Chris Rea - Sandwriting: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sandwriting" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Em
Sandwriting
Leave your name and
Let the wind
And high tide
Take it away
      Dm
Each white gold grain
That made up your name
         Em
Take it away

Sandwriting
Write your lover's monogram
Upon the cool damp
White gold grain
Say this is who I am
Yes this is all you are my friend
Some shapes upon the sand
Of white gold grain
Washed and blown away
With the memory of your name
Take it away

Gm            C
Go tell the story
        F
To the wind and sea
 Gm          C               F
What ever became of you and me
Bm7-5           E
Each letter of love
              Am
That had its golden day
Bm7-5
A love song
             E
Without goodbye
          Am
Take it away

Sandwriting


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sandwriting" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sandwriting" by Chris Rea.

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