The Cactus
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
F C F Am
[Verse 1]
F
Now boy decides he cannot walk
C
Boy decides to take the train
F
And sing and swing his arms softly
Am
Watch himself in the windowpane
F
And he says "This is necessary
C
And though she said I should not run again
F
I just could not live under the same roof as him."
Am C
"And in the desert I deserve some sleep
F Am
And I need recourse for the course I am taking."
F
And we just got word from your mother
C
Who said she's awfully sorry
F
But she understands
Am
It's just she loves her man
C
But what's the problem?
F Am
Yeah, he's been burnin' your blankets all this time
F
It's, it's for your own good
C F
That you learn to be a cold man too
Am
And he could not go home to his mother
C
Cause she's in love with an animal
F
Nothing to hold in his arms
C
They both became mechanical
[Chorus]
F Am
Only the girl in the airplane he'd
Read about when he was small
F
Could save him
C
Be the friend he needed all along
F
And she'd love him, she'd love him, love him
[Verse 2]
C
In the desert, there's a man with his arms by his side
F
But they're severed so the day when he will look into her eyes
F Am
He'll say "How I have been waving to get your attention all this time."
C
And he will not see a river for another thousand miles
F
But her lips will be like water when she gives the boy a smile
Am
And says, "How I have been searching for you man all the while."
C F
There ain't no birds out here near the cactus
Am
The place where you are lying
F C
But the raw pink sky is clear, and she turns his head
F
And said, "Is it a jet propeller I hear?"
Am F
And she says "Boy, am I glad to see you."
C
And boy decides to hold her hand with the hands held by
F
The new arms that she had brought and given him
[Chorus]
Am F
Only the girl in the airplane he'd
Read about when he was small
C
Could save him
F
Be the friend he needed all along
Am
And he'd love her, he'd love her
[Verse 3]
C
In the desert, there's a plant with its arms raisin' high
F
And they're never gonna' sever cause she looks into his eyes
F Am
Today to say, "I've been waiting all the while."
C
In the desert, there's a plant with its arms raisin' high
F
And they're never gonna' sever cause she looks into his eyes
F Am
Today to say, "I've been waiting all the while."
[Outro]
C
Yeah she saved him
F
It was so lovely
Am
She'd saved him
F
I wish somebody'd up and save me
C
Yeah she saved him
F
It was so lovely
Am
She'd saved him
C
I wish somebody would save me, save me, save me
F C
I wish somebody would save me, save me, save me
F C
I wish somebody would save me, save me, save me
F C
I wish somebody would save me, save me, save me
How to play The Cactus
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.