Sandman chords by
Ed Sheeran (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

C

G

Am

F

C

G

Am

F

Verse 1
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
You were loved before you had arrived
F F 
 
C C 
 
And every day that love just multiplies
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Daddy made your bed and your lullaby
F F 
 
C C 
 
And mama made the mobile in the sky
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
And loving you is easy
F F 
 
C C 
 
But life will not always be
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Fall into the world of your song
F F 
 
Whatever you feel can never be wrong

Pre-chorus 1

Dm

F

C

Come along for the ride

Dm

And in a shake of a lamb's tail, we'll go

F

G

Be still now and close your eyes

Chorus 1
C C 
 
G G 
 
And dream
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman
C C 
 
G G 
 
You look so sweet, my child
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman
C C 
 
But though there's rain outside
G G 
 
You'll be warm and dry
Am Am 
 
The thunder and the lightning
F F 
 
won't hurt you now
C C 
 
G G 
 
So go to sleep, my love
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman

Interlude 1

C

G

Am

F

C

G

Am

F

Verse 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Chocolate covered roof and candy cars
F F 
 
C C 
 
Rainbow sugar river we can sail upon
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Marshmallow books and strawberries
F F 
 
C C 
 
Snowman made of ice cream
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Over the flower fields, we'll fly
F F 
 
C C 
 
We'll count the fish in the sky
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Honeybees and birds sing your song
F F 
 
Whatever you feel can never be wrong

Pre-chorus 2

Dm

F

C

But come along for the ride

Dm

And in a shake of a lamb's tail, we'll go

F

G

Be still now and close your eyes

Chorus 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
And dream
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman
C C 
 
G G 
 
You look so sweet, my child
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman
C C 
 
But though there's rain outside
G G 
 
You'll be warm and dry
Am Am 
 
The thunder and the lightning
F F 
 
won't hurt you now
C C 
 
G G 
 
So go to sleep, my love
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman

Interlude 2

C

G

Am

F

C

G

Am

F

Pre-chorus 3

Dm

F

C

Come along for the ride

Dm

And in a shake of a lamb's tail, we'll go

F

G

Be still now and close your eyes

Chorus 3
C C 
 
G G 
 
And dream
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman
C C 
 
G G 
 
You look so sweet, my child
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman
C C 
 
But though there's rain outside
G G 
 
You'll be warm and dry
Am Am 
 
The thunder and the lightning
F F 
 
won't hurt you now
C C 
 
G G 
 
So go to sleep, my love
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Hanging out with the Sandman
C C 
 
G G 
 
We're hanging out with the Sandman
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
We're hanging out with the Sandman
C C 
 
We're hanging out with the Sandman

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC G Am F Dm

Chords

C
G
Am
F
Dm

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Sandman by Ed Sheeran, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Sandman the way Ed Sheeran intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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