When the Sand Runs Out Lyrics

Tunning: 1/2 step down
E - 022100 A - 577655 ~ let ring
E5 - xx2450 or 079900 Abm - 466444 / slide up
Bsus2 - x24400 C#m - x46654 \ slide down
Bsus - x24422 F#m - 244222 h hammer on
Asus2 - x02200 F#sus4 - 244422 p pull-off
( ) optional but there
Note - This tab is a mixture of accoustic, electric and banjo guitars,
with piano aswell. The riff can be figured out by listening
to the song.
- Some chords are better bar-chored at times depending on how
you're playing the song.
- The roman numerals above/under a chord represent when a certain
lick should be played.
- Some licks are actually piano licks.
- Minor licks have been omitted to encourage improvisation.
Licks:
i)
eb|----------------7p4--4--4----------------------7------|
Bb|-7/9~-7/9-7\5-5----7--7-(5)--5-7/9~-7/9-7\5-5---7-5---|
Gb|-------------6------------4h6--------------6-------6~-|
ii) iii) iv)
Bb|-Tremelo Picking 14 Fret-- |-/4-6--\4- |-7/9~-7/9-7\5-5---7-5---|
Gb|-------------------------- |---------- |-------------6-------6~-|
v) vi)
eb|-7p4----- |----------------|
Gb|-------4- |-/4~------------|
Db|------4-- |----6\4~-2------|
Ab|--------- |-----------4\2~-|
vii)
eb|----------------7p4--4--4---------------------------|
Bb|-7/9~-7/9-7\5-5----7--7-(5)--5-7/9~-7/9-7(\)5----5~-|
Gb|-------------6------------4h6----------------6------|
Intro:
i)
E5~ - Bsus2~ - Asus2~ - E5~ - Bsus2~ Bsus2~ - Asus2~
I spent the morning at an old friend's grave
Flowers and Amazing Grace, he was a good man
He spent his whole life spinnin' his wheels
Never knowin' how the real thing feels
He never took a chance or took the time to dance
And I stood there thinking as I said goodbye
Today is the first day of the rest of my life
I'm gonna stop lookin' back and start movin' on
And learn how to face my fears
Love with all of my heart, make my mark
I wanna leave something here ii)
Go out on a ledge, with out any net, That's what I'm gonna be about
Yeah I wanna be runnin', When the sand runs out
iv)
Play: E~ - E~ Bsus2~ - Asus2~
'Cause people do it everyday,
Promise themselves they're gonna change,
I've been there, iii) but I'm changin' from the inside out
That was then and this is now
E Bsus2 (or Bsus) v)
I'm a new man, yeah, I'm a brand new man
And when they carve my stone they'll write these words
"Here lies a man who lived life for all that its worth"
Play Chorus then E
And as a cold wind blows across the grave yard
Asus2 vi) Bsus2 F#sus4 Abm Asus2~
I think I hear the voice of my old friend whisper in my ear
F#m~ E~
I'm gonna stop lookin' back and start movin' on
Asus2~ A Abm
And Learn how to face my fears
Love with all of my heart, make my mark
I wanna leave something here ii)
Go out on a ledge, with out any net, That's what I'm gonna be about
Yeah I wanna be runnin', When the sand runs out
I wanna be runnin', When the sand runs out
vii)
E~ - Bsus2~ Bsus2~ - Asus2~ - F#sus4~ - E~ - Bsus2~ - Asus2~~