Michael Martin Murphey – Desert Rat (Guitar)
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[Verse]
Am D Am She sits on the front porch of the old D house that stands scorched Am D under the sun stroke Am D Of the desert day that choked F C G C G Her old man who fell in the sun Am D With rattlesnakes and keepsakes Am D Old boxes of cornflakes Am D Gramophones and gemstones Am D And three unclaimed door frames F C G C G And bleached bones and rocks by the ton
[Chorus]
D Goodbye old desert rat C G You half crazy wildcat C G You knew where it was at A D Dsus D What life's all about C Em You saver of catalogs C G King of the prairie dogs C G Success is survival D F And you toughed it out C G You toughed it out.
[Verse]
Am D You old loudmouth rock hound Am D You kept the kids spellbound Am D Half crazy and sunbaked Am D You earned your own grubstake F C G C G By breaking your back all day long Am D With junk art and dump carts Am D And old Model-T parts Am D Frustrated, outdated Am D And uneducated F C G C G At 80 you still wrote good songs
[Chorus]
D Goodbye old desert rat C G You half crazy wildcat C G You knew where it was at A D Dsus D What life's all about C Em All ya savers of catalogs C G Kings of the prairie dogs C G Success is survival D F We'll all tough it out C G Yes we'll all tough it out.