Chords for Liam Clancy - Sonny's Dream
Tempo:
65.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Sonny lives on a farm, on a wide [A] open space.
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race.
You can [Em] lay down your head by a sweet river bed.
Sonny [D] always remembers the words his mama [A] said.
[Em] [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never comes [A] home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[A] I'm feeling [D] so tired, I'm not all [E] that strong.
[A] Sonny carries a load, he's barely a man.
There ain't all that much to do, but he does what he can.
[E] And he watches [B] the sea [E] from a room by the stairs.
And [D] the waves keep on rolling, they've done that [A] for years and for [E] years.
[A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never [Am] comes home.
[B] And the nights get so long, [E] and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] [A] It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there.
But he goes to the highway, [D] and he stands [A] there and [E] stares.
And the mail comes at four, and the mailman is old.
[D] Sonny still dreams his dreams, full of silver [A] and gold.
[E] [A]
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read.
They're just stars in his eyes, [D] they're just dreams [A] in his head.
[E] And he hungers inside, for that wide world outside.
[D] But he knows he can't hold it, though he's trying, [A] he's trying.
[E] [A]
Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never [Am] comes home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] [D] [A]
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race.
You can [Em] lay down your head by a sweet river bed.
Sonny [D] always remembers the words his mama [A] said.
[Em] [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never comes [A] home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[A] I'm feeling [D] so tired, I'm not all [E] that strong.
[A] Sonny carries a load, he's barely a man.
There ain't all that much to do, but he does what he can.
[E] And he watches [B] the sea [E] from a room by the stairs.
And [D] the waves keep on rolling, they've done that [A] for years and for [E] years.
[A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never [Am] comes home.
[B] And the nights get so long, [E] and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] [A] It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there.
But he goes to the highway, [D] and he stands [A] there and [E] stares.
And the mail comes at four, and the mailman is old.
[D] Sonny still dreams his dreams, full of silver [A] and gold.
[E] [A]
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read.
They're just stars in his eyes, [D] they're just dreams [A] in his head.
[E] And he hungers inside, for that wide world outside.
[D] But he knows he can't hold it, though he's trying, [A] he's trying.
[E] [A]
Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never [Am] comes home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] [D] [A]
Key:
A
E
D
Em
B
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sonny lives on a farm, on a wide [A] open space.
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race.
You can [Em] lay down your head by a sweet river bed.
Sonny [D] always remembers the words his mama [A] said.
[Em] _ _ [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never comes [A] home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[A] I'm feeling [D] so tired, I'm not all [E] that strong.
_ _ [A] Sonny carries a load, he's barely a man.
There ain't all that much to do, but he does what he can.
[E] And he watches [B] the sea [E] from a room by the stairs.
And [D] the waves keep on rolling, they've done that [A] for years and for [E] years.
_ [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never [Am] comes home.
[B] And the nights get so long, [E] and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] _ _ [A] It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there.
But he goes to the highway, [D] and he stands [A] there and [E] stares.
And the mail comes at four, and the mailman is old.
[D] Sonny still dreams his dreams, full of silver [A] and gold.
[E] _ _ _ [A]
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read.
They're just stars in his eyes, [D] they're just dreams [A] in his head.
[E] And he hungers inside, for that wide world outside.
[D] But he knows he can't hold it, though he's trying, [A] he's trying.
[E] _ _ _ [A]
Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] _ _ [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never [Am] comes home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race.
You can [Em] lay down your head by a sweet river bed.
Sonny [D] always remembers the words his mama [A] said.
[Em] _ _ [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never comes [A] home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[A] I'm feeling [D] so tired, I'm not all [E] that strong.
_ _ [A] Sonny carries a load, he's barely a man.
There ain't all that much to do, but he does what he can.
[E] And he watches [B] the sea [E] from a room by the stairs.
And [D] the waves keep on rolling, they've done that [A] for years and for [E] years.
_ [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never [Am] comes home.
[B] And the nights get so long, [E] and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] _ _ [A] It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there.
But he goes to the highway, [D] and he stands [A] there and [E] stares.
And the mail comes at four, and the mailman is old.
[D] Sonny still dreams his dreams, full of silver [A] and gold.
[E] _ _ _ [A]
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read.
They're just stars in his eyes, [D] they're just dreams [A] in his head.
[E] And he hungers inside, for that wide world outside.
[D] But he knows he can't hold it, though he's trying, [A] he's trying.
[E] _ _ _ [A]
Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] _ _ [A] Sonny, don't go away, I'm here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor [D] who never [Am] comes home.
[E] And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on.
[D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _