Black Sandy Beaches chords by The Dear Hunter

[Verse 1]
Am                                     C            F
Messages from broken bottles fall on black sandy beaches.
Am                                   C            F
Ink in vain across the page now run from morning dew.
Am                                                     C
Hands which chance upon it lead to eyes which strain to read,
F
hearts which pound from love long overdue.
Am                                     C            F
Lips which press together, stifle, rhythmic, heavy, breaths.
              Dm                                 C          Bb
Oh, how she smiles from vicarious love from the one he writes about.
     Dm                       C            Bb
She must have been so glad for him to throw it out.

[Verse 2]
          Am                               C
Further steps lead to yet another broken bottle,
F
again the words contained have bled the page.
Am                                       C
Whose tears were these, which ran the ink?
  F
From who they'd pour to make this streak?

[Verse 3]
Am
Were they his by chance from telling her, or hers by chance from reading it?
C
They could have been collective
F
They could have been from someone else
Am                                    C
Why don't we see what's at the bottom?
 F
Why don't we see what comes next?
             Dm                                C             Bb
Oh how she cries from vicarious pain from the one he writes about.
     Dm                          C             Bb
She must have been so sad for him to throw her out.
                F           Am
Let's just say she, she is better,
Dm        C    Bb
better off somehow.
              F               Am
Let's just say she, she has never been
Dm     C           Bb
happier than she is now.
             Gm
We couldn't fake it, so why even try?
            F           Am
Let's just say she is better,
Dm        C     Bb
better off somehow.
                F        Am
Let's just say she has never been
Dm     C           Bb
happier than she is now.
        F             Am
Let's just say she is better,
Dm        C    Bb
better off somehow.
       F              Am
Let's just say she has never been
Dm          C             Bb      F