Ballou's Letter Key: Am Sullivan Ballou 3/28/1829 Smithfield RI, Killed at 1st Bull Run July 21, 1861 Artist : Larry Luvaul 4/4/2011 Verse 2 and 4 are spoken with music, the rest of the verses are sung Am... Verse 1

^AmMy dear ^CSarah, we shall ^Gmove on the ^Ammorrow ^AmI feel ^Cimpelled, to ^Gwrite a few ^Amlines ^AmIn this ^Cletter, that may ^Gfall under your ^Ameyes. The ^Amday may be ^Cdark and I ^Gwill be no ^Ammore.

Chorus:

^EmSarah my ^Dlove for you is ^Amdeathless It ^Embinds me with ^Dcables none can ^Ambreak Yet ^Emmy love of ^Dcountry's like a ^Amstrong wind It ^Empushes me ^Donward to the ^Ambattlefield

Verse 2 Spoken

The ^Ammem'ries of ^Cblissful ^Gtimes spent with ^Amyou I feel ^Amgrateful^C, we enj^Goyed them so l^Among. It's ^Amhard to give up the ^Chopes, I ^Gcarried so ^Amstrong. That ^Amwe might be to^Cgether and s^Geen our sons ^Amgrew

Verse3

^AmIf I die ^CSarah, my ^Glove for you is ^Amendless ^AmWhen my last ^Cbreath, calls your ^Gname on the ^Amfield. ^AmForgive my ^Cfaults and ^Gpains, that are ^Amreal. I'd ^Amwash out with ^Ctears, every ^Gspot on your ^Amhappiness

Chorus:

^EmSarah my ^Dlove for you is ^Amdeathless It ^Embinds me with ^Dcables none can ^Ambreak Yet ^Emmy love of ^Dcountry's like a ^Amstrong wind It ^Empushes me ^Donward to the ^Ambattlefield

Verse 4 Spoken

^AmSarah if I ^Ccould flit a^Ground, unseen in ^Amdeath Then ^AmI shall ^Calways, be ^Gnear to your ^Amlight. ^AmIn the gladd^Cest days ^Gand darkest ni^Amghts The ^Amsoft breeze you ^Cfeel, on your ^Gcheek will be my ^Ambreath.

Verse 5

^AmSarah when the ^Ccool air, '^Ground your temple ^Amfans It ^Amshall be ^Cmy spirit,^G passing ^Amby. So ^AmSarah do ^Cnot m^Gourn me when I d^Amie ^AmThink of me gone a^Cnd wait ^Gtil we meet ag^Amain.

Chorus:

^EmSarah my ^Dlove for you is ^Amdeathless It ^Embinds me with ^Dcables none can ^Ambreak Yet ^Emmy love of ^Dcountry's like a ^Amstrong wind It ^Empushes me ^Donward to the ^Ambattlefield

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