When I wrote this song as a young teen, the guitar part was out of range of my talent at the time. I kinda wrote this song off as one that would never be recorded. So, full disclaimer, originally this was ment to be plucked, not strummed, but older me things it sounds better with aggressive strumming than it would have plucked. Anyway, I guess this finally did end up being recorded. 

Out in the Desert
Written by: Drew Eddy Jones
Date: 2003-ish
Song no: 5

LYRICS ONLY:

Out in the desert
Where the sun is hot
And the dust comes rolling
Over the mountain tops
And your shadow grows long
While the sun goes down

You know you want to be forgiven
For the things that you got
The sun bakes your body
Before you can rot
And the buzzards fly in
Circles around your head

The air is so dry
And my skin is so hot
I can't even think
My mind is blocked
You know the next bleached bones
In the sand might be yours

Nobodies special
Nobodies pure
The cacti don’t like you
and the yucca don't care
You'll be lucky if you 
Make it out alive

TUNING
DADGBD

CHORDS ONLY

D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7

G5, F5, D5

CHORDS AND LYRICS:

D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7
D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7

D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7
    Out in  the desert
D5,       F6, D5,D7,   D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7
Where the sun is hot
D5,     F6,  D5,    D7, D5,  D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7
And the dust comes rolling
D5,      F6,D5,D7, D5,  D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7
Over the mountain  tops
         G5
And your shadow grows long
F5                 D5
While the sun goes down

D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7
D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7

D5,          F6,  D5,D7, D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, 
You know you wont be forgiven
D5,     F6,    D5,  D7, D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
For the things that you got
D5,     F6,   D5,  D7,D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
The sun bakes your body
D5,F6,    D5,  D7,D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
Before it can rot
        G5
And the buzzards fly in
F5                  D5
Circles around your head

D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7
D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7

D5, F6, D5,D7,D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
The air is so dry
D5,     F6, D5,D7,D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
And my skin is so hot
D5,F6,  D5,D7,D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
I can't even  think
D5,F6,D5,D7,D5,     D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
My mind  is blocked
    G5                     F5
You know the next bleached bones
                     D5
In the sand might be yours

D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7
D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D5, F6, D5, D7, D5, D7

D5, F6, D5,   D7,D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
    Nobodies special
D5, F6, D5,  D7,D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
    Nobodies pure
D5, F6,D5,      D7,  D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
The cacti don’t like you
D5,     F6,D5,D7,   D5,    D5, F6, D5, D7, D5,
and the yucca don't care
          G7
You'll be lucky if you 
F5          D5
Make it out alive