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“Scattered in the Sand”
[Intro]
 A   D   G   A2x
[Verse]
EmSomewhere along the Criver bDend
EmMaybe we will mCeet agGain
EmThings we thought were there at Cour cDommandEm  D  C  A#  A  
[Chorus]
Scattered in the sanAd,D  G  A  
scattered in the sanAdD  G  A  
e|--0-2-3-2-0----------------------------|
B|--------------3-2h3-5------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------6b--|
D|-------------------------4h5-4h5-------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EmI saw the house on CMinerva LDane
EmThe gate was shut with Clock and chGain
EmMemories of what Conce was gDrandEm  D  C  A#  A  
[Chrous]
Scattered in the saAndD,G  A  
scattered in the saAndD  G  A  
e|--0-2-3-2-0----------------------------|
B|--------------3-2h3-5------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------6b--|
D|-------------------------4h5-4h5-------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
AI watched you Dsleeping as you Gdrifted awayA  
ALove’s for the Dkeeping I Fstill hear you sayA  
AI saw you Din my fGlying dreAams
AOn the brDidge from hFere to there it sAeems
AOnly tDhen I spread Gyour ashes whAere
EmThe ocDean meeCts the lA#andA  
[Chorus]
Scattered in the saAndD,G  A  
scattered in the saAndD  G  A  
e|--0-2-3-2-0-----------------------------|
B|--------------3-2h3-5-------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------2-2--|
D|-------------------------4h5-4h5--------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Outro]
AI watched you Dsleeping as you Gdrifted awAay
ALove’s for the Dkeeping I Fstill hear you Asay
AI watched you Dsleeping as you Gdrifted aAway
              A         D   A   D   G   A2x
Love’s for the keeping
e|--0-2-3-2-0-----------------------------|
B|--------------3-2h3-5-------------------|
G|-----------------------2-----------7p6--|
D|-------------------------4h5-4h5--------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
************************************
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
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Scattered In The Sand

by Colin Hay

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“Scattered in the Sand”

[Intro]

A D G A

[Verse]

Em C D

Somewhere along the river bend

Em C G

Maybe we will meet again

Em C D Em D C A# A

Things we thought were there at our command

[Chorus]

A D G A

Scattered in the sand,

A D G A

scattered in the sand

e|--0-2-3-2-0----------------------------|

B|--------------3-2h3-5------------------|

G|-----------------------2-----------6b--|

D|-------------------------4h5-4h5-------|

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

E|---------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Em C D

I saw the house on Minerva Lane

Em C G

The gate was shut with lock and chain

Em C D Em D C A# A

Memories of what once was grand

[Chrous]

A D G A

Scattered in the sand,

A D G A

scattered in the sand

e|--0-2-3-2-0----------------------------|

B|--------------3-2h3-5------------------|

G|-----------------------2-----------6b--|

D|-------------------------4h5-4h5-------|

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

E|---------------------------------------|

[Bridge]

A D G A

I watched you sleeping as you drifted away

A D F A

Love’s for the keeping I still hear you say

A D G A

I saw you in my flying dreams

A D F A

On the bridge from here to there it seems

A D G A

Only then I spread your ashes where

Em D C A# A

The ocean meets the land

[Chorus]

A D G A

Scattered in the sand,

A D G A

scattered in the sand

e|--0-2-3-2-0-----------------------------|

B|--------------3-2h3-5-------------------|

G|-----------------------2-----------2-2--|

D|-------------------------4h5-4h5--------|

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

E|----------------------------------------|

[Outro]

A D G A

I watched you sleeping as you drifted away

A D F A

Love’s for the keeping I still hear you say

A D G A

I watched you sleeping as you drifted away

A D A D G A

Love’s for the keeping

e|--0-2-3-2-0-----------------------------|

B|--------------3-2h3-5-------------------|

G|-----------------------2-----------7p6--|

D|-------------------------4h5-4h5--------|

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

E|----------------------------------------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

************************************

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