All songs / David Alan Graham
Midnight Sand Slow Dance
E♭ major~152 BPM4/44:07slow-dancehigh confidence
Capo 1 — play the shapes in D and it sounds in E♭ major. Much easier than fingering E♭ major straight.
Verse 1
Bare feet, kicking up that cool wet sand
Her laugh, running circles through my head
Little moon, hanging like a porch light low
Waves roll in
Like they already know
Pre-Chorus
She says, "We're crazy, there's no music"
I say, "Baby, yeah there is"
Point to her heart, mine beating to it
Every breath between our lips
Chorus
We're slow dancing on a dark romantic beach
Her hair tangled in the breeze, all over me
Salt on her shoulders, freckles I can barely see
And I keep spinning, spinning where the shoreline meets the sea
Just her and me
Slow dancing on a dark romantic beach
Verse 2
Old sweatshirt, wrapped around her summer dress
Her hands, sliding up around my neck
Phone light, glowing in a pile with our things
Whole world, shrunk down to her and me
Pre-Chorus
She says, "What if this is just a moment?"
I say, "That's all that we got"
If forever's just these footsteps
Let's let them wander, let them not stop
Chorus
We're slow dancing on a dark romantic beach
Her hair tangled in the breeze, all over me
Salt on her shoulders, freckles I can barely see
And I keep spinning, spinning where the shoreline meets the sea
Just her and me
Slow dancing on a dark romantic beach
Bridge
Tide creeping higher on our toes (oh yeah)
Her whisper getting closer than the coast
If morning ever finds us in these clothes
We'll still be swaying like this, holding on, holding close
Final Chorus
We're slow dancing on a dark romantic beach
Her heartbeat keeping time, right against my cheek
Salt on her shoulders, freckles I can finally see
And I keep spinning, spinning where the shoreline meets the sea
Just her and me
Slow dancing on a dark romantic beach
Just her and me
Slow dancing on a dark romantic beach
This chart is a work in progress. If you spot something wrong, let me know and I’ll get it fixed.
Intro E♭ B♭ E♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ E♭ B♭
Verse 1
A♭Bare feet, B♭kicking up that cool Cmwet sand
A♭Her E♭laugh, B♭running circles A♭through my head
Little E♭moon, hanging like B♭a porch light low
A♭Waves roll in
E♭Like they B♭already know
Pre-Chorus
A♭She says, "We're crazy, B♭there's no music"
I say, "Baby, A♭yeah there is"
Point to her E♭heart, mine beating to B♭it
Every breath A♭between our B♭lips
Chorus
We're slow E♭dancing on a B♭dark romantic Cmbeach
Her A♭hair tangled in the B♭breeze, all over A♭me
Salt on E♭her shoulders, B♭freckles I can Cmbarely see
A♭And E♭I keep spinning, B♭spinning where the shoreline E♭meets the sea
A♭Just her and me
FmSlow dancing A♭on a dark E♭romantic beach
Verse 2
Old sweatshirt, wrapped B♭around her summer dress
FmHer A♭hands, sliding B♭up around my A♭neck
Phone E♭light, glowing in B♭a pile with our Cmthings
Whole A♭world, shrunk B♭down to her and A♭me
Pre-Chorus
She says, E♭"What if this is just B♭a moment?"
I say, Fm"That's all that we got"
E♭If forever's just B♭these footsteps
Let's let Fmthem wander, let them not stop
Chorus
We're E♭slow dancing on B♭a dark romantic Cmbeach
A♭Her hair tangled E♭in the breeze, B♭all over me
A♭Salt Fmon her shoulders, E♭freckles I B♭can barely see
A♭And I keep E♭spinning, spinning where the shoreline Cmmeets the sea
A♭Just her and Fmme
CmSlow dancing A♭on a dark Fmromantic beach
Bridge
A♭Tide creeping higher on our toes E♭(oh B♭yeah)
A♭Her whisper getting closer E♭than the coast
If B♭morning ever finds A♭us in these E♭clothes
B♭We'll still be Fmswaying like this, holding on, A♭holding close
Final Chorus
We're slow E♭dancing on a B♭dark romantic Cmbeach
Her E♭heartbeat keeping time, B♭right against my A♭cheek
B♭Salt on E♭her shoulders, B♭freckles I can finally Cmsee
And A♭I keep E♭spinning, spinning B♭where the shoreline meets A♭the sea
Just her Fmand me
Slow A♭dancing on a dark romantic Cmbeach
Just her and me
Slow Fmdancing on A♭a dark romantic E♭beach
Generated from the chord chart. These are real guitar shapes for the chords we detected, not a transcription of what was played on the record.
Raw note map (experimental)
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