Sand in Your Shoes - Al Stewart ------------------ G Em C D You always were a city kid though you were country raised G Em C D And back in some forgotten time we shared the cold north days. G Em C D But the simple life was not your style and you just had to escape G C Bm Am D G Gsus4 G Gsus2 So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands. G Em On Remembrance Day the bands all played; C D The bells pealed throught the park. G Em C D And you lay there by the "Do Not" signs and shamed them with your spark. G Em C D Now winter moans in old men's bones as the day falls into dark G C Bm Am D G Gsus4 G Gsus2 And it's goodbye to my lady of the islands. Bm Em Am D It was just like this behind the kisses you so soon swept away Bm Em Am D Oh, I always knew that someday you'd be bound to just get pulled away. G Em C D The summer sun beats on and on; the shops swim in the heat. G Em C D And you're standing by the traffic signs with taxis at your feet. G Em C D Well, I know that in your city skin you're feeling more complete, G C Bm Am D Gsus4 G Gsus2 So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands. (instrumental part) G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D No, I never got the letters that you said you'd send to me G C Bm Am D G C Bm Am G So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands.