Song: Death Valley Lives
By Jimmy Buffett, 1971
Appearing on "High Cumberland Jubilee" and "Before the Beach"
Transcription by Doug Erickson (doerickson@amherst.edu)

This is one of my favorite old Buffett songs--great for loud, hard strumming. 
The barred Am and D chords in the bridge are blatant guesses and probably
wrong--please post corrections if you have them.  I think the rest of it is
accurate.  

Intro:  D C G (3x), D Dsus D

Verse 1:

Am                   C
It's the ways of her father,

         D                C      D       G
If she's gonna change she hasn't done it yet

Am                C           
And the desert is callin' to me

D              C     D       G
Run before the final trap is set

Am                    C
All roads lead to the city 

          D             C         D        G
Where the dudes and the dykes all look the same

Am                C
Lady lays out the pattern 

         D            C    D         G     
With the parts of her body that seem tame


Chorus:

G     C      D
Death Valley lives

    G     C     D         C      G
And Tracy isn't sure what really gives


Verse 2: 

Act like a child and I'll respond 
With my well-rehearsed farewell
Quoting the verse that you bought
But weren't quite prepared to sell

       Em        G   
Sayin' I think I love you

Em      D 
Maybe I care

         Am
It's not fair

Death Valley lives 
And Tracy isn't sure what really gives

Bridge:

           Am           D
And it's a sore spot 

	 Am*                 D*            
When the roof's burning hot

        D                                      D Dsus D Dsus4 D
And the desert air just cannot bring you down

          Am          D
Still the bed's warm

      Am*         D*
And a cold arm

G        C        D      C       G 
Keeps me floating inches off the ground



Death Valley lives
And Tracy isn't sure what really gives


Verse 3: 

Go paint your toes, wipe your nose
And then come to say goodbye
And all along tell yourself 
I am wrong if I try 

     Em         G
I am sorry it's over 

Em         D
I'm not to blame 

       Am
What a game


Death Valley lives
Now I'm not even sure what really gives


D  C  G  (repeat and fade)


Chords:

Am:    x02210
Am*:   577555
C:     x32010
D:     xx0232
D*:    F shape in 10th pos.  
Dsus:  xx0230
Dsus4: xx0233
Em:    022000
G:     320003