Dear Darcie Cifras

This is a ballad by Steve Fromholz, one of the finest singer/songwriters to
come out of Austin,Texas. It is about his daughter and was written in the
early 70's. It is not available on CD's. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as
I do.
DEAR DARCIE
Steve Fromholz
 
[Intro]
G    D    C
 
[Verse 1]
     G                D                G   D/F#
Dear Darcie, here's a letter from a guitar,
   Em               A                 C
He told me I should sing his song for you
             Am
And I should say it is from him;
             C
He'd like to tell you where he's been.
    G            D                C     G D G
But Daddy says it better when he sings.
     G                  D             G      D/F#
Dear Darcie, how's your mama? Are you happy?
         Em         A               C
Can a guitar make a living where you are?
           Am
Well, your Daddy's band and me,
           C
We're just playing to be free.
    G               D                 C
But I still miss you listening to my strings.
 
[Chorus]
     D                       G
Dear Darcie, can you see the wind blow by?
C                D                      G
 Covered up with snow like lookin' in a diamond's eye.
C     D                       G
 Dear Darcie, can you see the Northern lights?
C     D                    G
 Dear Darcie, it is really mostly night?
    D
Are you all right?
 
[Instrumental]
G D G
Em A C
Am C G D C
 
[Chorus]
C     D                       G
 Dear Darcie, can you see the wind blow by?
C                D                      G
 Covered up with snow like lookin' in a diamond's eye.
C     D                       G
 Dear Darcie, can you see the Northern lights?
C     D                    G
 Dear Darcie, it is really mostly night?
    D
Are you all right?
 
[Verse 2]
          G             D               G    D/F#
There's a letter on the table from a guitar.
            Em         A                  C
To a little girl who's gone four thousand miles,
             Am
And when she opens it she'll see
          C
There's a postscript just from me
     G           D               C
With all the love a letter's line can bring.
 
[Outro]
               G
It'll say Dear Darcie
       D              G
Do you miss me like I miss you?
      Em              A              C
Are you old enough to know the way I feel?
     Am                             C
Am I man enough to see, how much in you there is of me?
    G              D                  C
And do you still believe your Daddy's real?
    G              D                  C     D G
And do you still believe your Daddy's real?
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