Desert Blues by Jimmie Rodgers (1929) Chords
Tempo:
64.35 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] Way out on the windswept desert, where nature favors [Bb] no man,
The buffalo [F] found his brother at [Bb] rest on the sun-baked [Eb] sand.
He said, my brother, what ails you?
Has sickness got you [Bb] this way?
But his brother never said, for his brother was dead, been dead since way last [Eb] May.
Old Lee, Old Lee,
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] there's the chief big buffalo nickel, a mighty man in [Bb] his day.
Never once used a sickle to clear the bushes [Eb] away.
He would go around from tent to tent, eat everything in [Bb] sight.
He loved the squaw every one he saw He loved a new one [Eb] every night
Oh, Lee, Lee, Lee
[Bb]
[Eb]
Last night on the windswept desert [Gm] I heard a big Indian moan
[Bb] I left my tent, I knew what it meant And I swore I'd never more roam
It was dawn when I reached safety My legs were certainly sore
I must have lost fifty pounds On that hot desert ground
And I'd lose [Eb] that many more
Oh, Lee, oh, Lee, Lee, Lee
The buffalo [F] found his brother at [Bb] rest on the sun-baked [Eb] sand.
He said, my brother, what ails you?
Has sickness got you [Bb] this way?
But his brother never said, for his brother was dead, been dead since way last [Eb] May.
Old Lee, Old Lee,
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] there's the chief big buffalo nickel, a mighty man in [Bb] his day.
Never once used a sickle to clear the bushes [Eb] away.
He would go around from tent to tent, eat everything in [Bb] sight.
He loved the squaw every one he saw He loved a new one [Eb] every night
Oh, Lee, Lee, Lee
[Bb]
[Eb]
Last night on the windswept desert [Gm] I heard a big Indian moan
[Bb] I left my tent, I knew what it meant And I swore I'd never more roam
It was dawn when I reached safety My legs were certainly sore
I must have lost fifty pounds On that hot desert ground
And I'd lose [Eb] that many more
Oh, Lee, oh, Lee, Lee, Lee
Key:
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Bb
F
Gm
Eb
Bb
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Gm
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Way out on the windswept desert, where nature favors [Bb] no man,
The buffalo [F] found his brother at [Bb] rest on the sun-baked [Eb] sand.
He said, my brother, what ails you?
Has sickness got you [Bb] this way?
But his brother never said, for his brother was dead, been dead since way last [Eb] May.
Old Lee, Old Lee, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ there's the chief big buffalo nickel, a mighty man in [Bb] his day.
Never once used a sickle to clear the bushes [Eb] away.
He would go around from tent to tent, eat everything in [Bb] sight.
He loved the squaw every one he saw He loved a new one [Eb] every night
Oh, Lee, Lee, Lee _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Last night on the windswept desert [Gm] I heard a big Indian moan
[Bb] I left my tent, I knew what it meant And I swore I'd never more roam
It was dawn when I reached safety My legs were certainly sore
I must have lost fifty pounds On that hot desert ground
And I'd lose [Eb] that many more
Oh, Lee, oh, Lee, Lee, Lee _ _
The buffalo [F] found his brother at [Bb] rest on the sun-baked [Eb] sand.
He said, my brother, what ails you?
Has sickness got you [Bb] this way?
But his brother never said, for his brother was dead, been dead since way last [Eb] May.
Old Lee, Old Lee, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ there's the chief big buffalo nickel, a mighty man in [Bb] his day.
Never once used a sickle to clear the bushes [Eb] away.
He would go around from tent to tent, eat everything in [Bb] sight.
He loved the squaw every one he saw He loved a new one [Eb] every night
Oh, Lee, Lee, Lee _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Last night on the windswept desert [Gm] I heard a big Indian moan
[Bb] I left my tent, I knew what it meant And I swore I'd never more roam
It was dawn when I reached safety My legs were certainly sore
I must have lost fifty pounds On that hot desert ground
And I'd lose [Eb] that many more
Oh, Lee, oh, Lee, Lee, Lee _ _