The Shifting Whispering Sands - Johnny Cash Chords
Chords: G, C, F, D7, G7
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G
I discovered the valley of the shifting, whispering sands
C
I saw the silent windmills, the crumbling water tanks,
G
I stumbled over a crumbling buckboard nearly covered by the sand.
C F
And suddenly realized that even though the wind was quiet,
C
The sand did not lie still.
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.
G
The baron valley where the people must have lived and died?
C
And resting, I learned the secret of the shifting, whispering sands.
G
But now to pay my debt for being saved, I must tell you
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.)
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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