G -  320003
Am - x02210
F -  133211
Dm - xx0231


[Intro]
F F


[Chorus 1]
                     C   F
It's like a grain of sand
                      C      F
slipping through your fingers
                        Am  F C F
You want what you can't have
                     C   F
It's like a grain of sand
                      C      F
slipping through your fingers
                        Am  F C F
You want what you can't have


[Verse 1]
Dm
  I don't think that I
       F
can be sure of anything
   C
So how can I begin
         G   Dm
to understand  Doesn't
               F
seem to make a difference
         Am
if I can Fading in and
F                    Am
falling out Is there nothing
       F             G
we can do about this mess?


[Chorus 2]
                     C   F
It's like a grain of sand
                      C      F
slipping through your fingers
                        Am  F C F
You want what you can't have
                     C   F
It's like a grain of sand
                      C      F
slipping through your fingers
                        Am  F C F
You want what you can't have


[Verse 2]
Dm
  If less is more then
F
give me everything
C
Try and tell me
              G
I can have it all
Dm
  You just mind your
F
business on my mind
Am            F
Fading in and falling
             Am
out Is there nothing we
    F             G
can do about this mess?


[Chorus 3]
                     C   F
It's like a grain of sand
                      C      F
slipping through your fingers
                        Am  F C F
You want what you can't have
                     C   F
It's like a grain of sand
                      C      F
slipping through your fingers
                        Am  F C F
You want what you can't have


[Instrumental] Guitar Solo
Am F C G  x2
F F


[Chorus 4]
                     C   F
It's like a grain of sand
                      C      F
slipping through your fingers
                        Am  F C F
You want what you can't have
                     C   F
It's like a grain of sand
                      C      F
slipping through your fingers
                        Am  F C F
You want what you can't have