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Johnny Cash - Lost On The Desert
Capo: 1 Fret
A bFurnin' hot sun a Ccryin' for water Fblack wings circle the Gsky
SCtumblin' and Ffallin' Csomebody's Fcallin' you're Clost on the Gdesert to Cdie
I Chad to give up and they Ftook me to jCail but I hid all the Fmoney I Ggot
Way Fout on the desert where Cno one could get it and FI left a Gmark at the Cspot
Then FI got away and I Cran for the desert the Fdevil had taken Gcontrol
CI needed Fwater but Che said I'd Fmake it near the Cmoney is a Gbig waterChole
A bFurnin' hot sun a Ccryin' for water Fblack wings circle the Gsky
SCtumblin' and Ffallin' Csomebody's Fcallin' you're Clost on the Gdesert to Cdie
GUITAR SOLO
JCust up ahead is where FI left my Cmark or it may be to the Fleft or the Gright
I've been Frunnin' all day and they'll Ccatch up tomorrow FI've got to Gfind it 
tConight
Then Fup jumped the devil and Cran away laughin' he Fdrank all the waterholes 
dGry
He Cmoved my Fmark till I'm Crunning in Fcircles and Clost on the Gdesert to Cdie
A bFurnin' hot sun a Ccryin' for water Fblack wings circle the Gsky
SCtumblin' and Ffallin' Csomebody's Fcallin' you're Clost on the Gdesert to Cdie
           C           G                  C           G      C(Fade out)
Lost on the desert to die, lost on the desert to die

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Lost On The Desert

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Johnny Cash - Lost On The Desert

Capo: 1 Fret

F C F G

A burnin' hot sun a cryin' for water black wings circle the sky

C F C F C G C

Stumblin' and fallin' somebody's callin' you're lost on the desert to die

C F C F G

I had to give up and they took me to jail but I hid all the money I got

F C F G C

Way out on the desert where no one could get it and I left a mark at the spot

F C F G

Then I got away and I ran for the desert the devil had taken control

C F C F C G C

I needed water but he said I'd make it near the money is a big waterhole

F C F G

A burnin' hot sun a cryin' for water black wings circle the sky

C F C F C G C

Stumblin' and fallin' somebody's callin' you're lost on the desert to die

GUITAR SOLO

C F C F G

Just up ahead is where I left my mark or it may be to the left or the right

F C F G

I've been runnin' all day and they'll catch up tomorrow I've got to find it

tonight

F C F

Then up jumped the devil and ran away laughin' he drank all the waterholes

dry

C F C F C G C

He moved my mark till I'm running in circles and lost on the desert to die

F C F G

A burnin' hot sun a cryin' for water black wings circle the sky

C F C F C G C

Stumblin' and fallin' somebody's callin' you're lost on the desert to die

C G C G C

(Fade out)

Lost on the desert to die, lost on the desert to die

About Lost On The Desert Chords by Johnny Cash

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