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Desert Rose
by Sting
from - Brand New Day
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Intro (kind of a bunch of similar rhythms- repeated a few times):
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Opening melody (with vocals)
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[Dm]I dream of rain
I dream of gardens in the desert sand[Am7][Dm]
I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs through my hand[Am7][Dm]
[Dm]I dream of fire
These dreams are tied to a horse that will ne[Am7]ver tire
A[Dm]nd in the flames
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's [Am7]desire[Dm]
[F]This desert rose
[Am7]Each of her veil's a secret promise
[Csus2]This desert flower
[Bb]No sweet perfume ever to[A5]rtured me more than this
A[Dm]nd as she turns
This way she moves in the logi[Am7]c of all [Dm]my dreams
[Dm]This fire burns
I realize that nothi[Am]ng's as it seems
[Dm]I dream of rain
[Csus2]I dream of gardens in the desert sand
[Bb]I wake in pain
I dream of love as time runs throug[G5]h my [A5]hand
[F]I dream of rain
[Am]I lift my gaze to empty skies above
[Csus2]I close my eyes, this rare perfume
Is th[Bb]e sweet intoxication[A5] of her love
Instrumental: (pedal tone - A)
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[Dm]I dream of rain
[Csus2]I dream of gardens in the desert sand
[Bb]I wake in pain
I dream of love as ti[G5]me runs th[A5]rough my hand
[F]Sweet desert rose
[Am]Each of her veils, a secret promise
[Csus2]This desert flower
[Bb]No sweet perfume ever t[A5]ortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower, this rare perfume
Is the sweet intoxication of the fall
