Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Eb Verse 1: Eb Db Down the street you can hear her scream "You're a disgrace" Fm As she slams the door in his drunken face Cm And now he stands outside Ab Eb And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool Db He cries "Oh girl, you must be mad Fm What happened to the sweet love you and me had?" Cm Against the door he leans and starts a scene Ab Eb And his tears fall and burn in the garden green
Chorus: Db Ab Eb And so castles made of sand fall in the sea eventually Verse 3: Db There was a young girl whose heart was a frown Fm Because she was crippled for life And she couldn't speak a sound Cm And she wished and prayed she could stop living Ab Eb So she decided to die Db She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore Fm And to her legs she smiled you won't hurt me no more Cm But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say Ab Eb Look a golden winged ship is passing my way Outro: Db Ab Eb And so castles made of sand fall into the sea, eventually Verse 2: Db A little Indian brave who before he was ten Fm Played war games in the woods with his Indian friends Cm And he built a dream that when he grew up Ab Eb He would be a fearless warrior, Indian Chief Db Many moons passed, and more the dream grew strong until Fm Cm Tomorrow he would sing his first war song and fight his first battle Ab Eb But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night Chorus: Db Ab Eb And so castles made of sand fall into the sea eventually Db Ab Eb And so castles made of sand fall into the sea eventually Db Ab Eb And so castles made of sand fall into the sea eventually