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Play the chords in the beginning slowly one string at a time
Intro:  C   Em   G  Bm  
CI own a saDndcastle Gright by Bmthe sea
GMy lover and I built it for Bmto stay
Cwe had the Dfirst cGastle there Bmon the sand
AmI ruled Dfor years Cas the Gking of my Bmland
DOne day an army of sand crabs approached
Gfrom the west
Dhigh in our sand castle turret 
Gwe looked out and laughed
Dfor we saw more Csand crabs
Gapproach from tBmhe east
Dmy lover Gand I loDoked down
Gat our Bmfeet
Dwe askeCd should Gwe use Cthem
Gto run and Bmhide
Gno we said let's watch them up
here from Bmup high 
Gbefore we knew it the 
Dsand and rocks  
Gflew through the air
Dwe didn't Gknow what Dwas goGing on
Dthough we were Gthere
Dnow oGur Csand castle 
Gsunk in tBmhe sea
Gand all the Csand crabs
Greturned while sBmtanding 
DThey didn't Amreally think Gmuch
of our Bmland
Dmy lover Cand I lie Gdead in Bmthe sand
D C G B

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Sand Castle

by Michael Yonkers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Play the chords in the beginning slowly one string at a time

C Em G Bm

Intro:

C D G Bm

I own a sandcastle right by the sea

G Bm

My lover and I built it for to stay

C D G Bm

we had the first castle there on the sand

Am D C G Bm

I ruled for years as the king of my land

One day an army of sand crabs approached

from the west

high in our sand castle turret

we looked out and laughed

D C

for we saw more sand crabs

G Bm

approach from the east

D G D

my lover and I looked down

G Bm

at our feet

D C G C

we asked should we use them

G Bm

to run and hide

no we said let's watch them up

here from up high

before we knew it the

sand and rocks

flew through the air

D G D G

we didn't know what was going on

D G

though we were there

D G C

now our sand castle

G Bm

sunk in the sea

G C

and all the sand crabs

G Bm

returned while standing

D Am G

They didn't really think much

of our land

D C G Bm

my lover and I lie dead in the sand

D C G B

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