Sting – Desert Rose Ukulele Chords

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Voice Range: G – G (1 octave + 1 half tones) – how to use this?

 

Intro:
Cm   Cm   Cm   Cm
Cm   Cm   Cm   Cm
Cm   A#   G#   Fm9 – G7sus4

 

Verse 1:
CmI dream of rain
A#I dream of gardens in the desert sand
G#I wake in vain
Fm9I dream of love as time G7sus4runs through G7my hand

 

CmI dream of fire
CmThose dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
CmAnd in the flames
CmHer shadows play in the shape of a man’s desire

 

D#This desert rose
Gm7Each of her veils, a secret promise
A#This desert flower
Fm9No sweet perfume ever tG7sus4ortured me more tG7han this

 

CmAnd as she turns
CmThis way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
CmThis fire burns
CmI realize that nothing’s as it seems

 

Verse 2:
CmI dream of rain
A#I dream of gardens in the desert sand
G#I wake in vain
Fm9I dream of love as G7sus4time runs throuG7gh my hand

 

D#I dream of rain
Gm7I lift my gaze to empty skies above
A#I close my eyes
Fm9This rare perfume is the G7sus4sweet intoxiG7cation of her love

 

Solo:
Cm    Cm    Cm    Cm
Gm7  Gm7  Gm7  Gm7

 

Verse 3:
CmI dream of rain
A#I dream of gardens in the desert sand
G#I wake in vain
Fm9I dream of love as tiG7sus4me runs through G7my hand

 

D#Sweet desert rose
Gm7Each of her veils, a secret promise
A#This desert flower
Fm9No sweet perfume ever tortured me Fm7more than this

 

D#Sweet desert rose
Gm7This memory of Eden haunts us all
A#This desert flower,  this rare perfume
Is the Fm9sweet intoxicaG7sus4tion     of   G7 the fall

 

Outro:
Cm