RE / / SOL / RE
He just / goes to the / highway, and he / stands there and / stares, and
/ LA / / /
The / mail comes at / four, and the / mail man is / old,
/ SOL / / / RE / LA
Yet he's / still dreaming / dreams, filled with / silver and / gold. /
LA /RE / / /
Sonny / don't go a - / way, I am / here all a - / lone, and
/ RE / / SOL / RE
Your / Daddy's a / sailor, and he / never comes / home, and
/ LA / / /
The / nights get so / long, and that / silence goes / on, and
/ SOL / / SOL / RE / LA
I'm / feeling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /
Short run
/ RE /
Sonny / don't go a - / way.
Final Run
Sonny's Dream 4/4 Christy Moore
Standard Tuning
Chorus
/ RE / SOL / /
Sonny / don't go a - / way I am / here all a - / lone,
/ / /
Your / Daddy's a / sailor, who / never comes / home,
RE / / /
Nights are so / long, / silence goes / on,
/ DO / / SOL / RE
I'm / feeling so / tired, and / not all that / strong.
/ RE / SOL / /
Sonny / lives on a / farm, on a / wide open / space,
/ / DO / SOL
Take off your / shoes, Stay / out of the / race.
RE / / /
Lay down your / head, by the / soft river / bed,
/ DO / / SOL / RE
Sonny / always re - / members, the / words his Momma / said.
Chorus
RE / SOL / / /
Sonny / don't go a - / way, I am / here all a - / lone,
/ / / DO / SOL
Your / Daddy's a / sailor, who / never comes / home,
RE / /
Nights are so / long, / silence goes / on,
/ DO / / SOL / RE
I'm / feeling so / tired, and / not all that / strong.
SOL / / /
Sonny works the / land, though he's / barely a / man,
/ RE / / DO / SOL
There's / not much to / do, he / does what he / can,
/ RE / / /
He / sits by the / window, of his / room on the / stairs,
DO / / SOL / RE
Watchin' the / waves, gently / wash on the / pier.
Short Run thenChorus:
/ RE / / SOL /
Many / years have / passed on, Sonny's / old and a - / lone,
/ / / DO / SOL
His / Daddy the / sailor, / never came / home.
RE / / /
Sometimes he / wonders, what his / life might have / been;
DO / / SOL / RE
But from the / grave, Mommy / still haunts his / dream.
Chorus
RE / SOL / / /
Sonny / don't go a - / way, I am / here all a - / lone,
/ SOL / / DO / SOL
Your / Daddy's a / sailor, who / never comes / home,
RE / / /
Nights are so / long, / silence goes / on,
/ / SOL / RE
I'm / feeling so tired, and / not all that / strong.
/ SOL /
Sonny / don't go a - / way.
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Sonny's Dream 4/4 John Mcdermott
Standard Tuning / Capo 1 / Play as written
Chorus
MI / LA / / /
Sonny / don't go a - / way I am / here all a - / lone, and
/ / / RE / LA
Your / Daddys a / sailor, who / never comes / home, and
/ MI / / / /
The / nights get so / long, / and the / silence goes / on, and
/ RE / / / LA / MI
I'm / feeling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /
MI / LA / / /
Sonny / lives on a / farm, on a / wide open / space,
LA / / / RE / LA
Where you can / take off your / sneakers, and / give up a / race, and
/ MI / / /
You can / lay down your / head, by a / sweet river / bed,
MI / RE / / / LA / MI
But Sonny / always re - / members, what it / was his Momma / said. /
Chorus
MI / LA / / /
Sonny / don't go a - / way I am / here all a - / lone, and
/ LA / / RE / LA
Your / Daddys a / sailor, who / never comes / home, and
/ MI / / /
The / nights get so / long, and the / silence goes / on, and
/ RE / / / LA / MI
I'm / feeling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /
/ LA / / /
Sonny / carries the / load, though he's / barely a / man,
/ LA / / RE / LA
There's ain't / all that to / do still he / does what he / can, and
/ MI / / /
He / watches the / sea from / a room by the / stairs, and
/ RE / / / LA / MI
The / waves keep on / rollin' they've / done that for / years and years and / years..
Chorus: - Instrumental: One verse instrumental then shift to B
/ SI / / /
It's a / hundred miles to / town, Sonny's / never been / there, and
/ SI / / MI / SI
He / goes to the / highway, and he / stands there and / stares, and
/ FA# / / /
The / mail comes at / four, and the / mail man is / old,
/ MI / / SI / FA# /
But he / still dreams his / dreams, full of / silver and / gold. /
/ SI / / /
Sonny's / dreams can't be / real, they're just / stories he's / read,
/ SI / / MI / SI
They're just / stars in his / eyes, they're just / dreams in his / head,
/ FA# / / /
But he's / hungry in - / side for that / wild world out - / side, and
/ MI / / / SI / FA#
I / know I can't / hold him 'cause I've / tried and I've / tried and I've / tried.
Chorus
/ SI / / /
Sonny / don't go a - / way I am / here all a - / lone, and
/ SI / / MI / SI
Your / Daddys a / sailor, who / never comes / home, and
/ FA# / / /
The / nights get so / long, and the / silence goes / on, and
/ MI / / / SI / FA#
I'm / feeling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /
lRepeat Chorus:
/ SI /
Sonny / don't go a - / way!
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