intro :
| C | C | C | C |
G
i discovered the valley of the shifting , whispering sands
while prospecting in a western state .
C
i saw the silent windmills , the crumbling water tanks ,
the bones of the cattle picked clean by buzzards , bleached by the desert sun .
G
i stumbled over a crumbling buckboard nearly covered by the sand .
and stopping to rest , i heard a tinkling , whispering sound ,
C F
and suddenly realized that even though the wind was quiet ,
C
the sand did not lie still .
i seemed to be surrounded by a mystery
D7
so heavy and oppresive i could scarcely breathe .
G
for weeks i wandered aimlessly in the valley ,
C
seeking answers to the many questions that raced through my mind .
where was ev’ryone? why the white bones , the dry wells ,
G
the baron valley where the people must have lived and died?
i sat down and buried my face in my hands .
C
and resting , i learned the secret of the shifting , whispering sands .
how i managed to escape from the valley , i don’t know .
G
but now to pay my debt for being saved , i must tell you
what i learned out on the desert so many years ago .
C
G7
( when the day is hardly quiet and the breeze seems not to blow ,
C
one would think the sand was resting but you’ll find this is not so .
G7
it is whisp’ring , softly whisp’ring , as it slowly moves A – long .
C
and those who stop and listen , it will sing this mournful song .
F C
of side – winders and the horn toad on the thorny chaparral ,
D7 G
in the sunny days and the moonlight nights , the lonely coyotes yell . )
C
G7
how the stars seem they could touch you as you lay and gaze on high
C
at the heavens where you’re hoping you’ll be going when you die .
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intro :
| C | C | C | C |
G
i discovered the valley of the shifting , whispering sands
while prospecting in a western state .
C
i saw the silent windmills , the crumbling water tanks ,
the bones of the cattle picked clean by buzzards , bleached by the desert sun .
G
i stumbled over a crumbling buckboard nearly covered by the sand .
and stopping to rest , i heard a tinkling , whispering sound ,
C F
and suddenly realized that even though the wind was quiet ,
C
the sand did not lie still .
i seemed to be surrounded by a mystery
D7
so heavy and oppresive i could scarcely breathe .
G
for weeks i wandered aimlessly in the valley ,
C
seeking answers to the many questions that raced through my mind .
where was ev’ryone? why the white bones , the dry wells ,
G
the baron valley where the people must have lived and died?
i sat down and buried my face in my hands .
C
and resting , i learned the secret of the shifting , whispering sands .
how i managed to escape from the valley , i don’t know .
G
but now to pay my debt for being saved , i must tell you
what i learned out on the desert so many years ago .
C
G7
( when the day is hardly quiet and the breeze seems not to blow ,
C
one would think the sand was resting but you’ll find this is not so .
G7
it is whisp’ring , softly whisp’ring , as it slowly moves A – long .
C
and those who stop and listen , it will sing this mournful song .
F C
of side – winders and the horn toad on the thorny chaparral ,
D7 G
in the sunny days and the moonlight nights , the lonely coyotes yell . )
C
G7
how the stars seem they could touch you as you lay and gaze on high
C
at the heavens where you’re hoping you’ll be going when you die .
for more johnny cash chords , see www . unofficial – johnnycash . com!
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