Black Sandy Beaches

The strumming/picking pattern is a swing rhythm. Section A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------0-----------| B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|----------1-------| G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| (no 3rd) |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-| B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------| G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------| D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1:Messages from broken bottles fall on black sandy beaches. 2:Further steps lead to yet another broken bottle. Again, the words contained have bled the page. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------0-| B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----------| G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------2-----| A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| (no 3rd) |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|----------------0-|----------------0-|------0---------0-|------0---------0-| B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------| G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------| D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1:Ink, in vain, across the page now run from morning dew. 2:Whose tears were these which ran the ink? From who they poured to make this streak? |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------0-| B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----------|------1-----------| G|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------|----------0-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------2-----|------------2-----| A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------3-|----------------3-| B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------| G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------| D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1:Hands which chance upon it lead to eyes which strain to read hearts which pound for love long overdue. 2:Were they his by chance from telling her? Or hers by chance from reading it? They could have been collective. They could have been from someone else. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B|------1-----------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1-----1-----| G|----------0-------|------------0-----|------------0-----|------0---0-0-----| D|------------2-----|------------------|------------------|------2-----2-----| A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| (no 3rd) ->Am |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|----------------0-|----------------0-|----------------0-|------------------| B|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------|------1-----------| G|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|----------2-------| D|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------3-----|3-----------2-----| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1:Lips which, pressed together, stifle rhythmic, heavy breaths 2:Why don't we see what's at the bottom? Why don't we see what comes next? Section B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------0---0-0---0-| B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------1---1-1---1-| G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------0---0-0---0-| D|0-----------------|0-----------0-----|0-----------0-----|------2---2-2---2-| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|3-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------1-----1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-| B|------3-----3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-| G|------2-----2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-| D|------0-----0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-| A|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1:Oh how she smiles from vicarious love from the one he writes about. 2:Oh how she cries from vicarious pain from the one he writes about. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------0---0-0---0-| B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------1---1-1---1-| G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------0---0-0---0-| D|0-----------------|0-----------0-----|0-----------0-----|------2---2-2---2-| A|------------------|------------------|------------------|3-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-|------1---1-1---1-| B|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-|------3---3-3---3-| G|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-|------2---2-2---2-| D|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-|------0---0-0---0-| A|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------|1-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| 1:She must have been so glad for him to throw it out. 2:She must have been so sad for him to throw her out. Repeat Section A (second set of lyrics) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (I'm fairly certain that it's exactly the same as section , but it is difficult to hear the acoustic guitar over the other instruments and vocals. Please leave a correction if you notice that the repeated section has any changes.) Repeat Section B (second set of lyrics) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Strumming Pattern for All Chords |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + X|x-----x---x-x---x| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---1-------|------1---------1-| G|------------0-----|------------0-----|------------0-----|----------0-------| D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------2-----| A|0-----------------|0-----------------|0-----------------|3-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + |1 + + 2 + + 3 + + | e|------------------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------| B|------1-----------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------| G|----------0-------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------| D|------------3-----|7-----------------|------------------|------------------| A|0-----------------|8-----------------|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|5-----------------|------------------|------------------|