Chords for Ron Hynes - Sonny's Dream

[F] [Bb] .
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Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space.
You could take off your shoes.
[Eb] Give [Bb] up the race you could [F] lay down your head by sweet.
River bed, [Eb] but Sonny always remembers.
What [Bb] it was his mama say?.
[F] [Bb] Oh Sonny don't.
Go away, I am here all alone.
Your daddy's a [Eb] sailor who [Bb] never comes home all these [F] nights get so long.
And the silence goes on [Eb] and I'm feeling so tired.
[Bb] Not all that strong.
[F] Sonny [Bb] .
carries a boat.
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.
by the [Eb] stairs and the waves keep on rolling.
[Bb] They've done that for years and [F] for years.
[Bb] Oh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor.
[Eb] Who never [Bb] comes home all [F] these nights get so long.
The silence goes on and [Eb] I'm feeling so tired.
[Bb] Not all that strong.
[F] Son .
[Eb] .
[Bb] [F] .
[Bb] his dreams can't be real.
They're just stories.
He's read.
They're just stars and his eyes.
They're [Eb] just [Bb] dreams.
in his head.
[F] And he's hungry inside.
For the wide world [Bb] outside.
And [Eb] I know I can't hold him.
[Bb] Oh, I tried and I tried.
[F] Oh, [Bb] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor.
[Ebm] Who [Bb] never comes home all [F] these nights get so long.
The silence goes on and [Eb] I'm feeling so tired.
[Bb] Not all that [F] strong.
Oh, [Bb] Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone.
Your daddy's a sailor.
[Eb] Who [Bb] never comes home [Dm] all [F] these nights get so long.
The silence goes [Eb] on and I'm feeling so tired.
[Bb] Not all that [F] strong.
[Eb] [Bb] .
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