A
(arpeggio)

[Verse 1]
N.C.       A                     D             A
You ask me why I wander, why I'm always on the roam
D               A                E           A
Let me tell you sweetheart, I've never had a home
                       E          A
I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes

[Verse 2]
                                            D              A
I've had girls to call me sweetheart, but I always say goodbye
      D               A       E              A
Cos I only love three people, me, myself and I
                       E          A
I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes

[Chorus]
A
I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes
                                E
I keep movin' just to dodge the blues
    A
I'd love to stay a while with you
  D                 A
A wedding ring we'd chose
A
But I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes

[Verse 3]
                                  D               A
I met a girl the other night, who pleased me to a tee
         D              A                    E                A
Till she puckered up 'n whispered low: Won't you please marry me?
                        E          A
Then I got sand burnin' sand in me shoes

[Chorus]
A
I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes
                                E
I keep movin' just to dodge the blues
    A
I'd love to stay a while with you
  D                 A
A wedding ring we'd chose
A
But I've got sand, burnin' sand in me shoes