Valdy-Sonny's Dream 
 
Intro C C F C G 
 
Sonny (C)lives on a farm, in the wide open space 
you can kick off your sneekers, and (F)give up the (C)race 
you can (G)lay your self down, by a sweet river bed 
Sonny (F)always remembers, what it was his moma sa(C)i(G)d 
 
chorus 
 
Sonny (C)don¹t go away, I am here all alone 
and your daddy¹s a sailor, and he (F)never comes (C)home 
and the (G)nights get so long, and the silence goes on 
and I¹m (F)feeling so tired, I¹m not all that st(C)ro(G)ng 
 
Sonny (C)caries a load, He is barely a man 
there¹s not all that much to do, still he (F)does the best he (C)can 
and he (G)lives in a room, at the top of the stairs 
and the (F)sea keeps on rollin in it¹s done that for ye(C)a(G)rs 
chorus 
 
Sonny (C)don¹t go away, I am here all alone 
and your daddy¹s a singer, and he (F)never comes (C)home 
and the (G)nights get so long, and the silence goes on 
and I¹m (F)feeling so tired, I¹m not all that st(C)ro(G)ng 
 
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(D)Towns a hundred miles away Sonny¹s never been there 
he just goes to the highway and he (G)stands there and (D)stares 
and the (A)mail comes at four and the mail man is old 
yet he¹s (G)still dreaming dreams filled with (D)silver and (A)gold 
 
chorus 
 
Sonny (D)don¹t go away, I am here all alone 
and your daddy¹s a sailor, and he (G)never comes (D)home 
and the (A)nights get so long, and the silence goes on 
and I¹m (G)feeling so tired, I¹m not all that st(D)ro(A)ng 
(D)                 Sonny don¹t go away 
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