Sonnys Dream chords by Liam Clancy

• Capo on 2nd

CAPO: 2


Intro: G

verse 1:

Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space
                  C      G
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race
    D
You can lay down your head by a sweet river bed
   C                  G  D
Sonny always remembers the words his Mama said___

   G
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
             C      G
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
    D
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on
  C                 G  D
I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong


verse 2:
   G
Sonny carries a load though he's barely a man
                     C      G
There ain't all that much to do, still he does what he can
    D
And he watches the sea from a room by the stairs
    C                      G       D
And the waves keep on rolling, they've done that for years and for years


   G
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
             C      G
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
    D
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on
  C                   G  D
I'm feeling so tired and I'm not all that strong


verse 3:
    G
It's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there
                 C        G
But he goes to the highway and he stands there and stares
    D
And the mail comes at four and the mailman is old
   C                     G  D
Sonny still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold___


verse 4:
    G
Sonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read
                       C       G
They're just stars in his eyes, they're just dreams in his head
    D
And he hungers inside for that wide world outside
    C                          G  D
But he knows it can't hold him, though he's tried and he's tried___


   G
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
             C      G
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
    D
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on
  C                 G  D
I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong

   G
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
             C      G
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
    D
And the nights get so long and the silence goes on
  C                   G  D  C  G
I'm feeling so tired and I'm not all that strong