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