{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1684265,"song":"Sonnys Dream","artist":"Ron Hynes","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11352770-sonnys-dream-chords-by-ron-hynes/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1684265?type=chord","rating":4.84981,"votes":267,"content":"For Tony Dwyer. (1963-2018)\r\n\r\nI cooked up these chords for my dad so he and I could play this down at the local \r\nbar & restaurant and play with friends of ours. I coudn't find a decent tab that was already online, so \r\nI decided to post mine. I hope you enjoy this classic Canadian Newfoundland tune!\r\n\r\nCapo 3\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSonny lives on a farm on a wide open space[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere you can take off your sneakers and give up the race[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou could lay down your head by a sweet river bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut Sonny always remembers what it was his Mama said[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd your daddy's a sailor who never comes home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the nights get so long and the silence goes on[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSonny carries a load though he's barely a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere ain't all that to do, still he does what he can[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                              \r\nAnd he watches the sea from a room by the stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the waves keep on rollin', they've done that for years[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd your daddy's a sailor who never comes home[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the nights get so long and the silence goes on[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSonny's dreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey're just stars in his eyes, they're just dreams in his head[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAnd he's hungry inside for the wide world outside[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I know I can't hold him though I've tried and I've tried[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, Sonny don't go away, I am here all alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd your daddy's a sailor who never comes home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                                        \r\nAnd the nights get so long and the silence goes on[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong[/tab]","plain_text":"For Tony Dwyer. (1963-2018)\n\nI cooked up these chords for my dad so he and I could play this down at the local \nbar & restaurant and play with friends of ours. I coudn't find a decent tab that was already online, so \nI decided to post mine. I hope you enjoy this classic Canadian Newfoundland tune!\n\nCapo 3\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nD      C  G   D\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}