Tono: E
Am
D
Bm
C
Verse
Em/D
D/C
Was it summer when the river ran dry,
B7(4)
A/B
B7
E9
E
Or was it just another dam.
Em9/D
Em/D
D/C
When the evil of a snowflake in June
G/B
Bm
C9
Could still be a source of relief.
Bridge
Em9
Em
Em7
Em6
O how I love you, I once cried long ago,
Em9
Em
Em7
Em6
But I was the one who decided to go.
Am9
Dm7
Fº7
To search beyond the final crest,
Em7
Bm
C9
D
Though I'd heard it said just birds could dwell so high.
Verse
Em/D
D/C
So I pretended to have wings for my arms
B7(4)
A/B
B7
E9
E
And took off in the air.
Em9/D
Em/D
D/C
I flew to places which the clouds never see,
G/B
Bm
C9
Too close to the deserts of sand,
Bridge
Em9
Em
Em7
Em6
Where a thousand mirages, the shepherds of lies
Em9
Em
Em7
Em6
Forced me to land and take a disguise.
Am9
Dm7
Fº7
I would welcome a horse's kick to send me back
Em7
Bm
C9
D
If I could find a horse not made of sand.
E
F#m
If this desert's all there'll ever be
F
C
Then tell me what becomes of me.
D/C
Bb/C
A fall of rain?
F
Fº7
Bb
F
That must have been another of your dreams,
Am/E
F
Bm7/E
A7M/E E9
E
A7M/D E9/D
E/D
A dream of mad man moon.
Instrumental Interlude
Db
Gb
Hey man,
Db
B
Gb
I'm the sand man.
Db
Gb
And boy have I news for you;
Db
B
Gb
Db
Gbm
They're gonna throw you in gaol
Db
B
And you know they can't fail
Db
Gbm
Db
B
'cause sand is thicker than blood.
E
A/E
But a prison in sand
E
B/E
Is a haven in hell,
A/E
E
A/E
E
For a gaol can give you a goal
2/4 7/8
A/E
B/E
Db
Eb
F
And a goal can find you a role
Bb/F
C/F
F
Bb/F
On a muddy pitch in Newcastle,
C/F
F
Bb/F
Where it rains so much
C/F
F
Bb/F
C/F
You can't wait for a touch of
2/4 4/4
D/F#
E/G#
Eb7(4)
Sun and sand, sun and sand ...
Verse
Em/D
D/C
Within the valley of shadowless death
B7(4)
A/B
B7
E9
E
They pray for thunderclouds and rain,
Em9/D
Em/D
D/C
But to the multitude who stand in the rain
G/B
Bm
C9
Heaven is where the sun shines.
Bridge
Em9
Em
Em7
Em6
The grass will be greener till the stems turn to brown
Em9
Em
Em7
Em6
And thoughts will fly higher till the earth brings them down.
Am9
Dm7
Fº7
Forever caught in desert lands
Em7
Bm
C9
D
One has to learn to disbelieve the sea.
E
F#m
If this desert's all there'll ever be
F
C
Then tell me what becomes of me.
D/C
Bb/C
A fall of rain?
F
Fº7
Bb
F
That must have been another of your dreams,
Am/E
F
Bm7/E
A7M/E E9
E
A7M/D E9/D
E/D
A dream of mad man moon.
Interlude
Am7
C/D
C#m
(break)
Coda
F#m
B
G#m
A
C#m