{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1908022,"song":"Dearest Sarah","artist":"Goodnight, Texas","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11428646-dearest-sarah-chords-by-goodnight-texas/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1908022?type=chord","rating":4.67521,"votes":54,"content":"This version still has some kinks and is far from being perfect, but it's the only \r\none and it is at least an easy version to sing along to. If you have any suggestions \r\non how to improve it please do tell and I'll happily change it.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDearest Sarah I'm compelled to write with aching fearful hands [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust in case I never make it back [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI left our family weeks ago for battle stricken lands [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I fear I wont survive the next attack [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI fled Rhode Island willingly to join the Union force [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nUnderstanding I may never know my boys [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut this country's strength of government is in a great divorce [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd for this I risk my life and all its joys [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah I do understand within my sacrifice [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGoes nearly every joy for you as well [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I hope you sense within my words I thought about it twice [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut our nation cast a thick momentus spell [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah start a life without me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRaise our boys to gentlemen [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThrive until the day you pass away and we can meet again [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnderstand my inner fight [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI didn't choose the war [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sided with democracy [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs that is what I'm dying for [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah - my love for you is deathless [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah - my love for you is deathless[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nGrowing up without my father weighed heavy on my brain [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd I dread this makes my children dance that waltz [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm sure at times your trust was breached and your love for me did wane [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I ask you to forgive me for these faults [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I can't express the irony of the peaceful summer breeze [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDusting my batallion as they rest  [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause within this evening warmness lies a dark and icy freeze [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat whispered me to send you this request [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah start a life without me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRaise our boys to gentlemen [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThrive until the day you pass away and we can meet again [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnderstand my inner fight [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI didn't choose the war [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sided with democracy [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs that is what I'm dying for [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah - my love for you is deathless [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah - it's deathless[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am one of hundred thousand paying all that we can pay [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nStanding for an object we can't see [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow raise our children proudly to be graceous for each day[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd remind them of the reasons they are free [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIf it's true the dead can drift unseen around the loves they had [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThen I will be the wind upon your cheek [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the darkest moments in your life will never be so bad [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCause I will be your strength when you are weak [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah start a life without me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRaise our boys to gentlemen [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThrive until the day you pass away and we can meet again [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnderstand my inner fight [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI didn't choose the war [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI sided with democracy [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs that is what I'm dying for [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah - but my love for you is deathless [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah - my love for you is deathless[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah, my love for you is deathless [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh Sarah, my love for you is deathless[/tab]","plain_text":"This version still has some kinks and is far from being perfect, but it's the only \none and it is at least an easy version to sing along to. If you have any suggestions \non how to improve it please do tell and I'll happily change it.\n\n[Intro]\nAm G Am \nAm G Am\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm G Am\nAm G Am\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","G","F","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}