Red Hot Chili Peppers - Wet Sand: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wet Sand" 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.

     G
My shadow side, so amplified
       D
keeps coming back dissatisfied
Em                       Bm
Elementary son, but it's so
    G
My love affair with everywhere
    D
was innocent, why do you care
Em
Someone stop the car,
        Bm G D
Time to go
                   Em  Bm
You're the best I know

    G
My sunny side has up and died
     D
I'm betting there when we collide
    Em                         Bm
the universe will shift into a low
      G
The travesties that we have seen are
D
treating me like Benzedrine
Em                         Bm
Automatic laughter from a pro

Em         G             D         Em
My what a good day for a, walk outside
Em                   G
I'd like to get to know you a little better baby,
D                 Em
God knows that I really tried
Em         G          D             Em
My what a good day for a take out bride
Em                  G                    D
I'd like to say we did it for the better of

I saw you there so unaware
Those hummingbirds all in your hair
Elementary sun but it's so
The disrepair of Norma Jean
Could not compare to your routine
Balarama beauty goin' toe to toe

My, what a good day for a, let it slide
I'd like to say we did it for the better of

Chorus:
E                          C         E
I thought about it and I brought it out
E                     C       E
I'm motivated by the lack of doubt
E                        C     E
I'm consecrated but I'm not devout
E
Mother, the father, the daughter

Right on the verge, just one more dose
I'm traveling from coast to coast
My theory isn't perfect, but it's close
I'm almost there, why should I care?
My heart is hurting when I share
Someone open up, let it show

My, what a good day for a walk outside
I'd like to think we did it for the better of

Chorus

E                F#          G#m
Yeah, you don't form in the wet sand
E          F#     G#m
You don't form at all
       E         F#          G#m    F#   E   D#
Woah, you don't form in the wet sand, I do, yeah
E         F#          G#m
You don't form in the wet sand
E          F#     G#m
You don't form at all
       E         F#         G#m     F#   E
Woah, you don't form in the wet sand, I do, yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Wet Sand" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wet Sand" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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