Dove Cameron – Sand Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Dove Cameron – Sand Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
F G Am

[Verse 1]
       F
What's worse
      G
Bein' wanted but not loved
   Am
Or loved but not wanted?
       F
What's worse
        G
Hearin' what you wanna hear
   Am
Or hearin' what's honest?

[Pre-Chorus]
    F
Our love's misaligned
       G
'Cause you're on my
      Am
 mind every night
  F
I ignore the signs
    G
And I don't know why
        Am     A
'Cause, baby, I
[Chorus]
F          G             Am
 I saw the end when we began
You couldn't love
           F
the way I can
           G
I tried to bargain
          Am
with the stars

For more than half
 your heart but
F             G
You have more pieces of
 Am          G      C
 me than the desert has sand
    F                     G
And I have less pieces of you
                       F
 than I can hold in my hand

[Post-Chorus]
     G    A
Ooh, ooh, ooh
G
Ooh
F    G    Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 2]
     F
What hurts
       G
Is the one thing that
you wanna do
       Am
Is the one thing that
you shouldn't do
     F
What hurts
   G
Is knowin' what's
good for you
     Am
Just doesn't look
good to you

[Pre-Chorus]
    F
Our love's misaligned
       G
'Cause you're on my
      Am
mind every night
  F
I stress half the time
    G
And now I know why
        Am     A
'Cause, baby, I

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
F          G
 I saw the end
           Am
when we began
You couldn't love
           F
the way I can
           G
I tried to bargain
          Am
with the stars

For more than half
 your heart but
F             G
You have more pieces
    Am          G      C
of me than the desert has
sand
    F
And I have less pieces
    G
of you than I can
             F
 hold in my hand

[Post-Chorus]
     G    A
Ooh, ooh, ooh
G
Ooh
F    G    Am
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Bridge]
       F
What's worse
      G
Bein' wanted but
 not loved (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
   A
Or loved but not wanted?
 (Ooh)
       F
What's worse
        G
Hearin' what you
 wanna hear
 (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
   Am
Or hearin'
what's honest?

[Chorus]
F          G
 I saw the end
           Am
when we began
You couldn't love
           F
 the way I can
           G
I tried to bargain
          Am
with the stars
For more than half
your heart but
F             G
You have more pieces
    Am          G
of me than the desert
   C
 has sand
    F
And I have less
           G
pieces of you
    F
Oh, I have less pieces
    G
 of you than I can
 hold in my hand

Watch: Dove Cameron - Sand (Official Video)

From DoveCameronVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Sand: key, chords and progression

These are Sand chords by Dove Cameron on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Sand by Dove Cameron is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: F, G, Am, A and C.

The backbone of the song is F – G – Am – F (VI – VII – i – VI in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, D, Em, E, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

Sand chords: questions

What key is Sand in?

Sand by Dove Cameron is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Sand?

Sand uses 5 chords: F, G, Am, A, C.

What is the chord progression of Sand?

The main progression is F – G – Am – F (VI – VII – i – VI).

Is Sand easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, D, Em, E, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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