[D]                                    [G] nI talked with a stranger, so sad and forlorn, n                  [A]                            [D] nHis garments were sack cloth, all tattered and torn. n                                  [G] nHe told me a story, of sorrow and woe, n                  [D              A              D] nHis heart went to Heaven, at the first fall of snow. n n n[D]                                  [G] nHe spoke of his angel, a dear baby girl, n               [A]                        [D] nHe loved every footstep, he loved every curl. n                                      [G] nBut she went to Heaven, just one year ago, n                [D               A             D] nThe angels came for her, at the first fall of snow. n n n[D]                                        [G] nHe still had the dolly, that she used to love, n              [A]                       [D] nHe held and caressed it, and gazed up above. n                                         [G] nHe whispered, "My baby, you're waiting I know,  n                    [D             A             D] nI'll bring you your dolly, at the first fall of snow." n n n[D]                                            [G] nAnd there as I listened, my eyes filled with tears,  n               [A                    D] nI knew she was part of, his happier years. n                                           [G] nHis frail body trembled, he spoke soft and low, n                 [D            A             D] n"I'll be with my baby, at the first fall of snow." n n n[D]                                     [G] nI patted his shoulder, my feelings to hide, n[A]                                [D] nHe couldn't know, I was crying inside, n                                        [G] nHe smiled as we parted, cause he didn't know, n                 [D            A              D] nThat we lost our baby, at the first fall of snow. n n n nTabbed by Joe Wallace, Countrytabs.com