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SARAH - Travis
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Capo: 3rd Fret
C: 032010
C2:032000
Fmaj7: 033210
Em: 022000
Am: 002210
Dm: 000231
G7: 320001
G2:320010
E:022100
E7: 020100
G: 320003
Intro
C2 Fmaj7 C2 Fmaj7
Verse 1
CWhere are you G2going toAmnight?
EmWhere do you dFmaj7ance when you turCn off the liG7ght?
And your Ceyes as they G2roll in your Amhead
EmSpin you arounFmaj7d as you lie on tChe bedG7  
But G7I'm not CkeepG2ing tiFmaj7me
UG7pon the CcreepG2ing viFmaj7ne, vineG7  
Verse 2
CHe was the G2one made you Amfall
But Emhe couldn't Fmaj7help you at allC, not at alG7l
So he Cpacked up and G2jumped from the Amwall
EmPushing his lFmaj7uck past the ghosCts in the halG7l
Still G7I'm not CkeepG2ing tiFmaj7me
UG7pon the CcreeG2ping viFmaj7ne, vineG7  
Chorus 1
COh, ESarah
AYou've done it all to yourDmself
With your bottle of gin on the G7shelf
And your Dmlove letters sent to yourG7self
COh, E7Sarah
AYou used to say you were Dmlucky
Now your luck's running off down the G7stairs
To the arms of aCnotherG2  
Bridge
At the Amback of her mind there's a Emphotograph
Of a Fmaj7child all alone in the darkC  G2  
She can Amtell by the bell ringing Emback at her
She's Fmaj7lostG7  G  
Verse 3
CWhere are you G2going toAmnight?
EmDressed like a Fmaj7ragdoll with holeCs in your tigG7hts
And your Ceyes as they G2roll in your Amhead
EmSpin you arFmaj7ound as you fall Cout the bedG7  
But G7I'm not CkeepiG2ng tiFmaj7me
UG7pon the CcreepG2ing viFmaj7ne, vineG7  
Final Chorus
COh, ESarah
AYou've done it all to yourDmself
With your bottle of gin on the G7shelf
And your Dmlove letters sent to G7yourself
COh, E7Sarah
AYou used to say you were Dmlucky
Now your luck's running off down the G7stairs
And you Emrealize nobody Amcares
Take the Fmaj7bottle of gin from the shelG7f
And pour me aC2nother
Outro
C2 Fmaj7 C2 Fmaj7
End on C2

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Sarah

by Travis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

SARAH - Travis

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Capo: 3rd Fret

: 032010

:032000

Fmaj7

: 033210

: 022000

: 002210

: 000231

: 320001

:320010

:022100

: 020100

: 320003

Intro

C2 Fmaj7 C2 Fmaj7

Verse 1

C G2 Am

Where are you going tonight?

Em Fmaj7 C G7

Where do you dance when you turn off the light?

C G2 Am

And your eyes as they roll in your head

Em Fmaj7 C G7

Spin you around as you lie on the bed

G7 C G2 Fmaj7

But I'm not keeping time

G7 C G2 Fmaj7 G7

Upon the creeping vine, vine

Verse 2

C G2 Am

He was the one made you fall

Em Fmaj7 C G7

But he couldn't help you at all, not at all

C G2 Am

So he packed up and jumped from the wall

Em Fmaj7 C G7

Pushing his luck past the ghosts in the hall

G7 C G2 Fmaj7

Still I'm not keeping time

G7 C G2 Fmaj7 G7

Upon the creeping vine, vine

Chorus 1

C E

Oh, Sarah

A Dm

You've done it all to yourself

With your bottle of gin on the shelf

Dm G7

And your love letters sent to yourself

C E7

Oh, Sarah

A Dm

You used to say you were lucky

Now your luck's running off down the stairs

C G2

To the arms of another

Bridge

Am Em

At the back of her mind there's a photograph

Fmaj7 C G2

Of a child all alone in the dark

Am Em

She can tell by the bell ringing back at her

Fmaj7 G7 G

She's lost

Verse 3

C G2 Am

Where are you going tonight?

Em Fmaj7 C G7

Dressed like a ragdoll with holes in your tights

C G2 Am

And your eyes as they roll in your head

Em Fmaj7 C G7

Spin you around as you fall out the bed

G7 C G2 Fmaj7

But I'm not keeping time

G7 C G2 Fmaj7 G7

Upon the creeping vine, vine

Final Chorus

C E

Oh, Sarah

A Dm

You've done it all to yourself

With your bottle of gin on the shelf

Dm G7

And your love letters sent to yourself

C E7

Oh, Sarah

A Dm

You used to say you were lucky

Now your luck's running off down the stairs

Em Am

And you realize nobody cares

Fmaj7 G7

Take the bottle of gin from the shelf

And pour me another

Outro

C2 Fmaj7 C2 Fmaj7

End on C2

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