Sand Castle Chords
Sand Castle by Michael Yonkers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, G, Bm, D, Am and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Em G Bm
C D G Bm
I own a sandcastle right by the sea
G Bm
My lover and I built it for to stay
C D G Bm
we had the first castle there on the sand
Am D C G Bm
I ruled for years as the king of my land
D
One day an army of sand crabs approached
G
from the west
D
high in our sand castle turret
G
we looked out and laughed
D C
for we saw more sand crabs
G Bm
approach from the east
D G D
my lover and I looked down
G Bm
at our feet
D C G C
we asked should we use them
G Bm
to run and hide
G
no we said let's watch them up
Bm
here from up high
G
before we knew it the
D
sand and rocks
G
flew through the air
D G D G
we didn't know what was going on
D G
though we were there
D G C
now our sand castle
G Bm
sunk in the sea
G C
and all the sand crabs
G Bm
returned while standing
D Am G
They didn't really think much
Bm
of our land
D C G Bm
my lover and I lie dead in the sand
D C G B