Chords for Songcatcher - Pretty Saro - Iris Dement (with Lyrics)
Tempo:
83.875 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
B
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[Bm] [A] When
[B] [Bm] [A]
I first [Bm] come to this [A] country [D] in [Bm] [A] 1849, [D] I saw many fair [Am] love affairs, [D] but I never
[A] saw mine.
I viewed it all around me, so [D] I was quite [A] alone, and me a [B] poor stranger and
a [Bm] long way [D] from home.
Well, my true love, she [Am] won't have me, and it's this [A] I understand,
for she wants [Bm] some free [A] holder, and I have no plan, but I could maintain her [B] on silver
and gold, [A] and all of the other [D] fine things that my [Bm] love's house [D] could hold.
Fare thee well [Bm] to
old [A] mother, fare [Bm] thee well to [A] father too, [Bm] [B] I'm a-wailing for [Am] to ramble [D] this wide world [A] all through,
and when [F#m] I get [A] weary, [D] I'll sit [A] down and cry, and think of my [Bm] Sarah, pretty Sarah, [A] my bride.
[D] Well, I wished I was a [A] turtle [D] dove, had wings and could fly, far away to my [Am] lover's lodgings.
[D] Tonight I'd [A] draw a knife, and there [D] in her [A] lily-white arms, [B] I'd lay there alive, [A] and watch through the little windows for the [Bm] dawning [A] of day.
[Bm] [A] When
[B] [Bm] [A]
I first [Bm] come to this [A] country [D] in [Bm] [A] 1849, [D] I saw many fair [Am] love affairs, [D] but I never
[A] saw mine.
I viewed it all around me, so [D] I was quite [A] alone, and me a [B] poor stranger and
a [Bm] long way [D] from home.
Well, my true love, she [Am] won't have me, and it's this [A] I understand,
for she wants [Bm] some free [A] holder, and I have no plan, but I could maintain her [B] on silver
and gold, [A] and all of the other [D] fine things that my [Bm] love's house [D] could hold.
Fare thee well [Bm] to
old [A] mother, fare [Bm] thee well to [A] father too, [Bm] [B] I'm a-wailing for [Am] to ramble [D] this wide world [A] all through,
and when [F#m] I get [A] weary, [D] I'll sit [A] down and cry, and think of my [Bm] Sarah, pretty Sarah, [A] my bride.
[D] Well, I wished I was a [A] turtle [D] dove, had wings and could fly, far away to my [Am] lover's lodgings.
[D] Tonight I'd [A] draw a knife, and there [D] in her [A] lily-white arms, [B] I'd lay there alive, [A] and watch through the little windows for the [Bm] dawning [A] of day.
Key:
A
D
Bm
B
Am
A
D
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] When _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ I first [Bm] come to this [A] country _ [D] in [Bm] _ [A] 1849, _ [D] I saw many fair [Am] love affairs, [D] but I never
[A] saw mine.
I viewed it all around me, so [D] I was quite [A] alone, and me a [B] poor stranger and
a [Bm] long way [D] from home.
Well, my true love, she [Am] won't have me, and it's this [A] I understand,
for she wants [Bm] some free [A] holder, _ and I have no plan, but I could maintain her [B] on silver
and gold, [A] and all of the other [D] fine things that my [Bm] love's house [D] could hold.
Fare thee well [Bm] to
old [A] mother, fare [Bm] thee well to [A] father too, _ [Bm] [B] I'm a-wailing for [Am] to ramble _ [D] this wide world [A] all through,
and when [F#m] I get [A] weary, _ [D] I'll sit [A] down and cry, and think of my [Bm] Sarah, pretty Sarah, [A] my bride. _
_ [D] Well, I wished I was a [A] turtle [D] dove, had wings and could fly, far away to my [Am] lover's lodgings.
[D] Tonight I'd [A] draw a knife, and there [D] in her [A] lily-white arms, [B] I'd lay there alive, [A] and watch through the little windows for the [Bm] dawning [A] of day. _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] When _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ I first [Bm] come to this [A] country _ [D] in [Bm] _ [A] 1849, _ [D] I saw many fair [Am] love affairs, [D] but I never
[A] saw mine.
I viewed it all around me, so [D] I was quite [A] alone, and me a [B] poor stranger and
a [Bm] long way [D] from home.
Well, my true love, she [Am] won't have me, and it's this [A] I understand,
for she wants [Bm] some free [A] holder, _ and I have no plan, but I could maintain her [B] on silver
and gold, [A] and all of the other [D] fine things that my [Bm] love's house [D] could hold.
Fare thee well [Bm] to
old [A] mother, fare [Bm] thee well to [A] father too, _ [Bm] [B] I'm a-wailing for [Am] to ramble _ [D] this wide world [A] all through,
and when [F#m] I get [A] weary, _ [D] I'll sit [A] down and cry, and think of my [Bm] Sarah, pretty Sarah, [A] my bride. _
_ [D] Well, I wished I was a [A] turtle [D] dove, had wings and could fly, far away to my [Am] lover's lodgings.
[D] Tonight I'd [A] draw a knife, and there [D] in her [A] lily-white arms, [B] I'd lay there alive, [A] and watch through the little windows for the [Bm] dawning [A] of day. _ _ _