Dear Sarah Chords - Scott Miller

Intro

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Verse 1

A D A Dear Sarah I’m stuck on a train bound for Richmond. D A E We marched down from Kernstown uphill all the way. A D A At the train stop in Staunton, we pulled up and climbed on D A E A Then we just sat there for a night and a day.

Chorus

A E A And the nights are long, but I write you ev’ry day. E A And I hum a song that you used to sing. D A The one of sweet William his love, Barbara Allen D A E A And how she was always a long ways away. A

Verse 2

A D A My insides are all torn from hard tack and parch corn. D A E My hat flew in a windstorm so the sun has turned me red. A D A The first chance to lie still I pull out your Bible D A E A But fall fast asleep before one verse is read. (Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3

A D A Dear Sarah in parting keep me in your heart. D A E I do not drink or gamble ‘cause I promised you I’d do. A D A So as not to mislead you I did have a need to D A E A When we were surrounded and looked like we were through. (Repeat Chorus)

Tag

A D A The one of sweet William, his love Barbara Allen D A E A And how she was always a long ways away.

Ending

A D A E A In Scarlet Town, I did dwell. There was a fair maid a-dwellin’. D A E A Many a lad, cried well today, for the love Barbara Allen. A

Outro

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