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[Intro]
 A   E(2X)
[Verse]
AA ship took off in the night left you on your owEn
Just a castaway far away from hoAme
All the castles you build you build with saEnd
And now their slipping away through the cracks in your haC#mnds
[Prechorus] Hold chords
I'll be Bhonest with Ayou
    C#mThis won't be Beasy on Ayou
[Chorus]
EYou can take off my friend it will not be in vain
AAlthough there's clouds ahead and it's about to rain
C#mIf you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue
AAnd all the love you gave it will come back to you
[Instrumental]
 C#m   BHold A  
[Verse]
AWaves upon the rocks keep you up at niEght
And the ship you missed now will be on your sidAe
The ground at your feet is not the only shorEe
You can cross the sea when you find an oaC#mr
[Prechorus] Hold chords
I'll be Bhonest with Ayou
    C#mThis won't be eBasy on Ayou
[Chorus]
EYou can take off my friend it will not be in vain
AAlthough there's clouds ahead and it's about to rain
C#mIf you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue
AAnd all the love you gave it will come back to you
[Break] (Same as chorus) play once through and stop on E
E A C#m A
[Bridge]
Palm muting only playing the bass notes, slowly gets louder
EIt will not be in vain it will come back to you
AIt will not be in vain it will come back to you
C#mIt will not be in vain it will come back to you
AIt will not be in vain it will come back to you
EIt will not be in vain it will come back to you
AIt will not be in vain it will come back to you
C#mIt will not be in vain it will come back to you
AIt will not be in vain it will come back to you
[Outro]
EYou can take off my friend it will not be in vain
AAlthough there's clouds above and it's about to rain
C#mIf you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue
AAnd all the love you gave it will come back to youE  A  
It will come back to C#myou
It will come back to Ayou
It will come back to Eyou

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Sandcastles

by Call Security

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

[Intro]

A E

(2X)

[Verse]

A E

A ship took off in the night left you on your own

Just a castaway far away from home

All the castles you build you build with sand

C#m

And now their slipping away through the cracks in your hands

[Prechorus] Hold chords

B A

I'll be honest with you

C#m B A

This won't be easy on you

[Chorus]

You can take off my friend it will not be in vain

Although there's clouds ahead and it's about to rain

C#m

If you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue

And all the love you gave it will come back to you

[Instrumental]

C#m B A

Hold

[Verse]

A E

Waves upon the rocks keep you up at night

And the ship you missed now will be on your side

The ground at your feet is not the only shore

C#m

You can cross the sea when you find an oar

[Prechorus] Hold chords

B A

I'll be honest with you

C#m B A

This won't be easy on you

[Chorus]

You can take off my friend it will not be in vain

Although there's clouds ahead and it's about to rain

C#m

If you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue

And all the love you gave it will come back to you

[Break] (Same as chorus) play once through and stop on E

E A C#m A

[Bridge]

Palm muting only playing the bass notes, slowly gets louder

It will not be in vain it will come back to you

C#m

It will not be in vain it will come back to you

C#m

It will not be in vain it will come back to you

[Outro]

You can take off my friend it will not be in vain

Although there's clouds above and it's about to rain

C#m

If you can wait it out you'll see the sky is blue

A E A

And all the love you gave it will come back to you

C#m

It will come back to you

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