10,000 Maniacs - The painted desert

The ^Cpainted desert Can wait till ^Gsummer We've ^Cplayed this game of just imagine long enough Wait 'till ^Gsummer?

When I'm ^Bm11sure the rains have ^Emended, the blooms have ^Dgone, ^EmEveryone killed by the ^Dmorning frost. Is a ^Ccactus blooming ^Gthere in ^Cevery roadside ^Gstand Where the ^Cbig deal is ^Gcowboy gear sewn in ^DJapan? ^C

The ^Cpainted desert Can wait till ^Gsummer We've ^Cplayed this game of just imagine long enough Wait 'till ^Gsummer?

When I'm ^Bm11sure the rains have ^Emended, the blooms have ^Dgone, ^EmEveryone killed by the ^Dmorning frost. Is a ^Ccactus blooming ^Gthere U^Cpon the northern ^Grim ^C Or in the ruins ^Gof the Hopi Mesa ^Ddens?

^Dm You met a ^Fnew friend in the c^Canyon Or so you ^Amwrote ^C On a blanket in the ^Amcooling sand ^C You and your friend a-^Amgreed that ^D The stars were ^Dmso many there ^G They seemed to overlap

^C The painted desert Can wait till ^Gsummer We've ^Cplayed this game of just imagine long enough Wait 'till ^Gsummer?

When I'm ^Bm11sure the rains have ^Emended, the blooms have ^Dgone, ^EmEveryone killed by the ^Dmorning frost. Is a ^Ccactus blooming ^Gthere As you ^Cwatched the native ^Gboy? In ^Cflagstaff ^Gtrailer court, you wrote the ^Dline "He ^Ckicked a ^Gtumbleweed And his ^Cmother called him ^Ghome Where the ^CArizona ^Gmoon Met the Arizona ^Dsun" I wanted to ^Cbe there ^Gby May ^Cat the latest ^Gtime ^CIsn't that the ^Gplan we had or have you changed your ^Dmind? I ^Chaven't heard a ^Gword from you since ^CPhoenix or Tuc^Gson ^CApril is ^Gover, will you tell me ^Dhow long Before I can ^Cbe there?