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The Painted Desert chords by 10000 Maniacs

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The Painted Desert (chords)
10,000 Maniacs

[ Jerome Augustyniak/Natalie Merchant ]

This is a beautiful song from their first big album, “In My Tribe” – it’s one of my
favorites from this album and from the band in general.  I was surprised to see that
this hasn’t been posted before.    The word “sure” in “when I’m sure” gets a higher Chord diagramG+G
chord (on the 3rd fret).  I think this is pretty close but if you have corrections please
let me know!

Chords:

C/G: 		332010
G: 		320033
Chord diagramG+G (3rd fret): 	355433
Em:		022000
D:		000232
Dm:		000231
F:		133211
Am:		003320

Intro: Chord diagramC/GC/G   Chord diagramG+G

Chorus:
Chord diagramC/GC/G				   Chord diagramG+G
The Painted Desert can wait till summer.
	Chord diagramC/GC/G
We've played this game of just imagine long enough.
	   Chord diagramG+G
Wait till summer?
	  Chord diagramG+G (3rd fret)		Chord diagramE minorEm		       Chord diagramD MajorD
When I'm sure the rains have ended, the blooms have gone,
Chord diagramE minorEm		        Chord diagramD MajorD
everyone killed by the morning frost.

Verse 1:
      Chord diagramC/GC/G		Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramC/GC/G	        Chord diagramG+G
Is a cactus blooming there in every roadside stand
          Chord diagramC/GC/G		Chord diagramG+G      	    Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramD MajorD
where the big deal is cowboy gear sewn in Japan?

(back to chorus)

Verse 2:
      Chord diagramC/GC/G		Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC/GC/G		Chord diagramG+G
Is a cactus blooming there upon the Northern rim
Chord diagramC/GC/G	    Chord diagramG+G		 Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramD MajorD
or in the ruins of the Hopi mesa dens?


Bridge:
Chord diagramDmDm	   Chord diagramFF	             Chord diagramC majorC		        Chord diagramA minorAm
You met a new friend in the Canyon, or so you wrote.
Chord diagramC majorC	      Chord diagramA minorAm		   Chord diagramC majorC	         Chord diagramA minorAm
On a blanket in the cooling sand you and your friend agreed that
Chord diagramD MajorD		Chord diagramFF	     Chord diagramG+G
the stars were so many there they seemed to overlap.

(back to chorus)


Verse 3:
       Chord diagramC/GC/G               Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramC/GC/G                Chord diagramG+G
Was a cactus blooming there as you watched the Native boy?
      Chord diagramC/GC/G         Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramE minorEm           Chord diagramD MajorD
In a Flagstaff trailer court, you wrote the line:
Chord diagramC/GC/G           Chord diagramG+G	                   Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramG+G
"He kicked a tumbleweed and his mother called him home
           Chord diagramC/GC/G     Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramD MajorD
where the Arizona moon met the Arizona sun."


            Chord diagramC/GC/G      Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramC/GC/G           Chord diagramG+G
I wanted to be there by May at the latest time.
 Chord diagramC/GC/G            Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramD MajorD
Isn't that the plan we had or have you changed your mind?
   Chord diagramC/GC/G             Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramC/GC/G         Chord diagramG+G
I haven't read a word from you since Phoenix or Tucson.
Chord diagramC/GC/G       Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramC/GC/G
April is over now, will you tell me how long before I can be there?


Submitted by: James Patrick Gorham  email: [email protected]

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