[Verse 1]
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I laid on a dune
Em
I looked at the sky
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When the children were babies
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And played on the beach
You came up to behind me
Em
I saw you go by
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You were always so close
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and still within' reach
[Chorus 1]
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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Whatever made you want to change your mind
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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So easy to look at, so hard to define.
[Verse 2]
I can still see them playin'
Em
With their pails in the sand
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They run to the water
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Their buckets to fill
I can still see the shells
Em
Fallin' out of their hands
A
As they follow each other
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Back up the hill
[Chorus 2]
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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Sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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Radiant jewel, mystical wife
[Verse 3]
Sleepin' in the woods
Em
By a fire in the night
A
Drinkin' white rum
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In a Portugal bar
Them playin' leap-frog
Em
And hearin' about Snow White
A
You in the market place
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In Savanna-la-Mar
[Chorus 3]
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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It's all so clear, I could never forget
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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Lovin' you is the one thing I'll never regret
[Verse 4]
I can still hear the sounds
Em
Of those Methodist bells
A
I'd taken the cure
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And had just gotten through
Stayin' up for days
Em
In the Chelsea Hotel
A
Writin' "Sad-Eyed Lady
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Of the Lowlands" for you
[Chorus 4]
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Sara, oh oh Sara
A G Bm
Wherever we travel we're never apart
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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Beautiful lady, so dear to my heart
[Verse 5]
How did I meet you
Em
I don't know
A
E messenger sent me
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In a tropical storm
You were there in the winter
Em
Moonlight on the snow
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And on Lily Pond Lane
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When the weather was warm
[Chorus 5]
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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You must forgive me my unworthiness
[Verse 6]
Now the beach is deserted
Em
Except for some kelp
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And a piece of an old ship
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That lies on the shore
You always responded
Em
When I needed your help
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You gimme a map
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And a key to your door
[Chorus 6]
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow
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Sara, oh oh Sara
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Don't ever leave me, don't ever go
[Outro]
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