Instruments
| Gb | B | Gb | Gb |
Verse 1
| E |Down the street you can hear her scream, "You're a disgrace!" | Abm |As she slams the door in his drunken face | Ebm | [2/4] E B | Gb | Gb |And now he stands outside And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool | E |He cries, "Oh girl, you must be mad | Abm |What happened to the sweet love you and me had?"| Ebm |Against the door he leans and starts a scene | [2/4] E B | Gb | Gb |And his tears fall and burn the garden green
Hook 1
| Gb Db | B | Gb | Gb | And so castles made of sand Fall in the sea eventually
Verse 2
| E |A little Indian brave who before he was ten | Abm |Played war games in the woods with his Indian friends | Ebm |And he built a dream that when he grew up | [2/4] E B | Gb | Gb |He would be a fearless warrior, Indian Chief | E |Many moons passed, and more the dream grew strong | Abm |Until tomorrow he would sing his first war song | Ebm |And fight his first battle But something went wrong | [2/4] E B | Gb | Gb | Surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
Hook 2
| Gb Db | B | Gb | Gb |And so castles made of sand Melts into the sea eventually
Instruments
| Gb | Gb | Gb | Gb |
Verse 3
| E |There was a young girl whose heart was a frown | Abm |'Cause she was crippled for life and she couldn't speak a sound | Ebm | [2/4] E B |And she wished and prayed she could stop living | Gb | Gb |So she decided to die | E |She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore | Abm |And to her legs she smiled, "You won't hurt me no more." | Ebm |But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say | [2/4] E B | Gb | "Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way." | Gb | And it really didn't have to stop It just kept on going
Last-Hook ( No Tempo)
| Gb Db | B | Gb | Gb | And so castles made of sand Slips into the sea eventually
Instruments
| Gb |
