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[Intro]
(harmonica)
e|-10---8--7--8--7-7--7-------------7--------------------|
B|-----------------------10--7--10-----10--10--8---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------9-9-7-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10--7-10--7-10--7----7--------7--------------------|
B|--------------------10-10--10-----10--10--8---------|
G|--------------------------------------------9-9-7-9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-7-10--7-10--7-10--7----7---------------------------|
B|----------------------10-10--10--10-10-10-8---------|
G|--------------------------------------------9-9-7-9-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
I Emlaid on a dune
I Amlooked at the sky
When the Dchildren were babies
And Emplayed on the beach
You came up to behind me
I saw Amyou go by
You were alDways so close
and Emstill within' reach
[Chorus 1]
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
WhatDever made you want to chCange your Emmind
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
So Deasy to look at, so hCard to deEmfine.
[Verse 2]
I can still see them playin'
With their Ampails in the sand
They Drun to the water
Their Embuckets to fill
I can still see the shells
Fallin' Amout of their hands
As they fDollow each other
Back Emup the hill
[Chorus 2]
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
SwDeet virgin angel, sweet lCove of my Emlife
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
RDadiant jewel, Cmystical Emwife
[Verse 3]
Sleepin' in the woods
By a Amfire in the night
DrDinkin' white rum
In a EmPortugal bar
Them playin' leap-frog
And heaAmrin' about Snow White
DYou in the market place
In SavanEmna-la-Mar
[Chorus 3]
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
It's Dall so clear, I could Cnever forEmget
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
LoDvin' you is the one thing I'll nCever regEmret
[Verse 4]
I can still hear the sounds
Of those MetAmhodist bells
I'd takDen the cure
And had jEmust gotten through
Stayin' up for days
In the AmChelsea Hotel
Writin' D"Sad-Eyed Lady
Of the LoEmwlands" for you
[Chorus 4]
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
WhereDver we travel we're nCever apEmart
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
BeDautiful lady, so dCear to my Emheart
[Verse 5]
How did I meet you
I Amdon't know
A mesDsenger sent me
In a tEmropical storm
You were there in the winter
MoonlAmight on the snow
And on LDily Pond Lane
When the weatEmher was warm
[Chorus 5]
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
ScDorpio Sphinx in a cCalico dEmress
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
You mDust forgive me my CunworthiEmness
[Verse 6]
Now the beach is deserted
ExAmcept for some kelp
And a pDiece of an old ship
That lEmies on the shore
You always responded
When I needAmed your help
You gimDme a map
And a Emkey to your door
[Chorus 6]
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
GlDamorous nymph with an Carrow and Embow
GSarBma, oh oh AmSara
DoDn't ever leave me, dCon't ever Emgo
[Outro]
(harmonica, similar to the intro)
(arpegiatte)
Em
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The story behind the song

"Sara" is a deeply personal song from Bob Dylan's 1976 album Desire, an autobiographical account of his estrangement from his then-wife Sara Dylan. It alludes to their earlier relationship, including their children together, and even references a previous song he wrote for her, "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands." Sara herself was present in the studio when he recorded it, listening as he played this heartfelt ode to her. It plays like a raw, intimate confession, a direct address to a love that shaped his life and art.

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