Sonny's Dream Chords

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Sonny's Dream by Valdy is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			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)don't go away, I am here all alone  
and your daddy's a sailor, and he (F)never comes (C)home  
and the (G)nights get so long, and the silence goes on  
and I'm (F)feeling so tired, I'm not all that st(C)ro(G)ng  
  
Sonny (C)caries a load, He is barely a man  
there's 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 it's done that for ye(C)a(G)rs  
chorus  
  
Sonny (C)don't go away, I am here all alone  
and your daddy's a singer, and he (F)never comes (C)home  
and the (G)nights get so long, and the silence goes on  
and I'm (F)feeling so tired, I'm not all that st(C)ro(G)ng  
  
instrumental  
D D   G D  A      G   D A  
  
(D)Towns a hundred miles away Sonny's 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 he's (G)still dreaming dreams filled with (D)silver and (A)gold  
  
chorus  
  
Sonny (D)don't go away, I am here all alone  
and your daddy's a sailor, and he (G)never comes (D)home  
and the (A)nights get so long, and the silence goes on  
and I'm (G)feeling so tired, I'm not all that st(D)ro(A)ng  
(D)                 Sonny don't go away  
    Outro D A D  
   
  


    	

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100 BPM Andante