The Marshall Tucker Band – Desert Skies (Ukulele)

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E /// E/// ( PLAY C# ON THE BEAT)
E          G#7
I’M RIDING ALONG 

A                    E
SINGING THE SAME OLD COWBOY SONG

F#m7                             E
THAT’S BEEN SUNG A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE

E                 G#7
AIN’T GOT NOTHING BUT MY NAME 

A                      E
AND I’M THE ONLY MAN I KNOW TO BLAME

        F#m7        B7            E
BUT I’M LIVING, I’M HAPPY AND I’M FREE

A
JUST LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW

       G#m7         G#m /  Gm7 /
LET IT BLOW, LET IT BLOW

F#m          E
SAND OVER MY TRAIL

A
I GOT MY SADDLE ON THE GROUND

             G#m7                 G#m /  Gm7 /
AND THAT OLD MOON HE CAN STILL BE FOUND

F#m                  B7
HIDING IN THE DESERT SKIES
(SOLO ON THE CHORUS)
E                            G#7
I LIKE THINGS IN LIFE LIKE A PRAIRIE BREEZE

A                         E
A BIG STOUT HORSE BETWEEN MY KNEES

F#m7                          E
JUST RIDING ALONG, JUST BEING ME

E                          G#7
AND WHEN I DIE, LET ME DIE WITH A DREAM IN MY MIND

A                         E
A SMILE ON MY FACE AND NO TROUBLE BEHIND

       F#m7                 B7              E
AND NO CROSS ON MY GRAVE TO MARK MY RESTING PLACE

A
JUST LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW

       G#m7         G#m /  Gm7 /
LET IT BLOW, LET IT BLOW

F#m          E
SAND OVER MY TRAIL

A
I GOT MY SADDLE ON THE GROUND

             G#m7                 G#m /  Gm7 /
AND THAT OLD MOON HE CAN STILL BE FOUND

F#m           B7
HIDING IN THE DESERT SKIES

A
WON’T YOU BURY ME WITH MY CHAPS ON

           G#m7               G#m /  Gm7 / F#m
AND MY SIX GUN STRAPPED TO MY SIDE

E                       F#m           B7     E
SO I CAN WATCH THE MOON HIDING IN THE DESERT SKIES

F#m           B7     E
HIDING IN THE DESERT SKIES (X3)