This came out in the late sixties by Waylon Jennings on the flip side
of Something's Wrong in California, I think. A few years later Nat
Stuckey had a rendition of it.
The Days of Sand and Shovels
When I [D]noticed her the first time
I was [D#dim]outside running barefoot in the [Em7]rain
[A7]She lived in the house next door
And her nose was pressed against the window [D]pane[D#dim-Em-A7]
[D]When she looked at me
She smiled and [D#dim]showed a place where two teeth used to [Em7]be
[A7]And I heard her ask her mom
If she could come outside and play with me[D-D#dim-Em7-A7] etc
We became as one and
Had a love without beginning or an end
And every day she lived with me
Was like a new day dawning once again [pause]
Chs.
And I've loved her since
[Em7]Every doll was Shirley Temple
[Cmaj7]Soda pop was still a nickel
[Fmaj7]Jam was on her fingertips
[A7]Milk was circled on her lips
After many years our love grew silent
And at night I heard her cry
When she left me in the fall
I knew that it would be our last goodbye
I was man enough to give her everything
She needed for a while
But in searching for a perfect love
I found that I could not give her a child
Chs. and fade
