Verse 1

A Winter seems so far away
Been so long since E it has rained
So A hot and dry I just wanted to cry
E Hooray! Look, there’s some A water

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A ‘Cause it’s monsoon season in the desert
It’s D monsoon season in the desert
Feels A like it hasn’t rained in forever
But now it’s E monsoon season in the A desert

Verse 2

A Animals hiding underground
Come to the surface to E look around
It A finally rained, time to celebrate
The E desert comes to A life again!

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Verse 3

A Toads and frogs dig out of the ground
To lay some eggs and E find some food
A Centipedes, millipedes, & beetles, too
E All come up — it’s a A critter zoo

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Verse 4

A Thirsty cactus is in luck
When there’s water E to drink up
To A save for later when they need it most
So the E sun doesn’t burn them — like A saguaro toast

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Bridge

D Termites and ants come out for mating A flights — oh, yeah!
E Hoping they don’t get eaten by velvet A mites — yum, yum!
D Gila monsters emerge, what a special A sight — wow!
B7 Vinegaroons love a good shower too
These E storms are a delight! Oh…

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OUTRO repeat 2x:

E Monsoon season in the A desert

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Verse 1

C Going on a trip, where F will it G be?
C Driving through the mountains, such F majesG ty
A C forest of saguaros inF stead of G trees
ToF day I have a feeling we’ll make G memories

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F I L O C V E this G D E S E R T
Yeah, F I L O C V E this G place I like to roam
F I L O C V E this G D E S E R T
And F I L O C V E our SonF oran G Desert C home

Verse 2

C Now we’re at the entrance, I F see the G sign:
The C Desert Museum, gonna F have a great G time
ExC plore the outdoors, how the F paths do G wind
How F many plants and animals G will we find?

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Verse 3

C If we’re really lucky we F might see G Cruz
C Up on his rock just F takin’ a G snooze
C Yawnin’ or playin’ like a F giant house G cat
A F rescued mountain lion in his G habitat

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A F rattler with a tail brown, white, and black
C Javelina snortin’ while they're eatin’ a snack
A F bear, a wolf, a fox, a spotted ocelot
G I enjoy today an awful lot

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OUTRO

F I L O C V E our SoF noran G Desert C home

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Verse 1

C I am a packrat
G7 I live in the desert
C Searching for treasure
To G7 take back home
C I’m important
BeG7 cause you see
C I help plants
G7 Spread their seeds

Chorus

G7 I am a little desert packrat
C Looking for anything I can find
G7 I am a little desert packrat
C Looking for treasures G7 all the C time

Verse 2

C I collect cactus
With G7 pokey spines
To C help me protect
This G7 nest of mine
C I collect all
G7 Kinds of goodies
C Toys that are lost
G7 Jewelry that’s shiny

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Verse 3

C Humans might sigh
When I G7 chew things they like
But my C pee is like glue
And G7 preserves things too
So C thanks to my midden
My G7 collection that’s hidden
Humans C learn what was here
Back G7 thousands of years

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Verse 4

I C better be careful
G7 While I travel
Don’t C wanna get caught
By a G7 hungry owl — Aaahhhh!!!

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Outro

…C Looking for treasures G all the C time

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