The Painted Desert — 10,000 Maniacs
Chords and lyrics for The Painted Desert by 10,000 Maniacs (key of C).
Intro
[C] [G]
Chorus
[C]The painted desert
[G]Can wait till summer
[C]We've played this game of just imagine long enough
[G]Wait 'till summer?
Verse 1
[Bm11]When I'm sure the rains have ended, the blooms have gone,
[Em]Everyone killed by the [D]morning frost.
[C]Is a cactus blooming there in every roadside [G]stand
[C]Where the big deal is cowboy gear sewn in [G]Japan?
Chorus
[C]The painted desert
[G]Can wait till summer
[C]We've played this game of just imagine long enough
[G]Wait 'till summer?
Verse 2
[Bm11]When I'm sure the rains have ended, the blooms have gone,
[Em]Everyone killed by the [D]morning frost.
[C]Is a cactus blooming there
[C]Upon the northern [G]rim
[C]Or in the ruins of the Hopi Mesa [G]dens?
Bridge
[Dm]You met a new friend in the [F]canyon
[C]Or so you wrote
[C]On a blanket in the cooling [Am]sand
[C]You and your friend agreed [Am]that
[D]The stars were so many [Dm]there
[G]They seemed to overlap
Chorus
[C]The painted desert
[G]Can wait till summer
[C]We've played this game of just imagine long enough
[G]Wait 'till summer?
Verse 3
[Bm11]When I'm sure the rains have ended, the blooms have gone,
[Em]Everyone killed by the [D]morning frost.
[C]Is a cactus blooming there
[C]As you watched the native [G]boy?
[C]In Flagstaff trailer court, you wrote the [G]line
[C]He kicked a tumbleweed
[C]And his mother called him [G]home
[C]Where the Arizona [G]moon
[D]Met the Arizona sun
[C]I wanted to be there by May at the latest [G]time
[C]Isn't that the plan we had or have you changed your [D]mind?
[C]I haven't heard a word from you since Phoenix or [G]Tucson
[C]April is over, will you tell me how [D]long
[C]Before I can be there?