Def Leppard - Desert Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Desert Song" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E
Dark and dirty
                     F G E
Like you have never seen
A mind so twisted
                      F G E
With thoughts so unclean.
My heart is racing
                  F G E
All tattered and torn
I stand here naked
                  F G E
As the day I was born.

Chorus:
Am                F
Over and over I stand
Am                           F
I'm holding the world in my hand
            E
I got to believe

The sky is falling
On this setting son
Echoes of silence
Ringing loud and long
This isolation
Is the king of pain
A lost horizon
In an ocean of flames

Chorus

Am                G   Am F
I've been here before,
                           Am
But not as I stand here today
                G  Am
I wait for the dawn
          F             E
Ready to walk into the light


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Desert Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Desert Song" by Def Leppard.

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