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Verse 1

Am

 Ain’t it foggy outside? 

F                        Em

  All the planes have been grounded,

Am

   Ain’t the fire inside?

F                    Em

  Let’s all go stand around it.

Refrain

Am

  Funny, I’ve been there 

D7

  And you’ve been here,

G                        Am

 We ain’t had no time to drink that beer

Chorus 1

         Am

(‘Cause) I understand you’ve been

G

runnin’ from the man 

     D

That goes by the name of the

 Am 

Sandman, 

Am                         G

He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye

       D                  Am

Of a hurricane that’s abandoned.

Verse 2

Am

 Ain’t the years gone by fast?

F                    Em 

  I suppose you have missed them,

Am

   Oh i almost forgot to ask 

F                     Em

 Did you hear of my enlistment?

Refrain

Am

  Funny, I’ve been there 

D7

  And you’ve been here,

G                         Am

  We ain’t had no time to drink that beer

Chorus 2

         Am

(‘Cause) I understand you’ve been

G

runnin’ from the man 

     D

That goes by the name of the

 Am

Sandman, 

Am                         G

He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye

       D                  Am

Of a hurricane that’s abandoned.

Repeat Chorus

Video(s)

Guitar Lesson - TGAcousticLessons

Intro Guitar Lesson - Jerry's Guitar Bar

  • Capo: ?
  • Chords: Am, F ,Em, D7, G, D
  • BPM: 76
  • Strumming pattern: ?
“Sandman” was released in the album “America”. “America” was initially released without “A Horse with No Name”, which was released as a single in late 1971. When “A Horse with No Name” became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track. The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in the United States and stayed there for five weeks. “Sandman” received radio ariplay on FM stations playing album tracks. It was rumored to be about the United States Navy VQ-2 air squadron formerly based in Rota, Spain.
  • Album: America
  • Song writer: Dewey Bunnell
  • Composer: ?
  • Year recorded: 1971
  • Year released: 1971
  • Genre: Country rock, folk rock
  • Capo: ?
  • Chords: Am, F ,Em, D7, G, D
  • BPM: 76
  • Strumming pattern: ?
“Sandman” was released in the album “America”. “America” was initially released without “A Horse with No Name”, which was released as a single in late 1971. When “A Horse with No Name” became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track. The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in the United States and stayed there for five weeks. “Sandman” received radio ariplay on FM stations playing album tracks. It was rumored to be about the United States Navy VQ-2 air squadron formerly based in Rota, Spain.
  • Album: America
  • Song writer: Dewey Bunnell
  • Composer: ?
  • Year recorded: 1971
  • Year released: 1971
  • Genre: Country rock, folk rock