Sand in Your Shoes

Artist - Al Stewart ********************** Song - Sand In Your Shoes *************************** Album - Year Of The Cat ************************* ********************** INTRO - G C Bm Am X2 ****** ------------------------------------------------ VERSE 1 ******** G Em You always were a city kid C D Though you were country raised G Em And back in some forgotten time C D We shared the cold north days ------------------------------------------------ CHORUS ******* G Em But the simple life was not your style C D And you just had to escape G C Bm Am D G So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands ------------------------------------------------ VERSE 2 ******** G Em On Remembrance Day the bands all played C D The bells pealed through the park G Em And you lay there by the "Do Not" signs C D And shamed them with your spark ------------------------------------------------ CHORUS ******* G Em Now, winter moans in old men's bones C D As the day falls into dark G C Bm Am D G And it's goodbye to my lady of the islands ------------------------------------------------ BRIDGE ******* Bm Em It was just like this behind Am D The kisses you so soon swept away Bm Em Oh I always knew that some day Am D Am Am You'd be bound to just get pulled away ------------------------------------------------ VERSE 3 ******** G Em The summer sun beats on and on C D The shops swim in the heat G Em And you're standin' by the traffic signs C D With taxes at your feet ------------------------------------------------ CHORUS ******* G Em Well, I know that in your city skin C D You're feeling more complete G C Bm Am D G So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands ------------------------------------------------ SOLO - G Em C D X2 ***** 02:09 Guitar 1 TRILL -------------h-p-h-h-h------------------- ----------8-7-8-7-8-7-8--5--5------------ -4--4-5-7---------------------7--5--7--7- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- | | |Guitar 2 | ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------12-----11------9--9------------ -9-9-10-11-------------------12-10-12-12- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Guitar 1 ----------------------------------------|-----s------s--------------------- ------s------s------s----------s--------|-5--5\3----3\1---1-0-------0--1--- --7--7\5----5\4----4\2---2-0--2\4-------|-----------------------2---------- ----------------------------------5-----|---------------------------------- -------------------------------------5--|---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------- | | | |Guitar 2 | | -------s------s------s------------------|------s------s------s------------- --15-15\13--13\12--12\10-10----12-------|-17-17\15--15\13--13\12-10-12-13-- ---------------------------12-----12----|---------------------------------- -------------------------------------12-|---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------- Guitar 1 -10-15-10-|---------------- -10-------|---------------- -10-------|-16--14--12--11- ----------|-16--14--12--11- ----------|---------------- ----------|---------------- ------------------------------------------------ VERSE 3 ******** G Em No, I never got the letters C D That you said, you'd send to me G C Bm Am D G So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands G C Bm Am X3 G Classic Al stewart song. Enjoy...........