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