Sonny's Dream Valdy
Sonny's Dream 4/4 Valdy
Standard Tuning
[G]Sonny / li[/]ve[C]s on a / farm, [/]in the / wide open / s[/]pace,[/]
Where you can / kick off yo[/]ur[C] / sneakers, and / [/]give up the / race,[/] [F] [/] [C]
You can / lay y[/]ou[G]r self / down, by a[/] / sweet river / bed,[/] [/]
Sonny / alwa[/]ys[F] re - / members, w[/]hat it / was his Momma / said. /[/] [/] [C] [/] [G]
Chorus:
[G]Sonny / do[/]n'[C]t go a -/ way, I [/]am / here all a - /[/] lone, and[/]
Your / Da[/]dd[C]y's a / sailor, [/]and he / never comes / hom[/]e, [F]and[/] [C]
The / ni[/]gh[G]ts get so / long, and[/] the / silence goes / on[/], and[/]
I'm / [/]fe[F]eling so / tired[/], I'm / not all th[/]at / strong. /[/] [C] [/] [G]
[G]Sonny / ca[/]rr[C]ies the / load, h[/]e is / barely a / man[/],[/]
There's / not [/]al[C]l that much to / do, still he [/]/ does the best he / [/]ca[F]n, and[/] [C]
He / l[/]iv[G]es in a / roo[/]m, by the / top of the / [/]stairs, and[/]
The / se[/]a [F]keeps on / rollin' in,[/] it's / done that for /[/] years./[/] [C] [/] [G]
Chorus:
[G]Sonny / do[/]n'[C]t go a - / way, I [/]am / here all a - /[/] lone, and[/]
Your / Da[/]dd[C]y's a / singer, [/]and he / never comes / home,[/] a[F]nd[/] [C]
The / ni[/]gh[G]ts get so / long, and[/] that / silence goes / on[/], and[/]
I'm / [/]fe[F]eling so / tired[/], I'm / not all th[/]at / strong. /[/] [C] [/] [G]
Instrumental & Shift to A
[A]Towns a / hund[/]re[D]d miles a - / way, Sonny's /[/] never been / there,[/] [/]
He just / goe[/]s [D]to the / highway, [/]and he / stands there and / sta[/]re[G]s, and[/] [D]
The / ma[/]il[A] comes at / four, and t[/]he / mail man is / old,[/] [/]
Yet he's / stil[/]l [G]dreaming / dreams, fi[/]lled with / silver and / gold. /[/] [/] [D] [/] [A]
[A]Sonny / do[/D]n't go a - / way, I [/]am / here all a - /[/] lone, and[/]
Your / Da[/]dd[D]y's a / sailor, [/]and he / never comes / home[/], [G]and[/] [D]
The / ni[/]gh[A]ts get so / long, and[/] that / silence goes / on,[/] and[/]
I'm / [/]fe[G]eling so / tired[/], I'm / not all t[/]ha[G]t / strong. /[/] [D] [/] [A]
Short run
Sonny / don'[/]t [D]go a - / way.[/]
Final Run
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Sonny's Dream 4/4 Christy Moore
Standard Tuning
Chorus:
Sonny / don'[/]t [D]go a - / way I am [/]/ [G]here all a - /[/] lone,[/]
Your / Da[/]ddy's a / sailor, w[/]ho / never comes / home[/],
[D]Nights are so / long, [/] / silence go[/]es / on,[/]
I'm / [/]fe[C]eling so / tired[/], and / not all th[/]at[G] / strong.[/] [D]
Sonny / live[/]s [D]on a / farm, on[/] a[G] / wide open / s[/]pace,[/]
Take off your / shoes, [/]Stay / out of the / race[/].[C] [/] [G]
[D]Lay down your / head, by[/] the / soft river / bed,[/] [/]
Sonny / alwa[/]ys[C] re - / members, [/]the / words his Momma / sai[/]d.[G] [/] [D]
Chorus:
[D]Sonny / do[/]n'[G]t go a - / way, I [/]am / here all a - /[/] lone,[/]
Your / Da[/]ddy's a / sailor, w[/]ho / never comes / home[/],[C] [/] [G]
[D]Nights are so / long, [/]/ silence goes / on,[/]
I'm / [/]fe[C]eling so / tire[/]d, and / not all tha[/]t [G]/ strong.[/] [D]
[G]Sonny works the / land, tho[/]ugh he's / barely a / man,[/] [/]
There's / not [/]mu[D]ch to / do, he / d[/]oes what he / [/]ca[C]n,[/] [G]
He / s[/]it[D]s by the / windo[/]w, of his / room on the / s[/]tairs,[/]
[C]Watchin' the / waves[/], gently / wash on the / p[/]ie[G]r.[/] [D]
Short Run thenChorus:
Many / year[/]s [D]have / passed on,[/] Sonny's / old and a - / lone,[/] [G] [/]
His / D[/]addy the / sailor, /[/] never came / [/]ho[C]me.[/] [G]
[D]Sometimes he / wonders, [/]what his / life might have / been;[/] [/]
[C]But from the / grave[/], Mommy / still haunts his /[/] d[G]ream.[/] [D]
Chorus:
[D]Sonny / do[/]n'[G]t go a - / way, I [/]am / here all a - /[/] lone,[/]
Your / Da[/]dd[G]y's a / sailor, [/] who / never comes / ho[/]me[C],[/] [G]
[D]Nights are so / long, [/] / silence g[/]oes / on,[/]
I'm / [/]feeling so tired, and / not all that [/]/ [G]strong.[/] [D]
Sonny / don'[/]t [G]go a - / way.[/]
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Sonny's Dream 4/4 John Mcdermott
Standard Tuning / Capo 1 / Play as written
Chorus:
[E]Sonny / do[/]n'[A]t go a - / way I a[/]m / here all a - /[/] lone, and[/]
Your / Da[/]ddys a / sailor, wh[/]o / never comes / home[/], [D]and[/] [A]
The / ni[/]gh[E]ts get so / long, / [/]and the / si[/]lence goes / on,[/] and[/]
I'm / [/]fe[D]eling so / tire[/]d, I'm / not all t[/]hat / strong. /[/] [A] [/] [E]
[E]Sonny / li[/]ve[A]s on a / farm, o[/]n a / wide open / sp[/]ace,[/]
[A]Where you can / take off [/]your / sneakers, and / g[/]ive up a / race, and[/] [D] [/] [A]
You can / lay [/]do[E]wn your / head, by a / [/]sweet river / bed,[/] [/]
[E] [/] [D] [/] [/] [/] [A]
But[/] S[E]onny / always re - / members, what it / was his Momma / said. /
Chorus:
[E]Sonny / do[/]n'[A]t go a - / way I a[/]m / here all a - /[/] lone, and[/]
Your / Da[/]dd[A]ys a / sailor, [/]who / never comes / ho[/]me[D], and[/] [A]
The / ni[/]gh[E]ts get so / long, and[/] the / silence goes / on,[/] and[/]
I'm / [/]fe[D]eling so / tired[/], I'm / not all t[/]hat / strong. /[/] [A] [/] [E]
Sonny / carr[/]ie[A]s the / load, tho[/]ugh he's / barely a / man,[/] [/]
There's ain't / all th[/]at[A] to / do still[/] he / does what he [/]/ [D]can, and[/] [A]
He / w[/]at[E]ches the / sea from [/] / a room by the / [/]stairs, and[/]
[/] [D] [/] [/] [/] [A]
The / waves [/]ke[E]ep on / rollin' they've / done that for / years and years and / years..
Chorus: - Instrumental: One verse instrumental then shift to B
It's a / [/]hu[B]ndred miles to / town, Sonny[/]'s / never been / there, a[/]nd[/]
He / g[/]oe[B]s to the / highway[/], and he / stands there and / s[/]ta[E]res, and[/] [B]
The / ma[/]il[F#] comes at / four, and [/]the / mail man is / old,[/] [/]
But he / sti[/]ll[E] dreams his / dreams, ful[/]l of / silver and / gold. /[/] [B] [/] [F#] [/]
Sonny's / dream[/]s [B]can't be / real, they're j[/]ust / stories he's / read,[/] [/]
They're just / stars[/] i[B]n his / eyes, they[/]'re just / dreams in his / head[/],[E] [/] [B]
But he's / hung[/]ry[F#] 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:
Sonny / don'[/]t [B]go a - / way I am [/]/ here all a - / l[/]one, and[/]
Your / Da[/]dd[B]ys a / sailor, [/]who / never comes / ho[/]me[E], and[/] [B]
The / ni[/]gh[F#]ts get so / long, an[/]d the / silence goes / o[/]n, and[/]
I'm / [/]fe[E]eling so / tired[/], I'm / not all t[/]hat / strong. /[/] [B] [/] [F#]
lRepeat Chorus:
Sonny / don'[/]t [B]go a - / way![/]
Run
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