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Sand Castles chords by
Rod Macdonald
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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G

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Ab
Ab
4

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G

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A
A

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G

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Cm
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3

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G

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3

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G

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Verse 1
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G

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took down an old volume
A
A

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Bb
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Cm
Cm
3

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G

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of your letters to me

And laid him out to read just
F#m
F#m
2

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F#
F#
2

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G

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F#m
F#m
2

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yesterday
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G

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A
A

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An d though I tried to regain
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G

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D
D

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The feelings you named
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G

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I couldn't bring him back
F#m
F#m
2

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G

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Cm
Cm
3

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G

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Cm
Cm
3

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G
G

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In any easy way
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A

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Cm
Cm
3

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Oh, I built me a castle on the sand
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G

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A
A

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I made them towers
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G

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Cm
Cm
3

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with my own hand
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G

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And just when you believe
Cm
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3

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G

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you've made them
F#m
F#m
2

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strong enough
A
A

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G

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They go washin' out to sea
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A

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G

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Cm
Cm
3

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G
G

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when the waves get rough
Cm
Cm
3

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G

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So I took to the highway
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A

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G

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Cm
Cm
3

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Bm
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2

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With a craving for the land
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For people with a solid way of life
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2

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F#
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F#m
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G
G

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An d I passed
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A

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many a mile
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G

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D
D

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Having good times all the while
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G

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But I couldn't turn my back
F#m
F#m
2

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Cm
Cm
3

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G
G

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on the city's silver lights
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A

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Bb
Bb

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Cm
Cm
3

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So I built me a castle on the sand
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G

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A
A

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G

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I made them towers with my own hand
Bm
Bm
2

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G

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Cm
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G
G

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An d just when you believe
F#
F#
2

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G

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you've made them strong enough
F#
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F#m
F#m
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G
G

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They go washin' out to sea
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A

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B
B
2

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G

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Cm
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3

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G

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when the waves
Cm
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3

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G
G

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So I took me a season
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A

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Cm
Cm
3

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by the ocean side
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C
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G

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I took me a cottage far from
F#m
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2

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F#
F#
2

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G
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F#
F#
2

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my home
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G

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A
A

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And I would nightly dance the sand
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G

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D
D

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To the diamond moonlight band
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G

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Till the morning came
F#m
F#m
2

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and caught me dancing all
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G

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Bm
Bm
2

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C
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G
G

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Cm
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3

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G
G

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alone
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A

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Bb
Bb

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Cm
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3

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So I built me a castle on the sand
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Cm
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G
G

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A
A

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I made them towers with
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Cm
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3

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C
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Cm
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my own hand
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G

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An d just when you believe
F#m
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2

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G
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F#
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2

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you've made them strong enough
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G

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F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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They go washing out to sea
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G

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Cm
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A
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G

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F#
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2

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when the waves get rough
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G

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F#m
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G

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F#m
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F#
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F#
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F#m
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C
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Bm
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G

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G

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So I come to you with roses
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A

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B
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2

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Bm
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I come to you again
Cm
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G
G

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I know we are just castles
D
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F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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on some shore
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G
G

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An d though the night
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G

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be filled with darkness
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D

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G

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I shall not close my eyes
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F#m
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Till these petals fall down,
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2

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forgotten to the floor
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And I built me a castle on the sand
Cm
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G
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I made them towers
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with my own hand
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And just when you believe

you've made them strong enough
F#m
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They go washin' out to sea
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When the game gets rough

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Ab

    4

  • A

  • Cm

    3

  • Bb

  • F#m

    2

  • F#

    2

  • D

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Sand Castles by Rod MacDonald is G major.

The primary chords used in Sand Castles are G, Ab, A, Cm, Bb, F#m.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Ab, A, Cm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sand Castles is approximately 105 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Sand Castles using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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