C                   G7
In the desert where we searched for gold

F                 G7
The days were hot the nights were cold

F                Am
Hank and Joe and Me walked on

G7                    C
So bold and brave and free

 
                     G7                    
For days and days we fought the heat

F                      G7
I got so thirsty and I got so weak

F                     Am
And when I fell cause I couldn’t go

G7                  C
I heard Hank say to Joe

 
     G7          C               G7          C
He’s dieing  for water  hear him crying  for water

                         Am
Well lay him down in the dust and sand

        C                   Am
He said Joe you know he’s a dieing man

C                   Am
Leave him there and let him die

C                G7               C
I can’t stand to hear him cry for water


                      G7
I don’t remember how long I lay

F                          G7
But when I woke it was the break of day

F                Am
Buzzards circled miles ahead

       G7                C
I knew Hank and Joe were dead

 
                     G7
My eyes were dim but I could see

F                     G7
A bed of gold nuggets under me

F                  Am
Now I know that it won’t be long

          G7          C
Till they decorate my bones

 
          G7          C                 G7          C
Cause I’m dieing  for water  can’t help crying  for water

                              Am
They said lay him down in the dust and sand

        C                   Am
He said Joe you know he’s a dieing man

C                   Am
Leave him there and let him die

C                G7               C
I can’t stand to hear him cry for water

                     G7              C
He couldn’t stand to hear me cry for water