Intro
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Verse 1
      A                    E 
They said goodbye to the old home place 
      D                    A7 
Sarah dabbed a tear with a wisp of lace 
      E                  E7           A 
She said John I hate to leave this caragana wind 
     A                E7 
Ah now Sarah go ahead and cry 
        D                    A7 
I know fifty years is a long long time 
       E                    E7               A 
Then just up and leave this farm to the caragana wind 
 
Pre-Chorus
   F#m                    A 
Hey Sarah there's that horse drawn rake 
     E              A7 
One last look for old times sake 
    F#m                        A 
There's that wagon box that busted sleigh 
     D   C#         A         E 
Everything turns barn board grey 
     D         A7        E7  A7 
And you and me Sarah we got that way 
 
Chorus
 A                         E 
In the caragana wind the caragana wind 
  D      C#         B           E     A 
You and me Sarah turning grey in the caragana wind 
 
Interlude
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Verse 2
 A 
It takes an eight wheel tractor to make a go 
  E7 
And five sections is just a one man show 
  D    C#         B             E         A 
We can't fight the bank and the caragana wind 
 A 
So there's not much sense in hangin on 
 E7 
When everybody's moved to town 
  D          C#     B             E     A 
We'd just be here alone in the caragana wind 
 
Pre-Chorus
 F#m 
You know those matching clydes were quite a team 
 A 
Never let you down like some damn machine 
  E 
There's nothing left but dry old bones 
 D        C#        B       F#m 
Buried beneath that pile of stones 
  D       C#              B         D 
And you and me Sarah we're gettin old 
 
Chorus
 A                         E 
In the caragana wind the caragana wind 
  D      C#         B           E     A 
You and me Sarah turning grey in the caragana wind 
 
Interlude
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