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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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