Chords for Sonny - Valdy
Tempo:
85.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] From Newfoundland, from the Avalon Peninsula, down near Trepassi, this is where [A] this song came from.
[Bm]
[C] Sonny lives on a farm, in the wide open space
You can kick off your sneakers [F] and give up [C] the race
[G] You can lay yourself down by a sweet river bed
[F]
Sonny always remembers what his mama [C] said
[G] She said, oh Sonny [C] don't go away, I am here all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, he [F] never comes [A] home
And the [C] night's been so long, [G] and that silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, I'm [D] not all that [A] strong
[G] [C]
Sonny carries a load, he is barely a man
There's not all that much to do, still he tries the best he can
[G] And he lives in a room, by the top of the stairs
[F] And the sea keeps on rolling in, listen that [C] for you
[G] Oh [C] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
[A] And [C] your daddy's a sailor, [F] he never comes home
[G] And the night's been so long, and that silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, [D] I'm not all that strong
[F] [A] Town's a hundred [E] miles away, Sonny has never been there
[A] He just goes to the highway, he [D] stands there and stares
[E] And the mail comes at four, and that mailman is old
[D] Yet he's still dreaming dreams, filled with silver [A] and [E] gold
Oh [A] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, he never comes home
[E] And the night's been so long, and that silence goes on
And I'm [D] feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong
[E] I hope [A] you don't mind that I modulated down
Because I heard some voices straining
And I thought why give [C#] people a hernia [D] in the middle of [A] the summer
[E] And also I find this [B] last verse, I didn't know it when [D] I recorded the song
And I did a show at Ron Hines at the Stanfest, [F#] the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Cancel, Nova Scotia
And he sang a verse [E] of this song I'd never heard [A] before, and I'd recorded it eighteen years ago
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's heard
[B] They're just stars in his eyes, [D] they're just dreams [A] in his head
[E] Yet he hungers inside, for the wide world outside
And [D] I know I can't hold him, though I've tried and [E] I've tried and [B] I've tried
Oh [A] Sonny don't go away, I [E] am here [A] all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, [D] he never [A] comes home
[E] And the nights get so [B] long, and that silence goes on
And [D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [A] that [B] strong
[D] [A] [F#] Oh please to [A] me don't go away
Hey ya ya [D] ya ya [A] ya
[N]
[Bm]
[C] Sonny lives on a farm, in the wide open space
You can kick off your sneakers [F] and give up [C] the race
[G] You can lay yourself down by a sweet river bed
[F]
Sonny always remembers what his mama [C] said
[G] She said, oh Sonny [C] don't go away, I am here all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, he [F] never comes [A] home
And the [C] night's been so long, [G] and that silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, I'm [D] not all that [A] strong
[G] [C]
Sonny carries a load, he is barely a man
There's not all that much to do, still he tries the best he can
[G] And he lives in a room, by the top of the stairs
[F] And the sea keeps on rolling in, listen that [C] for you
[G] Oh [C] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
[A] And [C] your daddy's a sailor, [F] he never comes home
[G] And the night's been so long, and that silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, [D] I'm not all that strong
[F] [A] Town's a hundred [E] miles away, Sonny has never been there
[A] He just goes to the highway, he [D] stands there and stares
[E] And the mail comes at four, and that mailman is old
[D] Yet he's still dreaming dreams, filled with silver [A] and [E] gold
Oh [A] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, he never comes home
[E] And the night's been so long, and that silence goes on
And I'm [D] feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong
[E] I hope [A] you don't mind that I modulated down
Because I heard some voices straining
And I thought why give [C#] people a hernia [D] in the middle of [A] the summer
[E] And also I find this [B] last verse, I didn't know it when [D] I recorded the song
And I did a show at Ron Hines at the Stanfest, [F#] the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Cancel, Nova Scotia
And he sang a verse [E] of this song I'd never heard [A] before, and I'd recorded it eighteen years ago
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's heard
[B] They're just stars in his eyes, [D] they're just dreams [A] in his head
[E] Yet he hungers inside, for the wide world outside
And [D] I know I can't hold him, though I've tried and [E] I've tried and [B] I've tried
Oh [A] Sonny don't go away, I [E] am here [A] all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, [D] he never [A] comes home
[E] And the nights get so [B] long, and that silence goes on
And [D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [A] that [B] strong
[D] [A] [F#] Oh please to [A] me don't go away
Hey ya ya [D] ya ya [A] ya
[N]
Key:
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_ [C] _ _ From Newfoundland, from the Avalon Peninsula, down near Trepassi, this is where [A] this song came from.
[Bm] _
[C] Sonny lives on a farm, in the wide open space
You can kick off your sneakers [F] and give up [C] the race
[G] You can lay yourself down by a sweet river bed
[F]
Sonny always remembers what his mama [C] said _
[G] She said, oh Sonny [C] don't go away, I am here all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, he [F] never comes [A] home
And the [C] night's been so long, [G] and that silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, I'm [D] not all that [A] strong
[G] _ _ _ [C] _
Sonny carries a load, he is barely a man
There's not all that much to do, still he tries the best he can
[G] And he lives in a room, by the top of the stairs
[F] And the sea keeps on rolling in, listen that [C] for you _
_ [G] Oh [C] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
[A] And [C] your daddy's a sailor, [F] he never comes home
[G] And the night's been so long, and that silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, [D] I'm not all that strong
[F] _ _ [A] _ Town's a hundred [E] miles away, Sonny has never been there
[A] He just goes to the highway, he [D] stands there and stares
[E] And the mail comes at four, and that mailman is old
[D] Yet he's still dreaming dreams, filled with silver [A] and [E] gold _
Oh [A] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, he never comes home
[E] And the night's been so long, and that silence goes on
And I'm [D] feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong
[E] _ I hope [A] you don't mind that I modulated down
Because I heard some voices straining
And I thought why give [C#] people a hernia [D] in the middle of [A] the summer
_ [E] And also I find this [B] last verse, I didn't know it when [D] I recorded the song
And I did a show at Ron Hines at the Stanfest, [F#] the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Cancel, Nova Scotia
And he sang a verse [E] of this song I'd never heard [A] before, and I'd recorded it eighteen years ago
_ Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's heard
[B] They're just stars in his eyes, [D] they're just dreams [A] in his head
[E] Yet he hungers inside, for the wide world outside
And [D] I know I can't hold him, though I've tried and [E] I've tried and [B] I've tried
Oh [A] Sonny don't go away, I [E] am here [A] all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, [D] he never [A] comes home
[E] And the nights get so [B] long, and that silence goes on
And [D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [A] that [B] strong
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ [F#] Oh please to [A] me don't go away
Hey ya ya [D] ya ya [A] ya
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Bm] _
[C] Sonny lives on a farm, in the wide open space
You can kick off your sneakers [F] and give up [C] the race
[G] You can lay yourself down by a sweet river bed
[F]
Sonny always remembers what his mama [C] said _
[G] She said, oh Sonny [C] don't go away, I am here all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, he [F] never comes [A] home
And the [C] night's been so long, [G] and that silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, I'm [D] not all that [A] strong
[G] _ _ _ [C] _
Sonny carries a load, he is barely a man
There's not all that much to do, still he tries the best he can
[G] And he lives in a room, by the top of the stairs
[F] And the sea keeps on rolling in, listen that [C] for you _
_ [G] Oh [C] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
[A] And [C] your daddy's a sailor, [F] he never comes home
[G] And the night's been so long, and that silence goes on
[F] And I'm feeling so tired, [D] I'm not all that strong
[F] _ _ [A] _ Town's a hundred [E] miles away, Sonny has never been there
[A] He just goes to the highway, he [D] stands there and stares
[E] And the mail comes at four, and that mailman is old
[D] Yet he's still dreaming dreams, filled with silver [A] and [E] gold _
Oh [A] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, he never comes home
[E] And the night's been so long, and that silence goes on
And I'm [D] feeling so tired, I'm not [A] all that strong
[E] _ I hope [A] you don't mind that I modulated down
Because I heard some voices straining
And I thought why give [C#] people a hernia [D] in the middle of [A] the summer
_ [E] And also I find this [B] last verse, I didn't know it when [D] I recorded the song
And I did a show at Ron Hines at the Stanfest, [F#] the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Cancel, Nova Scotia
And he sang a verse [E] of this song I'd never heard [A] before, and I'd recorded it eighteen years ago
_ Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's heard
[B] They're just stars in his eyes, [D] they're just dreams [A] in his head
[E] Yet he hungers inside, for the wide world outside
And [D] I know I can't hold him, though I've tried and [E] I've tried and [B] I've tried
Oh [A] Sonny don't go away, I [E] am here [A] all alone
And your daddy's a sailor, [D] he never [A] comes home
[E] And the nights get so [B] long, and that silence goes on
And [D] I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all [A] that [B] strong
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ [F#] Oh please to [A] me don't go away
Hey ya ya [D] ya ya [A] ya
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _