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Liam Clancy - Sonny's Dream
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:] G  
[VERSE 1:]
Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space
You can take off your sneakers and Cgive up the Grace
You can Dlay down your head by a sweet river bed
Sonny Calways remembers the words his Mama GsaidD___
[CHORUS:]
Sonny Gdon't go away, I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor who Cnever comes Ghome
And the Dnights get so long and the silence goes on
I'm Cfeeling so tired, I'm not all that GstroDng
[VERSE 2:]
Sonny Gcarries a load though he's barely a man
There ain't all that much to do, still he Cdoes what he Gcan
And he Dwatches the sea from a room by the stairs
And the Cwaves keep on rolling, they've done that for Gyears and for Dyears
[CHORUS:]
Sonny Gdon't go away, I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor who Cnever comes Ghome
And the Dnights get so long and the silence goes on
I'm Cfeeling so tired and I'm not all that GstroDng
[VERSE 3:]
It's a Ghundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there
But he goes to the highway and he Cstands there and Gstares
And the Dmail comes at four and the mailman is old
Sonny Cstill dreams his dreams full of silver and Ggold_D__
[VERSE 4:]
Sonny's Gdreams can't be real, they're just stories he's read
They're just stars in his eyes, they're just Cdreams in his Ghead
And he Dhungers inside for that wide world outside
But he Cknows it can't hold him, though he's tried and he's GtriedD___
[CHORUS:]
Sonny Gdon't go away, I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor who Cnever comes Ghome
And the Dnights get so long and the silence goes on
I'm Cfeeling so tired, I'm not all that GstroDng
[CHORUS:]
Sonny Gdon't go away, I'm here all alone
Your daddy's a sailor who Cnever comes Ghome
And the Dnights get so long and the silence goes on
I'm Cfeeling so tired and I'm not all that GstroDngC  G  

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Sonnys Dream

by Liam Clancy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Liam Clancy - Sonny's Dream

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[INTRO:]

[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

You can lay down your head by a sweet river bed

C G D

Sonny always remembers the words his Mama said___

[CHORUS:]

Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone

C G

Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home

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:]

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

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

[CHORUS:]

Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone

C G

Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home

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:]

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

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:]

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

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___

[CHORUS:]

Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone

C G

Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home

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

[CHORUS:]

Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone

C G

Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home

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

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