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Sand In My Face
10cc
Opening and closing sections are a repeated bass: G G G# A
with chords G G G# A implied, but an A chord covers all!
Em11 is: 000000  
G[ Gx4   G#   A]
AI looked in the mirror (what did you see looking at you)
I saw a nine stone weakling
(What will you do?)
Dynamic Tension         waiting for you?
Dynamic Tension        make a man out of you
A        A7
I Aopened my magazine  (What did you see?)
I saw Mr. France   (What did he have?)
A girl on each shoulder  (What else?)
And one in his pants
Dynamic Tension  can do this for you
Dynamic Tension    make a man out of
AYou you you yA7ou      DyouEm11  D  Em11  
DSo our hero goes down to the Em11beach
DHe's in real terrible shEm11ape
DHis chick's been seen with big Em11Alex
DThat mother kicked sand in his Em11face
DNow let me tell you about Em11AlexD  Em11  
He's got:  DHands like Em11hams    DKnees like Em11trees
D200 Em11lbs of Asurfboard HurcuGles...... 
DMr. Atlas won't you Dmaj7bring her on back to Emme A  
EmI lost my girl down Aby the beach
EmShe's with Alex and she's Aout of reach
So Dplease Mr. AAtlas won't you Gbring her on back to meD  A  G  
DI saw your Abody in an Gadvert on T.DV.A  G  
DBut what conAvinced me was your Bmmoney back Gmguarantee
G[  GxG#8   A]
A             A7
Now AI'm stronger than Alex
(Where is he now?)
He's left in disgrace
(Oh yeah?)
Cos I took back my girlfriend
(Ha, ha, ha, ha)
And kicked sand in his face
A(In his eyes, in his ears, in his A7nose)
Dynamic ATension waiting for you
Dynamic Tension make a man out of you
Dynamic Tension, Dynamic Tension
Dynamic Tension, Dynamic Tension 
fades

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Sand In My Face

by 10cc

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Em11

Dmaj7

Sand In My Face

10cc

Opening and closing sections are a repeated bass: G G G# A

with chords G G G# A implied, but an A chord covers all!

000000

Em11 is:

G G G# A

[ x4 ]

I looked in the mirror (what did you see looking at you)

I saw a nine stone weakling

(What will you do?)

Dynamic Tension waiting for you?

Dynamic Tension make a man out of you

A A7

I opened my magazine (What did you see?)

I saw Mr. France (What did he have?)

A girl on each shoulder (What else?)

And one in his pants

Dynamic Tension can do this for you

Dynamic Tension make a man out of

A A7 D Em11 D Em11

You you you you you

D Em11

So our hero goes down to the beach

D Em11

He's in real terrible shape

D Em11

His chick's been seen with big Alex

D Em11

That mother kicked sand in his face

D Em11 D Em11

Now let me tell you about Alex

D Em11 D Em11

He's got: Hands like hams Knees like trees

D Em11 A G

200 lbs of surfboard Hurcules......

D Dmaj7 Em A

Mr. Atlas won't you bring her on back to me

Em A

I lost my girl down by the beach

Em A

She's with Alex and she's out of reach

D A G D A G

So please Mr. Atlas won't you bring her on back to me

D A G D A G

I saw your body in an advert on T.V.

D A Bm Gm

But what convinced me was your money back guarantee

G G G# A

[ x8 ]

A A7

Now I'm stronger than Alex

(Where is he now?)

He's left in disgrace

(Oh yeah?)

Cos I took back my girlfriend

(Ha, ha, ha, ha)

And kicked sand in his face

A A7

(In his eyes, in his ears, in his nose)

Dynamic Tension waiting for you

Dynamic Tension make a man out of you

Dynamic Tension, Dynamic Tension

fades

About Sand In My Face Chords by 10cc

Learn how to play Sand In My Face by 10cc with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sand In My Face chords”, “Sand In My Face guitar chords”, or “10cc Sand In My Face chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sand In My Face chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sand In My Face lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, A, G#, A7, D, Em11.

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What key is "Sand In My Face" in?

The chords for "Sand In My Face" show the original chord names (including G, A, G#, A7, D, Em11). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.