Sonny, don’t go away [G] - Ron Hynes (Verse 1) Sonny [G] lives on a farm, on a wide open space [G] Take off your shoes [C] stay out of the [G] race [D] lay down your head, on a sweet riverbed Sonny [C] always remembers the [G] words Mamma says [D] (Chorus) Sonny [G] don’t go away, I’m here all alone Your daddy’s a sailor, who [C] never comes [G] home [D] Nights are so long, the silence goes on I’m [C] feeling so tired and [G] not all that [D] strong (Verse 2) Sonny [G] works on the land, though he’s barely a man There’s not much[G] to do, but he [C] does what he [G] can [D] Sits by the window, in his room by the stairs [C] Watching the waves drifting [G] soft on the pier [D] (Chorus) Sonny [G] don’t go away, I’m here all alone Your daddy’s a sailor, who [C] never comes [G] home [D] Nights are so long, the silence goes on I’m [C] feeling so tired and [G] not all that [D] strong (Verse 3) Many [G] years have rolled on, Sonny’s old and alone His daddy the sailor [C] never came [G] home [D] Sometimes he wonders what his life might have been [C] But from the grave Mamma [G] still haunts his dreams [D] (Chorus) Sonny [G] don’t go away, I’m here all alone Your daddy’s a sailor, who [C] never comes [G] home [D] Nights are so long, the silence goes on I’m [C] feeling so tired and [G] not all that [D] strong. (Outro slowing down) [D] Sonny, [G] don’t go away