Key: B major•
Verse 1
F#
B
F#
B
C#
Walkin' cross the desert,
B
C#
E#aug
it ain't no fun
C#
B
Too hot in the daytime,
C#
D#dim
Adim
B
E
too much sun
B
D#
G#m
Lefty says we'll cross at nighttime
C#
F#
Like my people always have done
Keep moving, quit nagging
Verse 2
F#
B
I ask Lefty,
C#
B
C#
Why'd we bring so much cheese?
B
D#dim
B
C#
D#dim
just you wait and see
E
F#
G#m
Coyotes eat anything, Buddy,
F#
Suppose they want a little something extra,
Lefty?
F#sus4
B
F#
Might be you and might be me
Interlude 1
C#
E
B
E
F#m
B
G#m
E
F#m
B
G#m
B
F#m
B
G#m
B
Verse 3
B
F#m
C#
Well the desert's dark and the desert's deep,
F#m
G#m
F#m
Something like you never see sit
B
C#m
C#dim
tin' in your easy chair
Em
B
Watch out, Lefty,
C#dim
B
something strange is comin' down
Got those coyotes on the run
Verse 4
Or maybe she,
You can't tell,
'cause you can't see
F#
Verse 5
F#dim
F#
B
C#
"In my world, toads are purple,
B
E
mice are blue, and I declare
C#
Em
A red cat is really something new
F#sus4
B
C#m
F#
can you tell me what should I do?"
B
D#dim
Verse 6
B
D#m
F#
B
"Do you think there is room for
C#m
E
me in this strange land?
C#dim
B
E
I write poetry, teach astronomy,
C#m
F#
B
how about me?"
Verse 7
B
"In my world everyone is a friend
Shaking hands,
E
B
G#m
E
saying how do you do
F#sus4
B
G#m
A#
Guess you'll notice we all look the same,
E#dim
C#
A#m
it's so tame
D#m
D#
G#
E
I'd rather take a chance here with you"
Interlude 2
C#m
F#
B
Em
F#
B
G#m
B
C#m
E
F#
B
Bm
C#
Bm
B
Verse 8
C#
B
let's see how fast this crate can fly
C#
G#m
B
D#dim
B
D#dim
Faug
Va Va- va- voom, says Lefty, watch the coyotes scatter,
C#
B
D#dim
B
and watch the towns go streaking by
D#
G#m
C#
San Bernardino just won't do
E
F#
Hollywood's the place for you
F#
B
E
B
F#
B
F#
B
Green dog, green dog, green dog, you're so rare,
F#sus4
B
so rare
Outro 1
F#
E
B
F#sus4
B
F#sus4
B
F#sus4
B
F#sus4
B
F#
F#sus4
F#
E
F#
B
B
F#sus4
B
B
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF# B C# E#aug D#dim...
F#
B
C#
E#aug
D#dim
Adim
E
D#
G#m
F#m
F#sus4
C#m
C#dim
Em
F#dim
D#m
A#
E#dim
A#m
G#
Bm
Faug
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Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
0
Chords
F#
B
C#
E#aug
D#dim
Adim
E
D#
G#m
F#m
F#sus4
C#m
C#dim
Em
F#dim
D#m
A#
E#dim
A#m
G#
Bm
Faug
- Open in app
Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
0
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