The Days Of Sand And Shovels Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]When [Ebdim]I no tice[A]d h[Em]er[D]
the first time I was out[Ebdim]side
running barefoot in [Em]the [D]rain[C]
[Em]She live[A]d in the house next door,
nose pressed against the window [D]pane
When I looked at her, she smiled and [Ebdim]showed
a place where [Eb]two teeth used t[Em]o be[C]
An[A]d I heard her ask her mom
if she could come outside
and play [D]with me
Soon the days of sand and shovels
[Ebdim]gave way to the mysteries of l[Em]ife[C]
[Am]Then I [A]no ticed she had changed
and I looked at her through different [D]eyes
We became as one in new love
[Ebdim]without beginning or an end[Em][C]
[Em]Every [A]day I lived with her
was like a new day dawning once [D]again
And I've loved [Em]her since then
Her brow was surely temple
[C]So the top was still a nickel
[F]Candles on her fingertips
[Asus4]Milk was circ[Em]led on h[A]er lips
Af[D]ter many years our
love grew si[Ebdim]lent
And at night I heard [Em]her c[D]ry[C]
When [A]she left me in the fall
I knew that it would be our last good[D]bye
I was man enough to give her
[Ebdim]everything she needed for [Em]a wh[C]ile
[G]In [A]searching for a perfect love,
I found that I could not give
her [D]a good child
Now she lives a quiet life,
[Ebdim]lives the mother of a little gir[Em]l[D][C]
[B]Every [A]time I pass her house,
my thoughts go back into
a different [D]world
Because I see her little girl,
[Ebdim]nose is pressed against
the window [Em]pane[C]
[Ebdim]She thinks I'[A]m a lonely man,
wants to come inside out of [D]the rain
And I've [Em]loved her since every
dollar surely trembled
[C]So the pot was still a nickel
[F]An d the stone, her fingertip
[Asus4]Look, was circled on [A]her lips
[Gm]Every dollar surely trembled
[Eb]So the pot was still a nickel
[Ab]An d the song ha[Eb]s been
the [Ab]death of me
[Csus4]Look what's circled on her de[C]athbed