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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

-first letter-A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

	G	C
	Sonny / live	s 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 you	r 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 / Dadd	y's a / sailor, and he / never comes / home,	and

	G
The / nigh	ts get so / long, and the / silence goes / on, and

	F	C	G
I'm / fe	eling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /

	G	C
	Sonny / carr	ies the / load, he is / barely a / man,

	C	F	C
There's / not al	l that much to / do, still he / does the best he / ca	n, and

	G
He / liv	es 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 / Dadd	y's a / singer, and he / never comes / home, a	nd

	G
The / nigh	ts get so / long, and that / silence goes / on, and

	F	C	G
I'm / fe	eling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /

Instrumental & Shift to A

	A	D
	Towns a / hundre	d miles a - / way, Sonny's / never been / there,

	D	G	D
He just / goes	to the / highway, and he / stands there and / stare	s, 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 / do	n't go a - / way, I am / here all a - / lone, and

	D	G	D
Your / Dadd	y's a / sailor, and he / never comes / home,	and

	A
The / nigh	ts get so / long, and that / silence goes / on, and

	G	G	D	A
I'm / fe	eling so / tired, I'm / not all tha	t / 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 / fe	eling 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 / fe	eling so / tired, and / not all that	/ strong.

	G
	Sonny works the / land, though he's / barely a / man,

	D	C	G
There's / not mu	ch to / do, he / does what he / ca	n,

	D
He / sit	s by the / window, of his / room on the / stairs,

	C	G	D
	Watchin' the / waves, gently / wash on the / pie	r.

Short Run thenChorus:

	D	G
Many / years	have / passed on, Sonny's / old and a - / lone,

	C	G
His / Daddy the / sailor, / never came / ho	me.

	D
	Sometimes he / wonders, what his / life might have / been;

	C	G	D
	But from the / grave, Mommy / still haunts his / d	ream.

Chorus:

	D	G
	Sonny / don'	t go a - / way, I am / here all a - / lone,

	G	C	G
Your / Dadd	y'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 / nigh	ts get so / long,  / and the / silence goes / on,  and

	D	A	E
I'm / fe	eling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /

	E	A
	Sonny / live	s 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 do	wn your / head, by a / sweet river / bed,

	E
But S	onny / 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 / Dadd	ys a / sailor,  who / never comes / home	, and

	E
The / nigh	ts get so / long, and the / silence goes / on,  and

	D	A	E
I'm / fe	eling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /

	A
Sonny / carrie	s 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 / wat	ches the / sea from  / a room by the / stairs, and

	E
The / waves ke	ep 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  / hu	ndred miles to / town, Sonny's / never been / there, and

	B	E	B
He / goe	s to the / highway, and he / stands there and / sta	res, 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 i	n his / eyes, they're just / dreams in his / head,

	F#
But he's / hungry	in - / side for that / wild world out - / side, and

	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 / Dadd	ys a / sailor,  who / never comes / home	, and

	F#
The / nigh	ts get so / long, and the / silence goes / on,  and

	E	B	F#
I'm / fe	eling so / tired, I'm / not all that / strong. /

lRepeat Chorus:

	B
Sonny / don't	go a - / way!

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