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Mr. Sands chords by 
Van Der Graaf Generator
N/A•
Intro 1
Am
G
Am
C
Am
C
Am
Em
Am
Em
Asus4
Em
Asus4
Em
Asus4
Em
Asus4
Em
G
Asus4
Em
A
Asus4
Soon as you like,
Verse 1
ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
G
Asus4
In a moment there'll be a test of
G
A
G
Asus4
G
your endurance.
Asus4
A
Asus4
Stay in your chairs in
the event of a dramatic pause
Em
Please be aware nothing gets covered by insurance.
Asus4
A
Eb
F
C#
Asus4
A
Eb
Asus4
Verse 2
C#
A
Asus4
One final thing:
Please take the trouble to read through your notes,
A
Asus4
Em
Asus4
It's im portant that you
G
A
know where you've got to go to.
Asus4
Wait a moment,
G
A
maybe the usherette'll show you.
Asus4
Such excitement, these are the hoops you've got to go
A
Eb
F
through...
C#
Asus4
A
Eb
Verse 3
F
C#
A
Em
Am
The noises off that turn you on
F
stage whispered from the wings,
Asus4
Am
A stifled cough, a joke that bombs,
F
a smoldering fuse wire string.
Asus4
Am
When Mr. Sands is in the house the
Asus4
F
Bm
alarm bells start to ring.
Verse 4
Bm
Everything's in code
In a world we barely know
Em
Bm
Em
And the truth is only slowly revealed...
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
Bm
Em
Bm
Verse 5
Bm
Em
Am
With best intentions I have strayed
F
far off the beaten track
Asus4
Am
And of attention I displayed
Asus4
F
a quite spectacular lack.
Asus4
Am
F
Now Mr. Sands is in the house and the panic button's smacked.
Interlude 1
Am
F
Asus4
F
Asus4
Bb
F
G
F
Am
G
F
Asus4
Bb
F
Asus4
A
F
Asus4
A
F
Asus4
A
F
Am
A
Em
Well, Mr. Sands is in the
Verse 6
Am
Asus4
F
house: commotion in the stalls
Asus4
Am
And, from the gods, unruly
F
shouts that echo round the hall
Am
Asus4
Am
Yes, someone's let the secret out...
Asus4
F
the safety cur tain falls.
Interlude 2
Em
Verse 7
Em
Am
And as I look across the stage
F
the thought that first occurs
Am
Is less that we have come of age
F
and more that we're preserved
Asus4
Am
To pass our time in different shades
F
of ignorant reserve.
Bm
Everything's in code Till
Verse 8
Bm
the moment it explodes
We suspend belief, get ready to go
C
For the playout of the show -
F
Here it is for all we know
C#
G#
Mr Sands is always ready to roll
Bbm
Outro 1
Bbm
F#
Bbm
F#
Bbm
F#
Bbm
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