J.Cash Recorded 3/12/59, Nashville, TN Key: C# / Capo: 1st / Play: C INTRO: C Am C Am C G C VERSE: C G In the desert where we search for gold C G The days are hot the nights are cold F C Hank and Joe and me walked on G C So bold and brave and free For days and days we fought the heat I got so thirsty and I got so weak And when I fell cause I couldn't go I heard Hank say to Joe CHORUS: C G C He's dying (dying, dying) for water C G C Hear him crying (crying, crying) for water C Am We'll lay him down in the dust and sand Am C Am He said Joe you know he's a dying man C Am Leave him there and let him die C G C I can't stand to hear him cry for water VERSE: I don't remember how long I lay But when I awoke it was the break of day Buzzards circled miles ahead I knew Hank and Joe were dead My eyes were dim but I could see A bed of gold nuggets under me Now I know that it won't be long Till they decorate my bones CHORUS: Cause I'm dying (dying, dying) for water Can't stop crying (crying, crying) for water Well they laid me down in the dust and sand He said Joe you know he's a dying man Leave him there and let him die I can't stand to hear him cry for water C G C They couldn't stand to hear me cry for water