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[Verse 1]
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Sonny lives on a farm, in a wide open space
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Take off your shoes, Stay out of the race
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Lay down your head, with a soft river bed
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Sonny always remembers, the words mamma said
[Chorus]
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Sonny don’t go away, I’m here all alone
C G
Your daddy’s a sailor, never comes home
D
Nights are so long, silence goes on
C G D
I’m feeling so tired, I’m not all that strong
[Verse 2]
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Sonny works on the land, though he’s barely a man
C G
There’s not much to do, but he does what he can
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Sits by his window, in his room by the stairs
C G D
Watching the waves, drifting soft on the pier
[Chorus]
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Sonny don’t go away, I’m here all alone
C G
Your daddy’s a sailor, never comes home
D
Nights are so long, silence goes on
C G D
I’m feeling so tired, I’m not all that strong
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Many years have rolled on, sonny’s old and alone
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His daddy’s a sailor, never came home
D
Sometimes he wonders, what his life might have been
C G D
Still, from the grave, mamma’s voice haunts his dreams
[Chorus]
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Sonny don’t go away, I’m here all alone
C G
Your daddy’s a sailor, never comes home
D
Nights are so long, silence goes on
C G D
I’m feeling so tired, I’m not all that strong
[Outro]
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Sonny don’t go away
