Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
Eb MajorEb
Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb DbDb
Down the street you can hear her scream "You're a disgrace"
F minorFm
As she slams the door in his drunken face
C minorCm
And now he stands outside
AbAb Eb MajorEb
And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool
DbDb
He cries "Oh girl, you must be mad
F minorFm
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?"
C minorCm
Against the door he leans and starts a scene
AbAb Eb MajorEb
And his tears fall and burn in the garden green
Chorus:
DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
And so castles made of sand fall in the sea eventually
Verse 3:
DbDb
There was a young girl whose heart was a frown
F minorFm
Because she was crippled for life
And she couldn't speak a sound
C minorCm
And she wished and prayed she could stop living
AbAb Eb MajorEb
So she decided to die
DbDb
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
F minorFm
And to her legs she smiled you won't hurt me no more
C minorCm
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
AbAb Eb MajorEb
Look a golden winged ship is passing my way
Outro:
DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
And so castles made of sand fall into the sea, eventually
Verse 2:
DbDb
A augmentedA little Indian brave who before he was ten
F minorFm
Played war games in the woods with his Indian friends
C minorCm
And he built a dream that when he grew up
AbAb Eb MajorEb
He would be a fearless warrior, Indian Chief
DbDb
Many moons passed, and more the dream grew strong until
F minorFm C minorCm
Tomorrow he would sing his first war song and fight his first battle
AbAb Eb MajorEb
But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
Chorus:
DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
And so castles made of sand fall into the sea eventually
DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
And so castles made of sand fall into the sea eventually
DbDb AbAb Eb MajorEb
And so castles made of sand fall into the sea eventually