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Valdy - Sonnys Dream tab

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
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