Key: A
Introduction:
A
(arpeggio)
A D A
You ask me why I wander, why I'm always on the roam
D A E A
Let me tell you sweetheart, I've never had a home
E A
I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes
D A
I've had girls to call me sweetheart, but I always say goodbye
D A E A
Cos I only love three people, me, myself and I
E A
I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes
A
I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes
E
I keep movin' just to dodge the blues
A
I'd love to stay a while with you
D A
A wedding ring we'd chose
A
But I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes
D A
I met a girl the other night, who pleased me to a tee
D A E A
Till she puckered up 'n whispered low: Won't you please marry me?
E A
Then I got sand burnin' sand in me shoes
A
I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes
E
I keep movin' just to dodge the blues
A
I'd love to stay a while with you
D A
A wedding ring we'd chose
A
But I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes