C Am C Am C Am C e------------------------------------------------------| D---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------------------| G----------2-----------2-----------2-------------------| D---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------| A--3-3---0-----3-3---0-----3-3---0-------0-2-3---------| E--------------------------------------3---------------| C G In the desert where we search for gold C G The days are hot the nights are cold F C Hank and Joe and me walked on G C So bold and brave and free C G For days and days we fought the heat C G I got so thirsty and I got so weak F C And when I fell cause I couldn't go G C I heard Hank say to Joe CHORUS: C G C He's dying (dying, dying) for water C G C Hear him crying (crying, crying) for water C Am We'll lay him down in the dust and sand Am C Am He said Joe you know he's a dying man C Am Leave him there and let him die C G C I can't stand to hear him cry for water C G I don't remember how long I lay C G But when I awoke it was the break of day F C Buzzards circled miles ahead G C I knew Hank and Joe were dead C G My eyes were dim but I could see C G A bed of gold nuggets under me F C Now I know that it won't be long G C Till they decorate my bones CHORUS: C G C He's dying (dying, dying) for water C G C Hear him crying (crying, crying) for water C Am We'll lay him down in the dust and sand Am C Am He said Joe you know he's a dying man C Am Leave him there and let him die C G C I can't stand to hear him cry for water C G C They couldn't stand to hear me cry for water