Sara chords by
Bob Dylan
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Key: E minor

Intro 1
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
I laid on a dune, I looked at the sky
G G 
 
When the children were babies
Am Am 
 
and played on the beach
Dm Dm 
 
You came up behind me, I saw you go by
G G 
 
You were always so close
Am Am 
 
and still within reach

Chorus 1
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Sa ra, Sara
G G 
 
Whatever made you
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
want to change your mind?
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Sa ra, Sara
G G 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
So easy to look at, so hard to define

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
I can still see them playin'
Dm Dm 
 
with their pails in the sand
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
They run to the water their buckets to fill
I can still see the shells fallin'
Dm Dm 
 
out of their hands
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
As they follow each other back up the hill

Chorus 2

C

Em

F

Sa ra, Sara

G

F

Am

Sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life

C

Em

F

Sa ra, Sara

G

F

Am

Radiant jewel, mystical wife

Verse 3
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Sleepin' in the woods by a fire in the night
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Drinkin' white rum in a Portugal bar
Them playin' leapfrog
Dm Dm 
 
and hearin' about about Snow White
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
You in the marketplace in Savanna-la-Mar

Chorus 3

C

Em

F

Sa ra, Sara

G

F

Am

It's all so clear, I could never forget

C

Em

F

Sa ra, Sara

G

F

Am

Lovin' you is the one thing I'll never regret

Verse 4
Am Am 
 
I can still hear the sounds
Dm Dm 
 
of those Methodist bells
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through
Dm Dm 
 
Stayin' up for days in the Chelsea Hotel
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Writin' "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"

Chorus 4
for you
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Sa ra, Sara
G G 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Wherever we travel we're never apart
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Sa ra, Sara
G G 
 
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
Beautiful lady, so dear to my heart

Verse 5
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 
How did I meet you? I   don't know
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
A messenger sent me in a tropical storm
You were there in the winter,
Dm Dm 
 
moonlight on the snow
G G 
 
And on Lily Pond Lane
Am Am 
 
when the weather was warm

Chorus 5

C

Em

F

Sa ra, oh Sara

G

F

Am

Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress

C

Em

F

Sa ra, Sara

G

F

Am

You must forgive me my unworthiness

Verse 6
Am Am 
 
Now the beach is deserted
Dm Dm 
 
except for some kelp
G G 
 
And a piece of an old ship
Am Am 
 
that lies on the shore
You always responded
Dm Dm 
 
when I needed your help
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
You gave me a map and a key to your door

Chorus 6

C

Em

F

Sa ra, oh Sara

G

F

Am

Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow

C

Em

F

Sa ra, oh Sara

G

F

Am

Don't ever leave me, don't ever go

Outro 1

Am

Dm

G

Am

Am

Dm

G

Am

C

Em

F

G

F

Am

C

Em

F

G

F

Am

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