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Living On The Sand

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[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
Leave them Amlights as they are 
Amand keep your clothes on, I've had
    FMore than my Cfill    
Of Gwhiskey and women
GAnd good-hearted villains, but there's a
   FWickedness in me Amstill
Am
[Verse]
Keep that Amgun locked away
AmLocked away boy
Well you kFnow you're an angry young Cman
Going Gin town with six rounds
GYou're sure to be hell bound
That   Fhouse you've got is built on the sand
[Chorus]
     C     GI've been   Fliving on the Amsand
Don't take Cmuch to guide my GhandG7  
FFar from promised Amland
On the CsandG  G7  
[Instrumental]
Am    F    C    G    G7    F    C    G
[Verse]
Don't look Amtwice, look twice at that bottle
You'll claim that FJesus turned the water to Cwine
You'll be wGishing that wine you were drinking was water
When you're    Fjumping the bridge in the Amnight
Am
AmForgive me, forgive me
AmDon't it sound more clear when I'm
    FScreaming day after Cday
I've Glost all my patience
GI'm wasted on waiting on
    FMaking my next mistake
[Chorus] 
     C     GI've been   Fliving on the Amsand
Don't take Cmuch to guide my hanGdG7  
FFar from promised Amland
On the CsandG  G7  
I've been   Fliving on the Amsand
Don't take Cmuch to guide my GhandG7  
FFar from promised Amland
On the CsandG  G7  
Am

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Living On The Sand

by Colter Wall

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

Leave them lights as they are

and keep your clothes on, I've had

F C

More than my fill

Of whiskey and women

And good-hearted villains, but there's a

F Am

Wickedness in me still

[Verse]

Keep that gun locked away

Locked away boy

F C

Well you know you're an angry young man

Going in town with six rounds

You're sure to be hell bound

That house you've got is built on the sand

[Chorus]

C G F Am

I've been living on the sand

C G G7

Don't take much to guide my hand

F Am

Far from promised land

C G G7

On the sand

[Instrumental]

Am F C G G7 F C G

[Verse]

Don't look twice, look twice at that bottle

F C

You'll claim that Jesus turned the water to wine

You'll be wishing that wine you were drinking was water

F Am

When you're jumping the bridge in the night

Forgive me, forgive me

Don't it sound more clear when I'm

F C

Screaming day after day

I've lost all my patience

I'm wasted on waiting on

Making my next mistake

[Chorus]

C G F Am

I've been living on the sand

C G G7

Don't take much to guide my hand

F Am

Far from promised land

C G G7

On the sand

F Am

I've been living on the sand

C G G7

Don't take much to guide my hand

F Am

Far from promised land

C G G7

On the sand

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