Chords for John McDermott - Sonny's Dream

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Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your _ daddy's a sailor [Eb] who never [Bb] comes home
[F] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on
And [Eb] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [Bb] that strong
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[Bb] Sonny lives on a farm, on a wide open space
Where you can take off your sneakers [Eb] and give up [Bb] the race
And [F] you can lay down your head by a sweet river bed
But [Eb] Sonny always remembers what it was his mama [Bb] _
said
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[Bb] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your _ daddy's a sailor [Eb] who never [Bb] comes home
[F] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on
And [Eb] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [Bb] that strong
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[Bb] Sonny carries a load, though he's barely a man
There ain't all that to do, [Eb] still he does what [Bb] he can
[F] And he watches the sea, from a room by the stairs
[Eb] And the waves keep on rolling, they've done that [Bb] for years and [F] years and years _ _
[Bb] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your _ daddy's a sailor [Eb] who never [Bb] comes home
[F] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on
[Eb] And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [Bb] that strong
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[C] It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there
And he goes to the highway, [F] stands [C] there and stares
[G] And the mail comes at four, and the mailman is old
[F] Oh but he still dreams his dreams, full of silver [C] and gold
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[C] Sonny's dreams can't be real, they are just stories he's read
They're just stars in his eyes, [F] they're just dreams [C] in his head
[G] And he's hungry inside, for that wide world outside
[F] And I know I can't hold him, though I've tried, and [C] I've tried, and [G] I've tried _ _
[C] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your _ daddy's a sailor [F] who never [C] comes home
[G] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [C] that strong
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[C] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your _ daddy's a sailor [F] who never [C] comes home
[G] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [C] that strong
[G] _ _ _ Sonny _ [C] _ _ don't go away _ _ _ _ _
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