Chords for The Radiaters - Sonny's Dream

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Sonny lives on a farm, on a wide open space.
You can take off your [E] sneakers and give up [B] the race.
[F#] You can lay down your head by a sweet river bed.
[E] But Sonny [F#] always remembers what it was his mama said. _
[B] Sonny carries a load, though he's barely a man.
There ain't all that to [E] do, but he does [B] what he can.
[F#] And he watches the sea, by room, by the stairs.
And the waves keep on rolling, they've [B] done that for [F#] years.
[B] Oh Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone.
And your daddy's a [E] sailor who never [B] comes home.
[F#] And the nights get so long, the silence goes on.
And [E] I'm feeling so tired, I'm [B] not all that strong.
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[B] Well it's a hundred miles to town, Sonny's never been there.
And he goes to the [E] highway and stands there [B] and stares.
[F#] And the mail comes at four, and the mailman is old.
But he still drinks his drinks full of [B] silver and gold.
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[B] Oh Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone.
And your daddy's a [E] sailor who never [B] comes home.
[F#] And the nights get so long, the silence goes on.
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm [B] not all that strong.
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[B] Sonny's dreams can be real, they're just stories he's read.
He's got stars in his eyes [E] and dreams in his head.
[F#] And he's hungry inside for the wild world [E] outside.
And I know I can't hold him, I've tried and I've [F#] tried and I've tried.
Oh [B] Sonny, don't go away, I am here all alone.
And your daddy's a sailor who never comes home.
And the [F#] nights get so long, the silence goes on.
And I'm feeling so tired, I'm not all that strong.
[B] Oh Sonny, don't go away. _ _ _ _