"Dear Sarah"
by Scott Miller 
 and the Commonwealth

Key A (Capo 2)
4/4 (very fast)

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Intro:
1, 2, 3, (wait 1 beat)

   G (320003@1)   Ge|-------------| (320003@1)B|-------------|
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D|-----0---2---|
A|---2---3---3-|
E|-3-----------| G

Verse 1:
      G (320003@1)                  C (x32010@1)                 GDear (320003@1)Sarah I'm stuck on a train bound for Richmond.
                                  DWe (xx0232@1)marched down from Gurnstown uphill all the way.
        G (320003@1)                       C (x32010@1)                  GAt (320003@1)the train stop in Stanton, we pulled up and climbed on
                              D (xx0232@1)         GThen (320003@1)we just sat there for a night and a day.

Chorus:
 G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                    GAnd (320003@1)the nights are long, but I write you ev'ry day.
             D (xx0232@1)           GAnd (320003@1)I hum a song that you used to sing.
                              C (x32010@1)           GThe (320003@1)one of sweet William his love, Barbara Allen
                  D (xx0232@1)               GAnd (320003@1)how she was always a long ways away.

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Verse 2:
    G (320003@1)                       C (x32010@1)                 GMy (320003@1)insides are all torn from hard tack and parch corn.
                                   DMy (xx0232@1)hat flew in a windstorm so the sun has turned me red.
     G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)             GThe (320003@1)first chance to lie still I pull out your Bible
                             D (xx0232@1)          GBut (320003@1)fall fast asleep before one verse is read.

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 3:
      G (320003@1)                  C (x32010@1)          GDear (320003@1)Sarah in parting keep me in your heart.
                                   DI (xx0232@1)do not drink or gamble 'cause I promised you I'd do.
       G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)              GSo (320003@1)as not to mislead you I did have a need to
                             D (xx0232@1)                 GWhen (320003@1)we were surrounded and looked like we were through.  

(Repeat Chorus)

Tag:
     G (320003@1)                       C (x32010@1)            GThe (320003@1)one of sweet William, his love Barbara Allen
                 D (xx0232@1)                GAnd (320003@1)how she was always a long ways away.

Ending:
   G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)       GIn (320003@1)Scarlet Town, I did dwell. There was a fair maid a-dwellin'.
          D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)     GMany (320003@1)men cried, well, for the love Barbara Allen.

G (320003@1)Outro:

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