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Sonny Dream

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SONNY'S DREAM
CSonny lives on a farm, on a wide open space
Cyou can Ftake off Cyour sneekers, and give up the race
yGou can lay down your head, by a sweet river bed
But FSonny aClwaGys remembers, what it was his mama said......
CSonny carries a load, He is barely a man
Cthere Faint a-Clot to do, still he does what he can
aGnd he watches the sea, from a room by the stairs
aFnd the wavCes kGeep on rollin, they've done that for years.....
Chorus
CSonny don't go away, I am here all alone
Cand your DFaddy'Cs a sailor who never comes home
aGnd the nights get so long, and the silence goes on
and I'Fm feeling Cso tGired, I'm not all that strong.....
DWell its a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there
Dand he goes Gto Dthe highway and stands there and stares
aAnd the mail comes at four, and the mailman is old
aww Gbut, he still dreams his dreams, full of silvDer Aand gold....
(Chorus) ((Substitute  Dfor C,  Gfor F, and  Afor G))
DSonny's dreams can't be real, there just stories he's read
Dthere just staGrs Din his eyes, there just dreams in his head
and Ahe's hungry inside, for the wide world outside
aGnd I knoDw i canA't hold him, Oh I've tried and I tried and I tried
(Chorus) X 2((Substitute  Dfor C,  Gfor F, and  Afor G))

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Sonny Dream

by McGinty

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SONNY'S DREAM

Sonny lives on a farm, on a wide open space

C F C

you can take off your sneekers, and give up the race

you can lay down your head, by a sweet river bed

F C G

But Sonny always remembers, what it was his mama said......

Sonny carries a load, He is barely a man

C F C

there aint a-lot to do, still he does what he can

and he watches the sea, from a room by the stairs

F C G

and the waves keep on rollin, they've done that for years.....

Chorus

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

C F C

and your Daddy's a sailor who never comes home

and the nights get so long, and the silence goes on

F C G

and I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong.....

Well its a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there

D G D

and he goes to the highway and stands there and stares

and the mail comes at four, and the mailman is old

G D A

aww but, he still dreams his dreams, full of silver and gold....

D C G F A G

(Chorus) ((Substitute for , for , and for ))

Sonny's dreams can't be real, there just stories he's read

D G D

there just stars in his eyes, there just dreams in his head

and he's hungry inside, for the wide world outside

G D A

and I know i can't hold him, Oh I've tried and I tried and I tried

D C G F A G

(Chorus) X 2((Substitute for , for , and for ))

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