Intro: D – G – D – A – G
Verse 1:
D G D
Sara Beth is scared to death,
G
To hear what the doctor will say,
D G D
She hasn’t been well, since the day that she fell,
D/F# G
and the bruise that just won’t go away,
Pre-chorus:
F#m (or A/C#) G
So she sits and she waits with her mother and dad,
D (Dsus4) A
And flips through an old magazine,
F#m (or A/C#) G
Till the nurse with the sm-ile stands at the door,
Em7 A
and says will you please come with me,
Verse 2:
D G D
Sara Beth is scared to death,
A G
Cause the doctor just told her the news,
D
Between the red cells and white,
G D G
Somethin’s not right but we’re gonna take care of you,
Pre-chorus:
F#m (or A/C#) G
Six chances in Ten it won’t come back again,
D (Dsus4) A
With the therapy we’re gonna try,
F#m (or A/C#) G
It’s just been approved it’s the strongest there is,
Em7 A Asus4
I think we caught it in time,
Em7 A
Sara BEth closes her eyes,
Chorus:
A Bm A/C# D
She dreams she’s dan–cin’
F#m E D E
Around and Around without any cares
A A/G D/F# Dm
And her very first love is holding her close,
A E A
And the soft winds blowin’ her hair,
Verse 3:
D G D
Sara Beth is scared to death,
A G
As she sits holding her mom,
D G D
Cause it would be a mistake for someone to take,
G
А girl with no hair to the prom,
Pre-chorus:
F#m (or A/C#) G
Oh just this morning right there on her pillow,
D (Dsus4) A
Was the cruelest of any surprise,
F#m (or A/C#) G
And she cried as she gathered it all in her hands,
Em7 A Asus4
The proof that she couldn’t deny,
Em7 A
Sara BEth closes her eyes,
Chorus:
A Bm A/C# D
She dreams she’s dan–cin’
F#m E D E
Around and Around without any cares
A A/G D/F# Dm
And her very first love is holding her close,
A E A
And the soft winds blowin’ her hair,
Bridge:
Em7 D/F#
It’s quarter till seven, that boy’s at the door,
G D/F#
And her daddy ushers him in,
Em7 D/F#
But when he takes off his cap, they all start to cry,
G D/F#
Cause this mornin’ where his hair had been,
G A
Softly she touches just skin,
Chorus:
A Bm A/C# D
They go dan–cin’
F#m E D E
Around and Around without any cares
A A/G D/F# Dm
And her very first true love is holding her close,
( NO CHORDS ) A – D – A
For a moment she ins’t scared,
Verse 1:
D G D
Sara Beth is scared to death,
G
To hear what the doctor will say,
D G D
She hasn’t been well, since the day that she fell,
D/F# G
and the bruise that just won’t go away,
Pre-chorus:
F#m (or A/C#) G
So she sits and she waits with her mother and dad,
D (Dsus4) A
And flips through an old magazine,
F#m (or A/C#) G
Till the nurse with the sm-ile stands at the door,
Em7 A
and says will you please come with me,
Verse 2:
D G D
Sara Beth is scared to death,
A G
Cause the doctor just told her the news,
D
Between the red cells and white,
G D G
Somethin’s not right but we’re gonna take care of you,
Pre-chorus:
F#m (or A/C#) G
Six chances in Ten it won’t come back again,
D (Dsus4) A
With the therapy we’re gonna try,
F#m (or A/C#) G
It’s just been approved it’s the strongest there is,
Em7 A Asus4
I think we caught it in time,
Em7 A
Sara BEth closes her eyes,
Chorus:
A Bm A/C# D
She dreams she’s dan–cin’
F#m E D E
Around and Around without any cares
A A/G D/F# Dm
And her very first love is holding her close,
A E A
And the soft winds blowin’ her hair,
Verse 3:
D G D
Sara Beth is scared to death,
A G
As she sits holding her mom,
D G D
Cause it would be a mistake for someone to take,
G
А girl with no hair to the prom,
Pre-chorus:
F#m (or A/C#) G
Oh just this morning right there on her pillow,
D (Dsus4) A
Was the cruelest of any surprise,
F#m (or A/C#) G
And she cried as she gathered it all in her hands,
Em7 A Asus4
The proof that she couldn’t deny,
Em7 A
Sara BEth closes her eyes,
Chorus:
A Bm A/C# D
She dreams she’s dan–cin’
F#m E D E
Around and Around without any cares
A A/G D/F# Dm
And her very first love is holding her close,
A E A
And the soft winds blowin’ her hair,
Bridge:
Em7 D/F#
It’s quarter till seven, that boy’s at the door,
G D/F#
And her daddy ushers him in,
Em7 D/F#
But when he takes off his cap, they all start to cry,
G D/F#
Cause this mornin’ where his hair had been,
G A
Softly she touches just skin,
Chorus:
A Bm A/C# D
They go dan–cin’
F#m E D E
Around and Around without any cares
A A/G D/F# Dm
And her very first true love is holding her close,
( NO CHORDS ) A – D – A
For a moment she ins’t scared,