C9                      G 
If it's a rainy day, we can just drive away 
          C9                  G 
But it's sunny outside so we might as well stay 
           C9                           G 
Well, I'll collect some shells and you move the sand 
      C9                                G 
We'll build our little sandcastle in a far-off land 

      C9                  G 
Where no one gets hurt and no one dies 
         C9                  G 
And your tears are scared of leaving your eyes 
   C9                      G 
So grab a shovel and start digging deep 
          Em7                      G 
Cause our little sandcastle is all we can keep 

        C9                            G 
And our little sandcastle will have a swimming pool 
    C9                        G 
A great big tower and maybe a chicken coop 
 C9                        G 
We can run around playing tag in the yard 
     C9                        G 
Oh, why does this place have to be so far? 

          C9                        G 
Well the east wing is done and now for the west 
          C9                            G 
We should build a few more rooms for our friends and guests 
        C9                  G 
When we finally finish the north and the south 
      C9                           G 
I'll show you why I chose you and why you are mine 

           Em7               G 
Cause your ears are like the shells I found 
      C9          G 
They listen to my soul 
         Em7               G 
And your eyes reflect the war 
        C9                     G 
And our little sandcastle seems real 
          Em7                     G 
I want to leave this world and go 

To a place where 

      C9                  G 
Where no one gets hurt and no one dies 
         C9                  G 
And your tears are scared of leaving your eyes 
   C9                      G 
So grab a shovel and start digging deep 
          Em7                      G 
Cause our little sandcastle is all we can keep 

     C9                            G 
Our little sandcastle will probably never exist 
      C9                 G 
But I like to dream and build our lives in it 
         C9              G 
And I'm sorry for never finishing our room 
   C9                               G 
I didn't have enough time to make it as beautiful as you 

        Em7            G 
When I lay my head to rest tonight 
         C9                        G 
I'll be dreaming of our little sandcastle life 
            Em7                G 
Where we'll never get hurt and never die 
        C9                  G 
And our eyes will refuse to let us cry 

 C9                  G 
No one gets hurt and no one dies 
         C9                  G 
And your tears are scared of leaving your eyes 
   C9                      G 
So grab a shovel and start digging deep 
          Em7                      G 
Cause our little sandcastle is all we can keep