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Silhouettes And Sand

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Capo 3
Strum Pattern Example (varies slightly through song, but this is the base)
e|----------------0-----------------|
B|--------1---------------1-------1-|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|----------------------------------|
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
SChe's a shadow to mFe
A silhouette of Ambeauty in her face that I Gstill can't see
CI've imagined her Fsmile
Since I was a Amchild, for some reason it keeps Ghiding from me
[Instrumental]
C F Am G
[Verse 2]
CAnd no body seems to Fknow
The way this all Amgoes, but when you know, you just Gknow
BCut that ain't happened for me Fyet
And sometimes I Amwonder if I may have Gmissed it
[Chorus]
ACnd time will sAmhow
BFut time moves Gslow
HAmow long will yFou make me Cwait
'Till I Gsee your face?
AmHow long 'till Fthat sacred Cday
When I fGinally know your name?
[Instrumental]
C F Am G
[Verse 3]
CI never thought it would be Ftrue
That I would still be Amlookin' for my girl but I'm still Glooking for you
CAnd all my lonely seasons Fpass
Fallin' down like Amgrains of sand in an Ghourglass
[Chorus]
ACnd time will Amshow
But Ftime moves Gslow
AmHow long will Fyou make me Cwait
'Till I Gsee your face?
AmHow long 'till Fthat sacred Cday
When I Gfinally know your name?
[Bridge]
TAmhis is Fnot what I had pClanned
And I, I'Gm not a patient Amman
All I Fknow is empty hCands alone
SGilhouettes and sand
[Outro]
C F Am G

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Silhouettes And Sand

by Jake Scott

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

Strum Pattern Example (varies slightly through song, but this is the base)

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

B|--------1---------------1-------1-|

G|----0-------0-------0-------0-----|

D|----------------------------------|

A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

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

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C F

She's a shadow to me

Am G

A silhouette of beauty in her face that I still can't see

C F

I've imagined her smile

Am G

Since I was a child, for some reason it keeps hiding from me

[Instrumental]

C F Am G

[Verse 2]

C F

And no body seems to know

Am G

The way this all goes, but when you know, you just know

C F

But that ain't happened for me yet

Am G

And sometimes I wonder if I may have missed it

[Chorus]

C Am

And time will show

F G

But time moves slow

Am F C

How long will you make me wait

'Till I see your face?

Am F C

How long 'till that sacred day

When I finally know your name?

[Instrumental]

C F Am G

[Verse 3]

C F

I never thought it would be true

Am G

That I would still be lookin' for my girl but I'm still looking for you

C F

And all my lonely seasons pass

Am G

Fallin' down like grains of sand in an hourglass

[Chorus]

C Am

And time will show

F G

But time moves slow

Am F C

How long will you make me wait

'Till I see your face?

Am F C

How long 'till that sacred day

When I finally know your name?

[Bridge]

Am F C

This is not what I had planned

G Am

And I, I'm not a patient man

F C

All I know is empty hands alone

Silhouettes and sand

[Outro]

C F Am G

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