Chords for Dear Sister - The Story of a Song, by Claire Lynch & Louisa Branscomb
Tempo:
128.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[B] [Bm] [B]
[D] This
[A]
[D] could be my last letter [B] I [Bm] may never [G] see the cotton [D] fields of home [A] again
I miss you [B] dear sister [Bm] Tonight I [G] never felt so [D] alone
[A]
And the [Bm] fog was [G] so thick [D] that the [Bm] stone's [A] river stars
[Bm] Could scarcely [G] invade [D] the dread [Bm] [A] and the dark
[D] And all [A] I could see when [Bm] I closed my [A] eyes to dream [D]
[G] was home
Home, sweet [A] home In
[Em] [Bm]
[A]
[D] the camps [A] of round forest
[Bm] The midnight [G] coals were blowing through [D] the haze
[A]
[D] The union boys [A] sang Hail [Bm] Columbia [G] Then we sang Look [D] Away, [B] Look [A] Away
Then there [Bm] ain't a hush in [G] the rain [D] And there [Bm] rose a sweet [A] refrain
In [Bm] the dark [G] before dawn [D] And instead of [F#m] battle songs
[D] The enemy [A] and we [Bm] all sang the [D] melody of home
Home, [Bm] sweet [A] home
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[B] [G] [D]
[Bm]
[A]
So [D] if this is [C#m] my last letter [B] And I never [D]
see [G] the cotton fields [D] of home
[A] again And if [D] I fall here at [A] stone's river
[Bm] I know that [A] [G] God will bear away [D] my soul To be [A] with him
[A] And [Bm] I'll wait [G] for you there [D] Where all is [Bm] bright [A] and fair
Where [Bm] the light of his [G] face [D]
[Bm] Outshines the blue [A] and gray
[N] Where all
[B] [Bm] [B]
[D] This
[A]
[D] could be my last letter [B] I [Bm] may never [G] see the cotton [D] fields of home [A] again
I miss you [B] dear sister [Bm] Tonight I [G] never felt so [D] alone
[A]
And the [Bm] fog was [G] so thick [D] that the [Bm] stone's [A] river stars
[Bm] Could scarcely [G] invade [D] the dread [Bm] [A] and the dark
[D] And all [A] I could see when [Bm] I closed my [A] eyes to dream [D]
[G] was home
Home, sweet [A] home In
[Em] [Bm]
[A]
[D] the camps [A] of round forest
[Bm] The midnight [G] coals were blowing through [D] the haze
[A]
[D] The union boys [A] sang Hail [Bm] Columbia [G] Then we sang Look [D] Away, [B] Look [A] Away
Then there [Bm] ain't a hush in [G] the rain [D] And there [Bm] rose a sweet [A] refrain
In [Bm] the dark [G] before dawn [D] And instead of [F#m] battle songs
[D] The enemy [A] and we [Bm] all sang the [D] melody of home
Home, [Bm] sweet [A] home
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[B] [G] [D]
[Bm]
[A]
So [D] if this is [C#m] my last letter [B] And I never [D]
see [G] the cotton fields [D] of home
[A] again And if [D] I fall here at [A] stone's river
[Bm] I know that [A] [G] God will bear away [D] my soul To be [A] with him
[A] And [Bm] I'll wait [G] for you there [D] Where all is [Bm] bright [A] and fair
Where [Bm] the light of his [G] face [D]
[Bm] Outshines the blue [A] and gray
[N] Where all
Key:
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A
Bm
G
B
D
A
Bm
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D] This _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] could be my last letter [B] I [Bm] may never [G] see the cotton [D] fields of home _ _ _ _ [A] again _ _ _ _ _ _
I miss you [B] dear sister _ [Bm] Tonight I [G] never felt so [D] _ alone _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And the [Bm] fog was [G] so thick [D] that the [Bm] stone's [A] river _ stars
[Bm] Could _ scarcely [G] invade _ [D] the dread [Bm] _ [A] and the dark _
[D] And all [A] I could _ see when [Bm] I closed my [A] eyes to dream [D] _
[G] was home
Home, _ _ sweet [A] _ _ home In _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] the camps [A] of round forest _
[Bm] The midnight [G] coals were blowing through [D] the _ _ _ haze _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The union boys [A] sang Hail [Bm] Columbia _ _ [G] Then we sang Look [D] Away, _ _ _ _ [B] Look [A] Away
_ _ _ _ Then there [Bm] ain't a hush in [G] the rain [D] And there [Bm] rose a sweet [A] refrain
In [Bm] the dark [G] before dawn [D] And instead of [F#m] battle songs
[D] The enemy [A] and we [Bm] all sang the [D] melody _ of home
Home, _ _ [Bm] sweet [A] home _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So _ [D] if this is [C#m] my last letter [B] And I never [D]
see [G] the cotton fields [D] of home _
_ _ _ _ [A] again _ And _ _ if [D] I fall here at [A] stone's river
_ [Bm] I know that [A] [G] God will bear away [D] my soul _ _ To be [A] with him
[A] _ _ _ And [Bm] I'll wait [G] for you there [D] Where all is [Bm] bright [A] and fair
Where [Bm] the light of his [G] _ face _ [D] _
[Bm] Outshines the blue [A] and gray
_ [N] Where all
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[D] This _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] could be my last letter [B] I [Bm] may never [G] see the cotton [D] fields of home _ _ _ _ [A] again _ _ _ _ _ _
I miss you [B] dear sister _ [Bm] Tonight I [G] never felt so [D] _ alone _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And the [Bm] fog was [G] so thick [D] that the [Bm] stone's [A] river _ stars
[Bm] Could _ scarcely [G] invade _ [D] the dread [Bm] _ [A] and the dark _
[D] And all [A] I could _ see when [Bm] I closed my [A] eyes to dream [D] _
[G] was home
Home, _ _ sweet [A] _ _ home In _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] the camps [A] of round forest _
[Bm] The midnight [G] coals were blowing through [D] the _ _ _ haze _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] The union boys [A] sang Hail [Bm] Columbia _ _ [G] Then we sang Look [D] Away, _ _ _ _ [B] Look [A] Away
_ _ _ _ Then there [Bm] ain't a hush in [G] the rain [D] And there [Bm] rose a sweet [A] refrain
In [Bm] the dark [G] before dawn [D] And instead of [F#m] battle songs
[D] The enemy [A] and we [Bm] all sang the [D] melody _ of home
Home, _ _ [Bm] sweet [A] home _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So _ [D] if this is [C#m] my last letter [B] And I never [D]
see [G] the cotton fields [D] of home _
_ _ _ _ [A] again _ And _ _ if [D] I fall here at [A] stone's river
_ [Bm] I know that [A] [G] God will bear away [D] my soul _ _ To be [A] with him
[A] _ _ _ And [Bm] I'll wait [G] for you there [D] Where all is [Bm] bright [A] and fair
Where [Bm] the light of his [G] _ face _ [D] _
[Bm] Outshines the blue [A] and gray
_ [N] Where all
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