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Sonny by Mary Black
Sonny
Tuning: E A D G B E
(Original in: F#) (R. Hynes) 74 – 4/4
|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-Counts.
[Intro]
|A |./.
[Verse 1]
|A |./. |./.
SONNY LIVES ON A FARM, IN A WIDE OPEN SPACE. TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES,
|D A |E |./.
STAY OUT OFF THE RACE. LAY DOWN YOUR HEAD, WITH A SOFT RIVER BED.
|D |A (2-count)|E
SONNY ALWAYS REMEMBERS, WORDS MAMMA SAID.
[Chorus]
|A |./. |./. |
SONNY DON’T GO AWAY, I’M HERE ALL ALONE, YOUR DADDY’S A SAILOR,
D A |E |./.
NEVER COMES HOME. NIGHTS ARE SO LONG, SILENCE GOES ON,
|D |A (2-count) |E
I’M FEELING SO TIRED. I’M NOT ALL THAT STRONG.
[Verse 2]
|A |./. |./.
SONNY WORKS ON THE LAND, THOUGH HE’S BARELY A MAN, THERE’S NOT MUCH TO DO,
|D A |E |./. |
BUT HE DOES WHAT HE CAN. SITS BY HIS WINDOW, IN HIS ROOM BY THE STAIRS,
D |A (2-count)|E
WATCHING THE WAVES, DRIFTING SOFT ON THE PIER.
[Chorus]
|A |./. |./. |
SONNY DON’T GO AWAY, I’M HERE ALL ALONE, YOUR DADDY’S A SAILOR,
D A |E |./.
NEVER COMES HOME. NIGHTS ARE SO LONG, SILENCE GOES ON,
|D |A (2-count) |E |
I’M FEELING SO TIRED. I’M NOT ALL THAT STRONG.
[Solo]
|A |./. |./. |D A |E |./. |D |A (2-count)|E
[Verse 3]
|A |./. |./. |
MANY YEARS HAVE ROLLED ON, SONNY’S OLD AND ALONE, HIS DADDY’S A SAILOR,
D A |E |./. |
NEVER CAME HOME. SOMETIMES HE WONDERS, WHAT HIS LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN,
D |A (2-count) |E
STILL FROM OLD GRAVES, MUMMY’S VOICE HUMS HIS DREAM.
[Chorus]
|A |./. |./. |
SONNY DON’T GO AWAY, I’M HERE ALL ALONE, YOUR DADDY’S A SAILOR,
D A |E |./.
NEVER COMES HOME. NIGHTS ARE SO LONG, SILENCE GOES ON,
|D |A (2-count) |E
I’M FEELING SO TIRED. I’M NOT ALL THAT STRONG.
[Outro]
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|A A |
SONNY DON’T GO AWAY.
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