Written by Walter Hyatt
Intro: C C G F C C G F C Bb F C C G F C In my dreams I hear the wildcat whine G F C And I smell the rain on long-leaf pine Bb F G You know I toss and moan C G F C Outside my window is a flashing sign G F C It lights my room, ten steps by nine Bb F C Bb F C Sandy loam, sandy loam, I’m coming home Bb F C Sandy loam, is where I’m bound Bb F C That’s what I am, right down to the ground Bb F C That bottom land soil, they call black gold Bb F G Is calling me back home C G F C C G F C Bb F C Bb F C C G F C It was a silver city on a silver screen G F C That took the mind of a child from his fields of green Bb F G A long time ago C G F C But that stone and steel is hard and cold G F C It's a chill I feel right down to my soul Bb F C Sandy loam, sandy loam, I’m coming home Bb F C Bb F C Bb F C Sandy loam, sandy loam, I’m coming home