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Sand is one of my favorite Lovemongers (Heart) songs, and I've wanted to learn to play
forever but could never find any tabs. It finally clicked with me and I think I figured
out pretty well. I don't really know the technical names of the chords, but I refer to 
as "open". If you listen to the strumming pattern it's easy enough to figure out.
Capo 5
     E(022100)
E*    (079900)
 Aadd9(002200)
     B(799800)
E*2   (067800)
G*    (355000) or (355400)
A*    (577000) or (577600)
    E*
I asked a distance star, I wonder where you are.
A shAadd9adow at my door, a friend there is no more.
 E        Aadd9  E  Aadd9      E
       E        Aadd9  E*           E*2
I watched him go to the wind, I close my eyes, good-bye, good-bye my friend    .
   E*
Friends and family are branches of the tree.
SheAadd9ltered in the rain, telling me again,
E        Aadd9     E   Aadd9      E
       E      Aadd9  E*             E*2
No matter how the raindrops run, the world will turn, turn back to the sun, yeah, yeah, yeah.
E*                                                   Aadd9  E  
   B*
A trick of light upon our eyes, a trick of time upon our life's.
E*                       Aadd9  
          B*
Ancient songs cry out to you, surely this sweet sand is slipping through.
Bridge:
 Aadd9      EX3
Slide to each chord
E--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|
B--7---9----7---4---6---7-----|
G--9---11---9---6---8---9-----|
D--9---11---9---6---8---9-----|   X4
A--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|
e--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|
E        Aadd9   E  Aadd9      E
       E      Aadd9  E*
I watched him go to the wind, I close my eyes, good-bye, good-bye my friend,
        E*2
yeah yeah yeah.
E*                                                   Aadd9  E  
   B*
A trick of light upon our eyes, a trick of time upon our life's.
E*                       Aadd9  
          B*
Ancient songs cry out to you, surely this sweet sand is slipping through.
E*                        Aadd9  
Slipping through the glass of time. (Slipping through the glass of time)
                              Aadd9  E*         B*
Surely this sweet sand will run on by and by.
E*                        Aadd9  
And while the days come down to you. (While the days come down to you)
                           Aadd9  E*        B*
You are just a traveler passing through,
 Aadd9      EX3
mmmm mmmm
Rock Bridge:
E   G*   A*   G*    E    X4  (hopefully you can figure out how the slides, etc)
*sometimes Nancy plays a slight variation to the bridge:
   E  G*   A*   G*   G*  A*
     E(the G-A- Gslide is very quick)
End:
E--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|
B--7---9----7---4---6---7-----|
G--9---11---9---6---8---9-----|
D--9---11---9---6---8---9-----|     X4
A--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|
e--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|
This is my second tab, so any comments are appreciated. Thanks and I hope this helps! :)

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Sand

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Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Aadd9

Sand is one of my favorite Lovemongers (Heart) songs, and I've wanted to learn to play

forever but could never find any tabs. It finally clicked with me and I think I figured

out pretty well. I don't really know the technical names of the chords, but I refer to

as "open". If you listen to the strumming pattern it's easy enough to figure out.

Capo 5

(022100)

* (079900)

Aadd9

(002200)

(799800)

E*2 (067800)

G* (355000) or (355400)

A* (577000) or (577600)

I asked a distance star, I wonder where you are.

Aadd9

A shadow at my door, a friend there is no more.

E Aadd9 E Aadd9 E

E Aadd9 E E

* *2

I watched him go to the wind, I close my eyes, good-bye, good-bye my friend .

Friends and family are branches of the tree.

Aadd9

Sheltered in the rain, telling me again,

E Aadd9 E Aadd9 E

E Aadd9 E E

* *2

No matter how the raindrops run, the world will turn, turn back to the sun, yeah, yeah, yeah.

E Aadd9 E

A trick of light upon our eyes, a trick of time upon our life's.

E Aadd9

Ancient songs cry out to you, surely this sweet sand is slipping through.

Bridge:

Aadd9 E

Slide to each chord

E--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|

B--7---9----7---4---6---7-----|

G--9---11---9---6---8---9-----|

D--9---11---9---6---8---9-----| X4

A--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|

e--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|

E Aadd9 E Aadd9 E

E Aadd9 E

I watched him go to the wind, I close my eyes, good-bye, good-bye my friend,

yeah yeah yeah.

E Aadd9 E

A trick of light upon our eyes, a trick of time upon our life's.

E Aadd9

Ancient songs cry out to you, surely this sweet sand is slipping through.

E Aadd9

Slipping through the glass of time. (Slipping through the glass of time)

Aadd9 E B

* *

Surely this sweet sand will run on by and by.

E Aadd9

And while the days come down to you. (While the days come down to you)

Aadd9 E B

* *

You are just a traveler passing through,

Aadd9 E

mmmm mmmm

Rock Bridge:

E G* A* G* E X4 (hopefully you can figure out how the slides, etc)

*sometimes Nancy plays a slight variation to the bridge:

E G A G G A

* * * * *

E G A G

(the -- slide is very quick)

End:

E--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|

B--7---9----7---4---6---7-----|

G--9---11---9---6---8---9-----|

D--9---11---9---6---8---9-----| X4

A--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|

e--0---0----0---0---0---0-----|

This is my second tab, so any comments are appreciated. Thanks and I hope this helps! :)

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