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Castles Made Of Sand

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[Intro]
Slide down      then      back up
e|---3/5--5/8--8/10--10\8--8\5--5\3--3/5--|
B|---1/3--3/6--6/8----8\6--6\3--3\1--1/3--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---3/5--5/8--8/10--10\8--8\5--5\3--3/5--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|---1/3--3/6--6/8----8\6--6\3--3\1--1/3--|
G     D    F    C      G C    G C  G C
[Verse 1]
         F
Down the street you can hear her scream "you're a disgrace"
       Am
As she slams the door in his drunken face
    Em7
And now he stands outside
            F                  C          G
And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool
   F
He cries "Oh, girl you must be mad
     Am
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?"
 Em7
Against the door he leans and starts a scene
        F              C        G
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
[Chorus 1]
       G               D
And so castles made of sand 
            F         C
Fall in the sea, eventually
[Verse 2]
         F
A little Indian brave who before he was ten
       Am
Played war games in the woods with his Indian friends
       Em7
And he built a dream that when he grew up
         F             C       G
He would be a fearless warrior Indian Chief
     F
Many moons past and more the dream grew stronger
      Am
Until tomorrow he would sing his first war song 
    Em7
And fight his first battle, but something went wrong
   F           C           G
Surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
[Chorus 2]
       G               D
And so castles made of sand 
               F         C
Melts into the sea, eventually
[Verse 3]
      F
There was a young girl whose heart was a frown
             Am
Cause she was crippled for life and she couldn't speak a sound
       Em7                               F      C
And she wished and prayed she could stop livin'
       G
So she decided to die
             F
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
    Am
And to her legs she smiled "You won't hurt me no more"
    Em7
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
F          C             G
  "Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way"
And it really didn't have to stop
It just kept on goin'
[Chorus 3]
       G               D
And so castles made of sand 
               F         C
Slips into the sea, eventually
[Outro]
Same as intro except slide to fret 12

Castles Made Of Sand chords and lyrics

Free chords for Castles Made Of Sand by Jimi Hendrix. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Slide down      then      back up
G     D    F    C      G C    G C  G C
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Verse 3]
And it really didn't have to stop
It just kept on goin'
[Chorus 3]
[Outro]
Same as intro except slide to fret 12

Castles Made Of Sand Chords by Jimi Hendrix

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What key is "Castles Made Of Sand" in?

The chords for "Castles Made Of Sand" show the original chord names (including B, G, D, A, E, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.