[INTRO:] G

[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
        D
You can lay down your head by a sweet river bed
      C                                   G   D
Sonny always remembers the words his Mama said___


[CHORUS:]
      G
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
                          C           G
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
        D                                         
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:]
      G
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
       D                                         
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:]
      G
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
                          C           G
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
        D                                         
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:]
       G
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
        D                                         
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:]
        G
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
       D                                         
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:]
      G
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
                          C           G
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
        D                                         
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:]
      G
Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone
                          C           G
Your daddy's a sailor who never comes home
        D                                         
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