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Castles Made Of Sand

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[Intro]
Slide down      then      back up
e|---3/5--5/8--8/10--10\8--8\5--5\3--3/5--|
B|---1/3--3/6--6/8----8\6--6\3--3\1--1/3--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---3/5--5/8--8/10--10\8--8\5--5\3--3/5--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|---1/3--3/6--6/8----8\6--6\3--3\1--1/3--|
G     D    F    C      G C    G C  G C
[Verse 1]
Down the Fstreet you can hear her scream "you're a disgrace"
As she Amslams the door in his drunken face
And Em7now he stands outside
And all the Fneighbors start to Cgossip and Gdrool
He Fcries "Oh, girl you must be mad
What Amhappened to the sweet love you and me had?"
AEm7gainst the door he leans and starts a scene
And his Ftears fall and Cburn the Ggarden green
[Chorus 1]
And so Gcastles made of Dsand 
Fall in the Fsea, eventCually
[Verse 2]
A little FIndian brave who before he was ten
Played Amwar games in the woods with his Indian friends
And he Em7built a dream that when he grew up
He would Fbe a fearless Cwarrior GIndian Chief
Many Fmoons past and more the dream grew stronger
Until Amtomorrow he would sing his first war song 
And Em7fight his first battle, but something went wrong
SurFprise attack Ckilled him Gin his sleep that night
[Chorus 2]
And so Gcastles made of Dsand 
Melts into the Fsea, eventCually
[Verse 3]
There Fwas a young girl whose heart was a frown
Cause she was Amcrippled for life and she couldn't speak a sound
And she Em7wished and prayed she could stop Flivin'C  
So she Gdecided to die
She drew her Fwheelchair to the edge of the shore
And Amto her legs she smiled "You won't hurt me no more"
But Em7then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
  F"Look, a Cgolden winged Gship is passing my way"
And it really didn't have to stop
It just kept on goin'
[Chorus 3]
And so Gcastles made of Dsand 
Slips into the Fsea, eventCually
[Outro]
Same as intro except slide to fret 12

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Castles Made Of Sand

by Jimi Hendrix

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

[Intro]

Slide down then back up

e|---3/5--5/8--8/10--10\8--8\5--5\3--3/5--|

B|---1/3--3/6--6/8----8\6--6\3--3\1--1/3--|

G|----------------------------------------|

D|---3/5--5/8--8/10--10\8--8\5--5\3--3/5--|

A|----------------------------------------|

E|---1/3--3/6--6/8----8\6--6\3--3\1--1/3--|

G D F C G C G C G C

[Verse 1]

Down the street you can hear her scream "you're a disgrace"

As she slams the door in his drunken face

Em7

And now he stands outside

F C G

And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool

He cries "Oh, girl you must be mad

What happened to the sweet love you and me had?"

Em7

Against the door he leans and starts a scene

F C G

And his tears fall and burn the garden green

[Chorus 1]

G D

And so castles made of sand

F C

Fall in the sea, eventually

[Verse 2]

A little Indian brave who before he was ten

Played war games in the woods with his Indian friends

Em7

And he built a dream that when he grew up

F C G

He would be a fearless warrior Indian Chief

Many moons past and more the dream grew stronger

Until tomorrow he would sing his first war song

Em7

And fight his first battle, but something went wrong

F C G

Surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

[Chorus 2]

G D

And so castles made of sand

F C

Melts into the sea, eventually

[Verse 3]

There was a young girl whose heart was a frown

Cause she was crippled for life and she couldn't speak a sound

Em7 F C

And she wished and prayed she could stop livin'

So she decided to die

She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore

And to her legs she smiled "You won't hurt me no more"

Em7

But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say

F C G

"Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way"

And it really didn't have to stop

It just kept on goin'

[Chorus 3]

G D

And so castles made of sand

F C

Slips into the sea, eventually

[Outro]

Same as intro except slide to fret 12

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