Sandra by Barry Manilow
Chords transcribed by Rob Tomeldan 
Date: May 6, 2010 (Song is great for Mother's day)

Intro: Em/D-C-Em/D-C
       Em-D-C-D pause
  
        D/DbShe's (x40232@1)a great little housewife
                     Bm (x24432@1)             D (xx0232@1)    
Though sometimes she talks like a fool
                     G (320003@1)                  GbmBut (244222@1)she helps at the store in the holiday rush
B (x2444x@1)                  Em (022000@1)             AAnd (x02220@1)she picks up the kids after school
D/Am                  G (320003@1)                          Ab/G
And she puts down the phone when her husband comes home
                     Gbm (244222@1)          BAnd (x2444x@1)she changes from mother to wife
                         Em (022000@1)                 A'Til (x02220@1)she feels the words hanging between them
                     DAnd (xx0232@1)she hangs by her words to her life

 Db/D   Bm (x24432@1)                       Gbm (244222@1)She says I swear I love my husband, I love my kids
  Bm (x24432@1)                 Gbm (244222@1)   Dbm/Gbm
I wanted to be like my mother
         G (320003@1)               A (x02220@1)      
But if I hadn't done it as soon as I did
         Bm (x24432@1)                          AmOh (x02210@1)there might have been time to be me
Dm/Am     G (320003@1)       GbmFor (244222@1)myself, for myself
        Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)   
There's so many things that she wishes
    Em (022000@1)                 D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)    
She don't even know what she's missin'
    D (xx0232@1)                           Em-D-C-D     
And that's how she knows that she missed

        D/DbShe's (x40232@1)a sweetheart, except when she's moody
                 Bm (x24432@1)               D (xx0232@1)    
It's hard to get through to her then
               G (320003@1)                          GbmDepressed (244222@1)for a while when the youngest was born
       B (x2444x@1)         Em (022000@1)          AOh (x02220@1)but that happens now and again
   D/Am          G (320003@1)                      Ab/G
She might take a drink with the housework
                       Gbm (244222@1)           BOr (x2444x@1)when Michael's kept late at the shop
             Em (022000@1)              AA (x02220@1)Martini or two before dinner
               DBut (xx0232@1)she always knows when to stop

  Db/D  Bm (x24432@1)                       Gbm (244222@1)She says I swear I love my husband and I love my kids
           Bm (x24432@1)                 Gbm (244222@1)   Dbm/Gbm
You know I wanted to be like my mother
         G (320003@1)               A (x02220@1)      
But if I hadn't done it as soon as I did
         Bm (x24432@1)                          AmOh (x02210@1)there might have been time to be me
Dm/Am     G (320003@1)       GbmFor (244222@1)myself, for myself
        Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1) CThere's (x32010@1)so many things that she wishes
    Em (022000@1)                 D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)    
She don't even know what she's missin'
    D (xx0232@1)                           Em-D-C-D     
And that's how she knows that she missed

        D/DbOh (x40232@1)they used to hold hands at the movies
                  Bm (x24432@1)          D (xx0232@1)    
Now it's seldom if ever they go
                         G (320003@1)                  GbmOnce (244222@1)you've paid for the sitter and parkin' the car
        B (x2444x@1)      Em (022000@1)              AThere's (x02220@1)no money left for the show
        D/Am      G (320003@1)                          
She was doing the dishes
       Ab/G                       Gbm (244222@1) BWhen (x2444x@1)a glass fell and broke on the tile
                Em (022000@1)                 AAnd (x02220@1)she cut her wrist (quite by mistake)
                      DIt (xx0232@1)was real touch and go for a while

    Db/D Bm (x24432@1)                    Gbm (244222@1)She says Oh God I love my husband and I love my kids
           Bm (x24432@1)                     Gbm (244222@1) Dbm/Gbm
You know I wanted to be like my, my mother
         G (320003@1)               A (x02220@1)      
But if I hadn't done it as soon as I did
         Bm (x24432@1)                       AmOh (x02210@1)there might have been time to be me
Dm/Am  G (320003@1)       GbmFor (244222@1)myself, for myself
        Em (022000@1)                D (xx0232@1) CThere's (x32010@1)so many things that she wishes
    Em (022000@1)                 D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)    
She don't even know what she's missin'
    D (xx0232@1)                          Em-D-C-D-C-D-Em            
And that's how she knows that she missed

End...

For song requests email me: rob_tomeldan@yahoo.com and I will transcribe it for you. Thanks.