Desert High chords by Billy Gibbons

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

Dm


🎸 Verse:

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The desert dust fills your eyes

The rattlesnake shake takes you by surprise
Dm7
The coyotes sing in the calm of night
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The cactus water goes down like fire
Dm
The City of Angels ain’t too far from here

And when I need some sin, it’s always near

The Caliente warms my bones

And the Valley of Death is a skeleton’s home
Dm9
The desert toad takes me for a ride
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The Lizard King’s always by my side
Dm
The hawk and eagle just want to fly

But the horizon’s hot, and the air is dry

The venom stings from the scorpion

The owl watches where I’ve been

My lips are cracked from the howlin’ wind

I need to quench my thirst and heal my skin
Dm9
The mountains like paintings

The Joshua Tree

Gram died in room eight and left it all to Keith

Just a couple of miles from the salt and sea

But a little closer to heaven for someone like me


🎸 Solo:

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