| Em | D9/6 | |
| On the | first part of the | journey |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| I was | looking at all the | life |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| There were | plants and birds and | rocks and things |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| There were | sand and hills and | rings |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| The | first thing I met was a | fly with a buzz |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| and the | sky with no | clouds |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| The | heat was hot and the | ground was dry |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| But the | air was full of | sound |
| (Chorus) |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| I've | been thru the desert on a | horse with no name |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| It felt | good to be out of the | rain |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| In the | desert you can't re | member your name |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| Cause there | ain't no one for to | give you no pain |
| Em9 | |
| la la la |
| Dmaj9 | |
| la la la la la |
| Em9 | |
| la la la |
| Dmaj9 | |
| la la la la la |
| (Verse) |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| After | two days in the | desert sun |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| My | skin began to turn | red |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| After | three days in the | desert fun |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| I was | looking at a river | bed |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| And the | story it told of a | river that flowed |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| Made me | sad to think it was | dead |
| (Chorus) |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| You see I've | been thru the desert | on a horse with no name |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| It felt | good to be out of the | rain |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| In the | desert you can't re | member your name |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| Cause there | ain't no one for to | give you no pain |
| Em9 | |
| la la la |
| Dmaj9 | |
| la la la la la |
| Em9 | |
| la la la |
| Dmaj9 | |
| la la la la la |
| (Verse) |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| After | nine days I let the | horse run free |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| Cause the | desert had | turned to sea |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| There were | plants and birds and | rocks and things |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| There were | sand and hills and | rings |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| The | ocean is a desert with its | life underground |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| And the | perfect disguise | above |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| Under the | cities lies a | heart made of ground |
| Em | D9/6 | |
| But the | humans will give no | love |
| (Chorus) |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| I've | been thru the desert on a | horse with no name |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| It felt | good to be out of the | rain |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| In the | desert you can't re | member your name |
| Em9 | Dmaj9 | |
| Cause there | ain't no one for to | give you no pain |
| Em9 | |
| la la la |
| Dmaj9 | |
| la la la la la |
| Em9 | |
| la la la |
| Dmaj9 | |
| la la la la la |
| **Chords used** |
| Em: xx545x |
| D9/6: xx445x |
| Em9: xx5432 |
| Dmaj9: xx4220 |