| D | G | D | |
| Sara Beth is s | cared to de | ath, |
| G | |
| To hear what the doctor will s | ay, |
| D | G | D | |
| She h | asn't been well, since the d | ay that she f | ell, |
| D/F# | G | |
| and the bruise that just | won't go a | way, |
| (pre-cho) |
| F#m | G | |
| So she | sits and she waits with her mot | her and dad, |
| D | Dsus4 | A | |
| And fl | ips through an | old maga | zine, |
| F#m | G | |
| Till the | nurse with the sm-ile s | tands at the door, |
| Em7 | A | |
| and | says will you please come with | me, |
| (verse 2) |
| D | G | D | |
| S | ara Beth is sc | ared to de | ath, |
| A | G | |
| Cause the doctor just t | old her the n | ews, |
| D | |
| Between the r | ed cells and white, |
| G | D | G | |
| S | omethin's not r | ight but we're gonna take care of y | ou, |
| (pre-cho) |
| F#m | G | |
| Six c | hances in Ten it won't c | ome back again, |
| D | Dsus4 | A | |
| With the the | rapy we're | gonna t | ry, |
| F#m | G | |
| It's | just been approved it's the st | rongest there is, |
| Em7 | A | - | Asus4 | |
| I th | ink we caught it in t | im | e, |
| Em7 | A | |
| Sara BEth closes her ey | es, |
| (chorus) |
| A | D | A/C# | D | |
| She dr | eams she's | dan--c | in' |
| F#m | E | Bm | E | |
| A | round and Ar | ound wi | thout any c | ares |
| A | A/G | D/F# | Dm | |
| And her v | ery first | love is | holding her | close, |
| A | E | A | |
| And the s | oft winds bl | owin' her h | air, |
| (verse 3) |
| D | G | D | |
| Sara Beth is s | cared to de | ath, |
| A | G | |
| As she sits h | olding her m | om, |
| D | G | D | |
| Cause it would | be a mistake for s | omeone to t | ake, |
| G | |
| A girl with no hair to the | prom, |
| (pre-chorus) |
| F#m | G | |
| Oh ju | st this morning right th | ere on her pillow, |
| D | Dsus4 | A | |
| Was the cool | est of | any surp | rise, |
| F#m | G | |
| And she | cried as she gathered it a | ll in her hands, |
| Em7 | A | - | Asus4 | |
| The | proof that she couldn't d | en | y, |
| Em7 | A | |
| Sara BEth closes her ey | es, |
| (chorus) |
| A | D | A/C# | D | |
| She dr | eams she's | dan--c | in' |
| F#m | E | Bm | E | |
| A | round and Ar | ound wi | thout any c | ares |
| A | A/G | D/F# | Dm | |
| And her v | ery first | love is | holding her | close, |
| A | E | A | |
| And the s | oft winds bl | owin' her h | air, |
| (bridge) |
| G | D | |
| It's qu | arter till seven, that b | oy's at the door, |
| G | D | |
| And her d | addy ushers him | in, |
| Em7 | D | |
| But when | he takes off his cap, they | all start to cry, |
| G | D/F# | |
| Cause this m | ornin' where his hair had | been, |
| G | A | |
| Softly she touches just s | kin, |
| (chorus) |
| A | D | A/C# | D | |
| They | go | dan--c | in' |
| F#m | E | Bm | E | |
| A | round and Ar | ound wi | thout any c | ares |
| A | A/G | D/F#m | Dm | |
| And her v | ery first | love is | holding her c | lose, |
| ( NO CHORDS ) A - D - A |
| For a moment she ins't scared, |