Best known for their hot-rod songs ('G.T.O.' made it to #4 in the summer of 1964), Ronny and the Daytonas had their second-biggest hit (#27, early 1966) with this wistful ballad. Like so many of the entries in Andrew's Ace Archives, I heard it on the radio earlier today (3/24/96) and dug up my own scratched, off-center 45 to share some memories with the readers of r.m.m.g.t. -- AWR "Sandy" (Wilkin - Cason) Intro: Amaj7 Em7/A [2X] / / / / / / / / Verse 1:

^Amaj7Hey, girl, with ^Bm7sunlight in your ^Amaj7hair ^Bm7 Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 A7 [N.C.] It hurts me so to see you standing there Oh, oh, oh, ^Dmaj7Sandy (San^D6dy) Dm7 F [N.C.] You laugh and run away Y^Gou j^Fust d^Gon't ^Amaj7care ^Em7/A ^Amaj7 ^Em7/A

Verse 2: Your kiss is warmer than the sun And I count the little things we've done Oh, oh, oh, Sandy (Sandy) Do you remember when G F G Amaj7 Em7/A Amaj7 A [N.C.] I was the one Bridge:

^F#You've been aro^Bund since A ^F#new boy who fo^Bund you E Bb7 Eb7 F# [N.C.] Took you uptown so far from me

(key changes to B) Bmaj7 F#m7/B [2X] / / / / / / / / Verse 3:

But ^Bmaj7someday your ^C#m7good times will be ^Bmaj7through ^C#m7 An^Bmaj7d I know just ^C#m7what you're gonna^Bmaj7 do ^B7 You'll come back, ^Emaj7Sandy (San^E6dy) Em7 G [N.C.] You know I'll still be here A G A Bmaj7 F#m7/B Bmaj7 F#m7/B Waiting for you

Coda: Bmaj7 F#m7/B [2X] Sandy... (tympani) (repeat Bmaj7... F#m7/B to fade) spoken: Sandy... Sandy... Sandy... I love you -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Ronny and the Daytonas - Sandy