Desert Song Chords by Alice Smith

_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ The _ [D] _ time has come [B] for me to start packing [D] in.
I'm putting the stones of my [F#] life into valises.
[D] _ I can't [B] stand the stares of heat no [D] more.
I'm _ [C] going [B] away. _
_ [D] I'm going [B] away. _
_ [D] I've waited too long [B] to catch your signal.
[D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ Please, you're [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ not coming.
[D] I've [C] got to [B] go away. _ _
_ [D] Going [C] _ _ [B] away. _
[Dm] Now I'm writing [Am] you a letter, [B] making it alone.
[Gm] Now I'm breathing [Dm] and I'm bleeding [A] and the pain keeps on spawning.
[Dm] _ [C] You're [B] still missing and lost.
[Gm] The sand [Dm] covers my face.
[A]
The sand covers my face. _
The sand covers my face. _
_ The sand covers my face. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] My mama said, [B] [N] life is for living.
[D] If you want to _ [F#] go out and reinvent your [D] _ _ _
_ [B] _ destiny,
it's [D] time _ [C] to go [B] away.
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] I'm writing you [C] a letter, _ [B] making it alone.
Now [Gm] I'm breathing and [Dm] I'm bleeding and [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] you're [C] to tell your
[B] _ _ _ [G] The sand [F]
covers my [A] _ _ _ face.
The sand covers my _ _ face.
[Dm] The sand [A]
covers my _ face.
The sand. _
_ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _