Тональность

 
        G  
Sonny lives on a farm on a wide open space, 
          G7                C                  G  
You can take off your sneakers and give up the race; 
                D  
You could lay down your head by a sweet river bed, 
        C                             G           D  
But Sonny always remembers what it was his Momma said.       
 
             G  
Sonny carries a load though hes barely a man, 
           G7               C                 G  
There aint all that to do, but 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 rollin, theyve done that for years.       
  
Chorus:
             G  
Sonny dont go away, I am here all alone, 
          G7                C             G  
And your daddys a sailor who never comes home; 
              D  
And the nights get so long, and the silence goes on, 
              C                     G       D  
and Im feeling so tired, Im not all that strong.       

             G  
Its a hundred miles to town, Sonnys never been there, 
                          G7                C         G  
And 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  
But he still dreams his dreams full of silver and gold.       
 
              G  
Sonnys dreams cant be real, theyre just stories hes read, 
              G7              C        G  
Stars in his eyes and dreams in his head; 
               D  
And hes hungry inside, for the wide world outside, 
             C                               G           
And I know I cant hold him though Ive tried and Ive tried
        D   
and Ive tried      
 
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