C
Sonny don’t go away, I am here all alone
C F C
And your daddy’s a sailor, who never comes home
G
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
- - -
C
Sonny lives on a farm, in the wide open space
C F C
And you can take off your sneakers, and give up the race
G
And you can lay yourself down, by a sweet river bed
F C G
But Sonny always remembers, what it was his mama said, and she said
- - -
C
Sonny don’t go away, I am here all alone
C F C
And your daddy’s a sailor, who never comes home
G
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
- - -
C
Sonny caries a load, He is barely a man
C F C
There ain’t nothin’ to do, still he does what he can
G
And he watches the sea from a room by the stairs
F C G
The waves keep on rollin' they’ve done that for years
- - -
C
Sonny don’t go away, I am here all alone
C F C
And your daddy’s a sailor, who never comes home
G
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
- - -
C
It’s a hundred miles to town, Sonny’s never been there
C F C
Yet he walks to the highway and stands there and stares
G
And the mail comes at four and the mail man is old
F C G
But he still dreams his dreams of silver and gold
- - -
C
Sonny don’t go away, I am here all alone
C F C
And your daddy’s a sailor, who never comes home
G
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
- - -
C
Sonny’s dreams can’t be real
They’re just stories he’s read
They’re just stars in his eyes
F C
Just dreams in his head
G
He is hungry inside for the wild world outside
F C G
And I know I can’t hold on, I’ve tried, and I’ve tried, and I’ve tried
- - -
C
Sonny don’t go away, I am here all alone
C F C
And your daddy’s a sailor, who never comes home
G
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