The days of sand and shovels chords by Don Cherry
Verse 1
Em
C
Asus4
A
When I'd
D
no
ticed her the first time,
D#dim
I was outside running
Em
C
barefoot in the rain.
A
She lived in the house next door,
nose was pressed against
D
the window pane
D#dim
When I looked at her, she smiled and showed
Em
C
a place where two teeth used to be
A
Then I heard her ask her mom
D
if she could come outside and play with me
But soon the days of sand and shovels
D#dim
Em
C
gave way to the mysteries of life
A
Em
Then I noticed she was changing
Asus4
A
and I looked at her through
D
A
D
different eyes
We became as one and knew a love
D#dim
Em
C
without beginning or an end
Am
A
And every day I lived with her
Asus4
was like a new day dawn
A
D
Asus4
ing once again
D
And I've loved her
Em
since every doll was Shirley Temple
C
Soda pop was still a nickel
F
Jam was on her fingertips
D
Asus4
A
Asus4
Milk was circled on her lips
A
D
After many years our
D#dim
love fell si lent
Em
And at night I heard her cry
C
A
Em
And when she left me in the fall,
A
I knew that it would be
Asus4
A
D
A
D
our last goodbye.
D#dim
I was man enough to give her everything
Em
C
she needed for a while.
A
In searching for a perfect love
I found that I could not give
D
Bm
B
her a child
E
Now she lives a quiet life
Fdim
F#m
D
and is the mother of a little girl
Bm
B
And every time I pass her house
My thoughts go back into
E
another world
Because I see a little girl
Fdim
Her nose is pressed against
F#m
D
the window pane
Bm
B
F#m
She thinks I'm a lonely man
B
who wants to come inside
E
B
out of the rain
E
And I've loved her
F#m
since every dollar was surely double
D
Soda prop was still a -lickle
G
Jam was on her fingertips
Bsus4
Milk was circled on her lips
The days of sand and shovels
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