Chords for Mary Black, Emmylou Harris and Dolores Keane - Sonny (1991)
Tempo:
141.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
Feeling so tired, not [D] at all
[G] Honey, honey, honey, [F#m] honey
Get [G]
off, get off, get off my nose
You sound even [D] nicer
Honey, [G] don't go away
I'm here all alone
Your dad is a sailor
[C] Never [G] comes home
[D] Nights are so long
Silence goes on
[C] I'm feeling so tired
[G] Not all [D] that strong
[G] Sonny lives on a farm
In a far distant place
Take off your shoes
[C] Stay out [G] of the rain
[D] Lay down your head
By the soft river bed
[C] Sonny always remembers
[G] The words [D] mama said
Sonny, [G] don't go away
I'm here all alone
Your dad is a sailor
[C] Never [G] comes home
[D] Nights are so long
Silence goes [G] [C] on
I'm feeling so tired
[G] Not all that [D] strong
[G] Sonny lives alone
Though he's barely a man
There's not much to do
But [C] he does what [G] he can
[D]
Sits by his window
In his room on the stairs
[G]
[C] Watching the waves
Drifting [G]
soft [D] on the beach
[G] Sonny, don't go away
I'm here all alone
Your dad is a [C] sailor
Never [G] comes home
[D] Nights are so long
Silence goes [Bm] on
[C] I'm feeling so tired
[G] Not all [D] that strong
[G] Many
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G] years have rolled on
Sonny's old and grown
His daddy's a sailor
[C] Never [G] came home
[D] Sometimes he wonders
What his life might
[C] be
Still from the grave
[G] Mama's false, false [D]
dreams
[G] Sonny, don't go away
I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a [C] sailor
Never [G] comes home
[D]
Nights are so long
Silence goes [Am] on
[C] I'm feeling so tired
[G]
Not [D] all that strong
[G] Sonny, don't go away
[N]
Feeling so tired, not [D] at all
[G] Honey, honey, honey, [F#m] honey
Get [G]
off, get off, get off my nose
You sound even [D] nicer
Honey, [G] don't go away
I'm here all alone
Your dad is a sailor
[C] Never [G] comes home
[D] Nights are so long
Silence goes on
[C] I'm feeling so tired
[G] Not all [D] that strong
[G] Sonny lives on a farm
In a far distant place
Take off your shoes
[C] Stay out [G] of the rain
[D] Lay down your head
By the soft river bed
[C] Sonny always remembers
[G] The words [D] mama said
Sonny, [G] don't go away
I'm here all alone
Your dad is a sailor
[C] Never [G] comes home
[D] Nights are so long
Silence goes [G] [C] on
I'm feeling so tired
[G] Not all that [D] strong
[G] Sonny lives alone
Though he's barely a man
There's not much to do
But [C] he does what [G] he can
[D]
Sits by his window
In his room on the stairs
[G]
[C] Watching the waves
Drifting [G]
soft [D] on the beach
[G] Sonny, don't go away
I'm here all alone
Your dad is a [C] sailor
Never [G] comes home
[D] Nights are so long
Silence goes [Bm] on
[C] I'm feeling so tired
[G] Not all [D] that strong
[G] Many
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G] years have rolled on
Sonny's old and grown
His daddy's a sailor
[C] Never [G] came home
[D] Sometimes he wonders
What his life might
[C] be
Still from the grave
[G] Mama's false, false [D]
dreams
[G] Sonny, don't go away
I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a [C] sailor
Never [G] comes home
[D]
Nights are so long
Silence goes [Am] on
[C] I'm feeling so tired
[G]
Not [D] all that strong
[G] Sonny, don't go away
[N]
Key:
G
D
C
F#m
Bm
G
D
C
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Feeling so tired, _ _ not [D] at _ all
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Honey, honey, _ honey, [F#m] honey
Get [G] _
off, get off, get off my nose
You sound even [D] nicer _ _ _ _
Honey, _ [G] _ don't go _ away
I'm here all alone
Your _ dad is a _ _ sailor
[C] _ Never [G] comes home
_ [D] _ Nights are so _ long
_ _ _ Silence goes on
[C] I'm feeling so tired
_ [G] Not all [D] that _ strong
_ _ _ [G] Sonny lives on a farm
In a far distant _ place _ _
Take off your shoes
[C] Stay out [G] of the _ rain _
[D] Lay down your head
_ By the soft river _ bed
[C] Sonny _ always _ remembers
[G] The words [D] mama _ said _
_ Sonny, [G] _ don't go away
_ I'm here all alone
Your _ dad is a _ sailor
_ [C] Never _ [G] comes home
_ [D] _ Nights are so _ long
_ _ Silence _ goes [G] [C] on
I'm feeling so tired
[G] Not _ all that [D] _ strong
_ _ _ [G] Sonny _ lives alone
_ Though he's barely a man _
There's not much to do
But [C] he does what [G] he can
_ _ [D]
Sits by his window
In his room on the stairs
_ _ [G] _
[C] Watching the waves
Drifting [G] _
soft [D] on the beach _ _ _
_ [G] Sonny, don't go away
_ I'm here all alone
Your _ dad is a _ _ [C] sailor
_ Never [G] comes home
_ [D] _ Nights are so _ long
_ _ Silence goes [Bm] on
[C] I'm _ feeling so _ tired
[G] _ Not all [D] that strong
_ _ _ _ [G] Many
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ years have rolled on
_ Sonny's old and grown
_ _ His _ daddy's a sailor
_ [C] _ Never [G] came home
_ [D] Sometimes he wonders
What his life might _ _
_ _ [C] be
Still from the grave
[G] Mama's false, false _ [D]
dreams
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Sonny, don't go _ away
I'm here all alone
_ Your _ daddy's a _ [C] sailor _
Never [G] comes home
_ [D] _
Nights are so _ long _ _
Silence _ goes [Am] on
[C] I'm feeling so _ tired
_ [G] _
Not [D] all that strong _ _
_ _ [G] Sonny, _ don't go away
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Feeling so tired, _ _ not [D] at _ all
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Honey, honey, _ honey, [F#m] honey
Get [G] _
off, get off, get off my nose
You sound even [D] nicer _ _ _ _
Honey, _ [G] _ don't go _ away
I'm here all alone
Your _ dad is a _ _ sailor
[C] _ Never [G] comes home
_ [D] _ Nights are so _ long
_ _ _ Silence goes on
[C] I'm feeling so tired
_ [G] Not all [D] that _ strong
_ _ _ [G] Sonny lives on a farm
In a far distant _ place _ _
Take off your shoes
[C] Stay out [G] of the _ rain _
[D] Lay down your head
_ By the soft river _ bed
[C] Sonny _ always _ remembers
[G] The words [D] mama _ said _
_ Sonny, [G] _ don't go away
_ I'm here all alone
Your _ dad is a _ sailor
_ [C] Never _ [G] comes home
_ [D] _ Nights are so _ long
_ _ Silence _ goes [G] [C] on
I'm feeling so tired
[G] Not _ all that [D] _ strong
_ _ _ [G] Sonny _ lives alone
_ Though he's barely a man _
There's not much to do
But [C] he does what [G] he can
_ _ [D]
Sits by his window
In his room on the stairs
_ _ [G] _
[C] Watching the waves
Drifting [G] _
soft [D] on the beach _ _ _
_ [G] Sonny, don't go away
_ I'm here all alone
Your _ dad is a _ _ [C] sailor
_ Never [G] comes home
_ [D] _ Nights are so _ long
_ _ Silence goes [Bm] on
[C] I'm _ feeling so _ tired
[G] _ Not all [D] that strong
_ _ _ _ [G] Many
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ years have rolled on
_ Sonny's old and grown
_ _ His _ daddy's a sailor
_ [C] _ Never [G] came home
_ [D] Sometimes he wonders
What his life might _ _
_ _ [C] be
Still from the grave
[G] Mama's false, false _ [D]
dreams
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Sonny, don't go _ away
I'm here all alone
_ Your _ daddy's a _ [C] sailor _
Never [G] comes home
_ [D] _
Nights are so _ long _ _
Silence _ goes [Am] on
[C] I'm feeling so _ tired
_ [G] _
Not [D] all that strong _ _
_ _ [G] Sonny, _ don't go away
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _