Chords with lyrics
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 higherG+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
G+G (3rd fret): 355433 Em: 022000 D: 000232 Dm: 000231 F: 133211 Am: 003320
Intro:C/GC/G
G+G Chorus:
C/GC/G
G+G The Painted Desert can wait till summer.
C/GC/G We've played this game of just imagine long enough.
G+G Wait till summer?
G+G (3rd fret)
E minorEm
D MajorD When I'm sure the rains have ended, the blooms have gone,
E minorEm
D MajorD everyone killed by the morning frost. Verse 1:
C/GC/G
G+G
C/GC/G
G+G Is a cactus blooming there in every roadside stand
C/GC/G
G+G
E minorEm
D MajorD where the big deal is cowboy gear sewn in Japan? (back to chorus) Verse 2:
C/GC/G
G+G
C/GC/G
G+G Is a cactus blooming there upon the Northern rim
C/GC/G
G+G
E minorEm
D MajorD or in the ruins of the Hopi mesa dens?
Bridge:DmDm
FF
C majorC
A minorAm You met a new friend in the Canyon, or so you wrote.
C majorC
A minorAm
C majorC
A minorAm On a blanket in the cooling sand you and your friend agreed that
D MajorD
FF
G+G the stars were so many there they seemed to overlap. (back to chorus) Verse 3:
C/GC/G
G+G
C/GC/G
G+G Was a cactus blooming there as you watched the Native boy?
C/GC/G
G+G
E minorEm
D MajorD In a Flagstaff trailer court, you wrote the line:
C/GC/G
G+G
C majorC
G+G "He kicked a tumbleweed and his mother called him home
C/GC/G
G+G
E minorEm
D MajorD where the Arizona moon met the Arizona sun."
C/GC/G
G+G
C/GC/G
G+G I wanted to be there by May at the latest time.
C/GC/G
G+G
E minorEm
D MajorD Isn't that the plan we had or have you changed your mind?
C/GC/G
G+G
C/GC/G
G+G I haven't read a word from you since Phoenix or Tucson.
C/GC/G
G+G
C majorC
D MajorD
C/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]
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'The Painted Desert' by, formed in 2000