Intro
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4
| Am | D | Bm | C | Emadd9 |
Verse
Em/D D/C
Was it summer when the river ran dry,
B7sus4 A/B B7 | Eadd9 E |
Or was it just another dam.
Em9/D Em/D D/C
When the evil of a snowflake in June
G/B Bm Cadd9
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 Fdim7
To search beyond the final crest,
Em7 Bm | Cadd9 | Cadd9 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
B7sus4 A/B B7 | Eadd9 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 Cadd9
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 Fdim7
I would welcome a horse's kick to send me back
Em7 Bm | Cadd9 | Cadd9 D |
If I could find a horse not made of sand.
E F#m
If this desert's all there'll ever be
F#m7(5b) F C
Then tell me what becomes of me.
D/C Bb/C
A fall of rain?
F Fdim7 Bb F
That must have been another of your dreams,
Am/E F Bmadd11/A Bm7/E | Amaj7/E E9 | E | Amaj7/D E9/D | E/D |
A dream of mad man moon.
Instrumental Interlude
Middle 8 mostly in 7/8 time
Db Gb/Db
Hey man,
Db B/Db Gb/Db
I'm the sand man.
Db Gb/Db
And boy have I news for you;
Db B/Db Gb/Db Db Gbm/Db
They're gonna throw you in gaol
Db B/Db
And you know they can't fail
Db Gbm/Db Db B/Db
'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# Eb7sus4
Sun and sand, sun and sand ...
Verse
Em/D D/C
Within the valley of shadowless death
B7sus4 A/B B7 | Eadd9 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 Cadd9
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 Fdim7
Forever caught in desert lands
Em7 Bm | Cadd9 | Cadd9 D |
One has to learn to disbelieve the sea.
E F#m
If this desert's all there'll ever be
F#m7(5b) F C
Then tell me what becomes of me.
D/C Bb/C
A fall of rain?
F Fdim7 Bb F
That must have been another of your dreams,
Am/E F Bmadd11/A Bm7/E | Amaj7/E E9 | E | Amaj7/D E9/D | E/D |
A dream of mad man moon.
Interlude
Am7 | % | C/D | % | C#m
(break)
Coda
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4
| F#m | B | G#m | A | C#m | % | C#m