A                                          E
I saw a house on a shore that was standing tall
                              F#m
And across the water I heard a call
                                D
The sound of everything she loved just fell to pieces in the tide
A                                  E
Seasons passed and they shook those walls
                             F#m
Would her heartlast through it all
                         Dm
I waded to my chest, and drowned a little just to watch the fire
N.C.
So can someone tell me


[Chorus]
A                                             E
Why she looks in the mirror thinking it's her fault

When she was the foundation
F#m               D
Ohh - Ohhh - Ohh
A                                                  E
I say the words but I know she can’t hear me talk

So I just get frustrated
F#m
Ohh - Ohhh
              Dm         N.C.
Cause I can't watch the sandcastle fall to the ground


[Verse 2]
A                                         E
I saw a light burning out from across the waves
                                      F#m
Try to fix it but I know that can't I change
                               Dm
Life to the way it was before
N.C.
Cause I know that she
A
Covers up the scars she’s scared to show
E
And watching doesn't help me let it go
F#m                                                 Dm
Cause I've been here before but I still don't know


[Chorus]
A                                             E
Why she looks in the mirror thinking it's her fault

When she was the foundation
F#m
Ohh - Ohhh - Ohh   D
A                                            E
I say the words but I know she can't hear me talk

So I just get frustrated
F#m
Ohh - Ohhh
              D
Cause I can't watch the sandcastle fall to the ground


[Bridge]
A    E    F#m    D

A
Cause I want to know
   E
If it all crashed down tonight
          F#m
Would you run towards the riptide
   D
To forget what you can't fight

A
Cause I want to know
       E
If you couldn’t stop the tide
          F#m
Would you call into the distance
          D
Would you hope that I’m alive


[Chorus]
A                                             E
Why she looks in the mirror thinking it's her fault

When she was the foundation
F#m                D
Ohh - Ohhh - Ohh
A                                            E
I say the words but I know she can’t hear me talk

So I just get frustrated
F#m
Ohh - Ohhh
              D         N.C.
Cause I can't watch the sandcastle fall to the ground