Key: B Verse 1: G When the desert found me C I was sad and ugly G Am When motel depressions G She came up and hugged me G And I met Desert Jesus C And I prayed to thee G Am I prayed for the sand D7 And it prayed for me
Chorus: C And I said "Desert bleach my mind G Em Desert do your worst Am Just let me get some sunscreen D7 G And some water first Verse 2: G Yucka Valley with 29 palms C Roads to worlds with no roads at all G I sing my song to a desert gang Am I sang my songs with sun was sang G I left out that night for LA C The TV called they said they want your face G I said "Okay I don't say no C Life's going to happen D7 So I just let it go." Chorus: C And I said "Desert bleach my mind G Em Desert do your worst Am Just let me get some sunscreen D7 G And some water first Verse 3: C I said desert you don't know me G Em But I need a favor from you Am D7 G Take my mind and rid me of these blues Interlude: C G Em Am7 D7 Chorus: C And I said "Desert bleach my mind G Em Like the bones of the dead Am7 Cleanse my head of every memory D G I ever put in my head C And I said "Desert bleach my mind G Desert do your worst Am Just let me get some sunscreen D G Some water first