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Sand

by Phish

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Type
Chords & Lyrics, etc.
Version
2
Created by
Bagus
Created
12/18/2025
Updated
12/18/2025
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Sand

h = hammer-on

/ = slide up/down

~ = vibrato

Funk Intro Main Riff

E|-5-x-x-x--x-||-5-x---------|-5-x---------|-5-x---------|
B|-5-x-x-x-10\||-5-x---------|-5-x---------|-5-x---------|
G|-6-x-x-x--9\||-6-x-5~------|-6-x-5~------|-6-x-5~------|
D|-7-x-x-x-11\||-7-x---5-5h7-|-7-x---5-5h7-|-7-x---5-5h7-|
A|----------x-||-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|----------x-||-------------|-------------|-------------|

 Let Ring

E|-------------------||-0/5------------5---||---------
B|-------------------||-----5--------5---5-||---------
G|-------xxx-5-------||--------------------||---------
D|5-55-5555x---7-----||--------------------||---------
A|-------------------||--------------------||---------
E|-------------------||--------------------||---------

As far as the solo goes, just keep up the funk in A

Lyrics:

If you can heal the symptoms

but not affect the cause

it's quite a bit like trying to heal

the gunshot would with gauze

if you instead attempt to rest

the pistol from the hand

then I would not be able to

equate my life with sand

Flowing through the hourglass

pushing through the funnel

turn once more and racing

all your siblings for the tunnel

slide like the silicone

embrace you as you fall

then bounce around

and let your brothers

crush you to the wall

I would choose my own religion

worship my own spirit

but if he ever preached to me

I wouldn't want to hear it

I'd drop him a forgotten god

languishing in shame

and then if I hit stormy seas

I'd have myself to blame

If you can heal the symptoms,

but not affect the cause

you can't heal the symptoms