Kalahari Down

	  		C                 Em 
I was born in the badlands, honey 
Am                  F 
Strange place for a boy to drown 
C                  Em 
Spent my days on a mountain, baby 
Am                   F 
Twelve miles north of Sofiatown 

( F  C  G ) 

F                     C                G 
You've been gone away, I've been riding around 
F                     C                G 
Running out the days, writing out a song 
                    F 
On my daddy's guitar 
F                     C                 G 
Did you find your way? Skip another town? 

Said I couldn't stay but it's different now 
F           C                G 
Yippee ki yi yay, I'm always down 

For hanging around 

C              G 
Left to borrow, gone tomorrow 
Am                      F 
Baby, there ain't a trail to follow 
C                Em           Am  F 
Better off alone if you ask me 
C            G 
Travel lucky, Kawasaki 
Am                   F 
Maybe, next time I'll take you with me 
C             Em          Am  F 
And I still hear the sound 
C            Em               Am  F 
The wind come up, Kalahari down 

Kalahari down 

F               C                 G 
Polish in your whip, never drove it far 
F              C                  G 
Circling the veld, spittin' in the jar 
                    F 
On your Daddy's farm 
                C                     G 
You say you're afraid, tell me not to frown 

Play a song, you dance around 
F                 C                 G 
Yippee yo ki yay, we'd hit the ground 

Still tumbling down 

C              Em 
What do I know? Buncha sorrow 
Am                     F 
Promises of a desperado 
C                  Em              Am  F 
Through the rusty sky I feel the breeze 
C               Em 
Where do we go? Mendocino? 
Am                  F 
Maybe some day I'll get to see all 
C               Em                 Am F 
The places like Torino's never been 
C           Em            Am F 
And I still hear the sound 
C            Em            Am F 
Wind come up, Kalahari down 

Kalahari down 

C                 Em 
Left to roam on a reckless wander 
Am                  F 
Raising sand on the setting sun 
C                   Em 
Keep an eye on that dusty highway 
Am 
Tell my mother I'm nearly done 

And I still hear the sound 

Wind come up, Kalahari down 

Kalahari down