{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":579547,"song":"Desert Rose","artist":"Sting","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11570555-desert-rose-chords-by-sting/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/579547?type=chord","rating":4.76684,"votes":130,"content":"Desert Rose by Sting\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   x4\r\n(0:34)[/tab]\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   I dream of rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   I dream of gardens in the desert sand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n   I wake in pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm7[/ch]                   [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\n   I dream of love as time runs through my hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   I dream of fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   These dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   And in the flames[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   The shadows play in the shape of a man's desire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n   This desert rose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\n   Each of her veils, a secret promise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   This desert flower[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Ab[/ch]                [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\nNo sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   And now she turns[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   This fire burns[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   I realise that nothing's as it seems[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   I dream of rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   I dream of gardens in the desert sand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n   I wake in pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm7[/ch]                   [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\n   I dream of love as time runs through my hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n   I dream of rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\n   I lift my gaze to empty skies above[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   I close my eyes, the rare perfume[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ab[/ch]         [ch]G7sus4[/ch]        ([ch]Cm[/ch])\r\nIs the sweet intoxication of her love[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]   x2\r\n[ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n   I dream of rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   I dream of gardens in the desert sand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n   I wake in pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm7[/ch]                   [ch]G7sus4[/ch]\r\n   I dream of love as time runs through my hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n   Sweet desert rose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\n   Each of her veils, a secret promise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   This desert flower[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Ab[/ch]                           [ch]Fm7[/ch]\r\nNo sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n   Sweet desert rose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]\r\n   This memory of Eden haunts us all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n   This desert flower, this rare perfume[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ab[/ch]         [ch]G7sus4[/ch]          [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nIs the sweet intoxication of the fa-all…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch]","plain_text":"Desert Rose by Sting\n\n[Intro]\n\nCm   Cm   Bb   Bb\nAb   Ab   Fm7  G7sus4\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nCm   Cm   Cm   Cm   x2\nG7   G7   G7   G7   x2\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nCm","chords":["Cm","Bb","Ab","Fm7","G7sus4","Eb","Gm7","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}