Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
shifting whispering sands
While prospecting for gold in one of
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our western states.
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I saw the silent windmills,
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the crumbling water tanks
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The bones of cattle and burrows,
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Bleached by the desert sun.
Verse 2
nearly covered by the sands
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a tinkling whispering sound
that even though
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The wind was quiet the
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sand did not lie still.
Verse 3
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by a mystery so heavy
could scarcely breath
For days and weeks I wandered
Seeking answers to the many
questions
That raced through my
fevered mind.
Verse 4
the dry wells
must have lived and died
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my food and water gone
I sat down and buried my face
Verse 5
whispering sands.
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How I escaped from
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I must tell you what I learned
out there on the desert
Verse 6
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(When the day is oddly quiet
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And the breeze seems not to blow
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One would think the sand was resting
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But you'll find this is not so.
Verse 7
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It is whisp'ring softly whisp'ring
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As it slowly moves along
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And for those who stop and listen
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It will sing this mournful song.
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Of
Verse 8
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Of the Thorny Chaparral
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In the sunny days and moonlight nights
Verse 9
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How the stars seem you
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could touch them
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As you lay and gaze on high
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At the Heavens where we're hoping
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We'll be go ing when we die...)
Outro 1
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ChordsG C Dm D F...
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