| Am | |
| My sisters and I |
| C | |
| Have one wish before we die |
| G | |
| And it may sound strange |
| Em | |
| As if our minds are deranged |
| Please don't ask why |
| Under the sheltering sky |
| We have this strange obsession |
| You have the means in your possession |
| CHORUS 1: (CHORUS 2 repeats these lines 4 times instead of two) |
| G | Cadd9 | |
| Tea in the Sahara, | with you |
| G | Cadd9 | |
| Tea in the Sahara, | with you |
| A young man agreed |
| He would satisfy their needs |
| So they danced for his pleasure |
| With a joy you could not measure |
| They'd wait for him here |
| The same place every year |
| Beneath the sheltering sky |
| Across the desert he would fly |
| CHORUS 2 |
| The sky turned to black |
| Would he ever come back |
| They would climb a high dune |
| They would pray to the moon |
| But he never returned |
| So the sisters would burn |
| As their eyes searched the night |
| With their cups still full of sand |
| CHORUS 2 |
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