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 higher G+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]