Thin Lizzy - Sarah (1972)
Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)
Tuning: Standard E
This song is from "Shades of a Blue Orphanage", so it's not the same as the more
famous jazzpop-tune from "Black Rose". Fingerpick the song all the way through.
G Bm7 Am7 G
Captain's hair
Am7 Bm7 Am7 G
shone softly in the sun
C D
Rode on his best mare
Cmaj7/G
to Sarah
G Bm7 Am7 G
Schoolboy eyes
Am7 Bm7 Am7 G
would stare in innocent fun
C D
Never told no lies, he loved...
Cmaj7/G
...Sarah
Am7 G
Whispered by a bramble,
C D
carried by a brook
C D
to every fisher's hook,
Cmaj7/G
Sarah...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/thin_lizzy/sarah_crd.html ]
[Solo backing]
G Bm7 Am7 G Am7 Bm7 Am7 G
C D Cmaj7/G
G Bm7 Am7 G
Fragrant fields
Am7 Bm7 Am7 G
Playing croquet in the sun
C D
Nothing appeals
Cmaj7/G
like Sarah
Am7 G
Whispered by a bramble,
C D
carried by a brook
C D
to every fisher's hook,
Cmaj7/G
Sarah...
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Chords used:
G: Bm7: Am7: C:
3-2-0-0-3-3 x-2-4-2-3-2 x-0-2-0-1-0 x-3-2-0-1-0
D: Cmaj7/G:
x-x-0-2-3-2 3-3-2-0-0-x
Also, play this little Dsus4-variation each time a D appears:
e|--------3p2-----------2------|
B|------3-----3-------3---3----|
G|----2---------2---2-------2--|
D|--0-------------0------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
That's it, enjoy!
