Tom: Am
Am G
Here is where the mystics wander, Here is a land of abandoned cars
Am G
Here is where you will be tested, Underneath a billion stars
F Am
Here the purple shadows fool you, Here the heat comes with the dawn
F E E7 Am
Here the hermit digs for treasure, And mirages pull you on....
Am G
Here are shores of ancient seas, Here the reckless ring their guns
Am G
Salt and sulfur curse the water, Dreams like a fever comes
F Am
Here the hills are burnt and bare, Here the hot winds carve the stones
F Am E E7 Am
Where coyotes skulk and wail, And the demons make their home...
[Chorus]
F Am F E7
Ah, welcome to the desert, Burning dust, angry thorns
F Am F E E7 Am
Ah, welcome to the desert, Hell was never quite this warm....
Am G
Here the line don’t give a damn, Bring your best, do your worst
Am G
Everything here wants to kill you, Vipers, steam, dreadful thirst
F Am
Whirlwinds spinning on the playa, Madness dancing in the air
F E E7 Am
Here’s a final court to try you, Beg for mercy if you dare.....
Am G
See the crumbling miner’s cabin, Hills of ash and cinder cone
Am G
See the slag heaps on the ridge line, Sticking up like dragon’s bones
F Am
See the hoof prints of the devil, In the black rock plain as day
F E E7 Am
Here’s a gate that leads to hell, come with me I’ll show the way.....
[Chorus]
F Am F E7
Ah, welcome, to the desert, Burning dust, angry thorns
F Am F E7 Am
Ah, welcome, to the desert, Hell was never quite this warm...
F Am
Ah, welcome, to the desert
F Am
Nobody’s welcome, to the desert
F Am
Ah, welcome to the desert
