Cold Hard Steel And Sand

Am C When the wind blows through this desert F E It moans a desperate howl Am C A sound to warn of a coming storm F E From deep within the ground Am C F E Calling out to every shadow of this dry and thirsty land Am C F E Blood and bones, dust and stone, cold hard steel and sand Am Am C Halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso F E West of Big Spring and Big Lake Am C Lies a place upon our planet where ol' Satan's army landed F E From down to earth to Heaven's holy grace Am C One third of all the angels broke their bones upon the basin F E But soaked into the stone thick and black Am C They gave us fame, wealth, and power and it's paid out by the hour F E You take it son there ain't no turning back Am C Santa Rita number one blocking out the evening sun F E Sound of thunder blowing under sand Am C People came from far and wide to watch it rain down from the sky F E Coming deep beneath the reach of mortal man Am C The angels they did mourn when that sacred bell was torn F E Life blood pumped from planetary crust Am C That petroleum did flow from the permian below F E And the buildings made from stone rose up from dust Am C F E 4x Am C Derricks made of cold hard steel rusting in the open field F E Where the pump jacks use to bow their heads and pray Am C In the light of every rising sun here on earth thy will be done F E As it is in Heaven every day Am C Spirits roam this barren land disguised as blowing desert sand F E Carried on the western praire wind Am C Waiting for the lightning flash the rising smoke the smell of ash F E Crash of thunder underground again Am C When the wind blows through this desert F E It moans a desperate howl Am C A sound to warn of a coming storm F E From deep within the ground Am C F E Calling out to every shadow of this dry and thirsty land Am C F E Am Blood and bones, dust and stone, cold hard steel and sand