Shifting Sands chords by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (Official Version)

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Am
Bm/A
Am7
Dm
E
F/E

Intro 1
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 

Verse 1
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
You know the love
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
I gave you
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Is slipping from
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
your hands
Dm 
'Cause I   was born
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
to wander
Am 
E 
Am 
Like the shifting of the sands
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 

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Verse 2

Bm/A

Am7

Bm/A

They say that I

Bm/A

Am7

Bm/A

did hurt you

Bm/A

Am7

Bm/A

But they don't un

Bm/A

Am7

Bm/A

derstand

That I was born

Bm/A

Am7

Bm/A

to wander

Like the shifting of

the sands

Solo 1
Dm 
Dm 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Dm 
Dm 
E 
F/E 
E 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Dm 
Dm 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
Am 
E 
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 

Verse 3
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
They say that I
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
will follow
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
To where my heart
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
commands
Dm 
For I   was born
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
to wander
Am 
E 
Like the shifting of
Am 
Bm/A 
Am7 
Bm/A 
the sands

Outro 1

Bm/A

Am7

Bm/A

Am7

Bm/A

[Repeat and fade]

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Am
Bm/A
Am7
Dm
E
F/E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: A minorBPM: 87

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

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Bm/A: x-0-4-4-3-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F/E: x-x-2-2-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Shifting Sands by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, 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 A minor. It suits players who want to learn Shifting Sands the way The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.