Chords for Desolation Row
Tempo:
117.9 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] They're selling postcards at the hangin' They're [G] painting the passports [A] brown
A beauty parlor's full of sailors The [G] circus is in [D] town
In walks the blind commissioner They [G] got him in a [D] trance
One [A] hand is tied to the tightrope walker The [G] other's [D] in his pants
[G] And the riot squad is restless They [D] need somewhere to [G] go
This [D] lady and I [A] look out tonight [G] On Desolation [D] Row
Now Cinderella, she seems so easy [G] Takes one to know one, she [D] smiles
[A] Puts her hands in her back pocket Betty [G] [D] Davis style
In walks Romeo, he's moanin' [A]
[G] You belong to me, I [D] believe
[A] Someone says, you're in the wrong room, my friend [G] You better hurry up [D] and leave
[G] And the only sound that's left [D] After the ambulance is gone
[G]
[D] Cinderella, sweepin' [A] up
[G] Desolation [D] Row
Now the moon is almost hidden [G] And the stars are beginning to [D] hide
[A] Even the fortune teller lady Has [G] taken all her things inside
[D]
All except for Cain and Abel And [G] the hunchback and Notre [D] Dame
[A] Everyone is either making love [G] Or else [D] expecting rain
[G] And the Good Samaritan's dressin' He's [D] gettin' ready for the show
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[D] He's goin' to the [A] carnival tonight [G] On Desolation [D] Row
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[D] Now there's Ophelia beneath the window For [G] her I [A] feel afraid
Cause on her 22nd birthday She's
[G] already an old [D] maid
To her death is quite romantic She [G] wears an iron [D] vest
[A] Her profession is her religion Her [G] sin is her [D] lifelessness
[G] And though her eyes are fixed upon
[D] Noah's great [G] rainbow
[D] I caught her [A] peekin' in [G] To Desolation Row
[D]
Yes, I received your letter yesterday Just [G] about the time the door knob [D] broke
[A] When you asked how I was doin' [G] Was that some kind of [D] joke?
And all those people that you mention [A]
[G] Yes, I know them, they're quite [D] lame
I'd [A] like to re-read their faces And [G] give them all another [D] name
[G] Right now I don't read too good Don't [D] send me no more letters, no
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Not [D] unless you mail [A] it out [G] From Desolation Row
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[A] They're selling postcards at the hangin' They're [G] painting the passports [A] brown
A beauty parlor's full of sailors The [G] circus is in [D] town
In walks the blind commissioner They [G] got him in a [D] trance
One [A] hand is tied to the tightrope walker The [G] other's [D] in his pants
[G] And the riot squad is restless They [D] need somewhere to [G] go
This [D] lady and I [A] look out tonight [G] On Desolation [D] Row
Now Cinderella, she seems so easy [G] Takes one to know one, she [D] smiles
[A] Puts her hands in her back pocket Betty [G] [D] Davis style
In walks Romeo, he's moanin' [A]
[G] You belong to me, I [D] believe
[A] Someone says, you're in the wrong room, my friend [G] You better hurry up [D] and leave
[G] And the only sound that's left [D] After the ambulance is gone
[G]
[D] Cinderella, sweepin' [A] up
[G] Desolation [D] Row
Now the moon is almost hidden [G] And the stars are beginning to [D] hide
[A] Even the fortune teller lady Has [G] taken all her things inside
[D]
All except for Cain and Abel And [G] the hunchback and Notre [D] Dame
[A] Everyone is either making love [G] Or else [D] expecting rain
[G] And the Good Samaritan's dressin' He's [D] gettin' ready for the show
[G]
[D] He's goin' to the [A] carnival tonight [G] On Desolation [D] Row
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[D] Now there's Ophelia beneath the window For [G] her I [A] feel afraid
Cause on her 22nd birthday She's
[G] already an old [D] maid
To her death is quite romantic She [G] wears an iron [D] vest
[A] Her profession is her religion Her [G] sin is her [D] lifelessness
[G] And though her eyes are fixed upon
[D] Noah's great [G] rainbow
[D] I caught her [A] peekin' in [G] To Desolation Row
[D]
Yes, I received your letter yesterday Just [G] about the time the door knob [D] broke
[A] When you asked how I was doin' [G] Was that some kind of [D] joke?
And all those people that you mention [A]
[G] Yes, I know them, they're quite [D] lame
I'd [A] like to re-read their faces And [G] give them all another [D] name
[G] Right now I don't read too good Don't [D] send me no more letters, no
[G]
Not [D] unless you mail [A] it out [G] From Desolation Row
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_ [A] _ _ _ They're selling postcards at the hangin' They're _ [G] painting the passports [A] brown
A _ beauty parlor's full of sailors The [G] _ circus is in [D] town
_ _ _ In walks the blind commissioner _ They [G] _ got him in a [D] trance
One [A] hand is tied to the tightrope walker The _ [G] _ other's [D] in his pants
_ [G] And the riot squad is restless _ They [D] need somewhere to [G] go
This [D] _ lady and I [A] look out tonight _ [G] On Desolation [D] Row _ _ _ _ _ _
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Now Cinderella, she seems so easy _ [G] Takes one to know one, she [D] smiles _
_ [A] Puts her hands in her back pocket Betty [G] _ _ _ [D] Davis style _
_ In walks Romeo, he's moanin' [A] _
_ [G] You belong to me, I [D] believe _
_ [A] Someone says, you're in the wrong room, my friend [G] You better hurry up [D] and leave _
[G] And the only sound that's _ left [D] After the ambulance is gone
[G] _ _ _
[D] Cinderella, _ _ sweepin' [A] up _
_ [G] _ Desolation [D] Row _ _
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Now the moon is almost hidden _ _ [G] And the stars are beginning to [D] hide _ _
[A] Even the fortune teller lady _ _ Has [G] taken all her things inside
_ [D] _ _
All except for Cain and Abel And [G] the hunchback and Notre [D] Dame _ _
_ [A] _ Everyone is either making love _ [G] _ Or else [D] expecting rain _
[G] And the Good Samaritan's dressin' He's [D] gettin' ready for the show
[G] _ _ _
[D] He's goin' to the [A] carnival tonight _ [G] On _ Desolation [D] Row _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ Now _ _ there's Ophelia beneath the window For _ [G] _ her I [A] feel afraid _
Cause on her 22nd birthday She's _
_ [G] _ already an old [D] maid _
To her death is quite romantic _ She _ [G] wears an iron [D] vest _ _
[A] Her profession is her religion Her _ [G] sin is her [D] lifelessness _ _ _
[G] And though her eyes are fixed upon _
_ [D] Noah's great [G] rainbow _ _
[D] I caught her [A] peekin' in [G] To Desolation Row
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Yes, I received your letter yesterday _ _ Just [G] about the time the door knob [D] broke _
[A] When you asked how I was doin' _ _ _ [G] Was that some kind of [D] joke? _
And all those people that you mention [A] _
[G] Yes, I know them, they're quite [D] lame _
I'd [A] like to re-read their faces _ _ And [G] give them all another [D] name _ _ _
[G] Right now I don't read too good _ Don't [D] send me no more letters, no
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Not [D] unless you mail [A] it out _ [G] From _ Desolation Row _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ They're selling postcards at the hangin' They're _ [G] painting the passports [A] brown
A _ beauty parlor's full of sailors The [G] _ circus is in [D] town
_ _ _ In walks the blind commissioner _ They [G] _ got him in a [D] trance
One [A] hand is tied to the tightrope walker The _ [G] _ other's [D] in his pants
_ [G] And the riot squad is restless _ They [D] need somewhere to [G] go
This [D] _ lady and I [A] look out tonight _ [G] On Desolation [D] Row _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now Cinderella, she seems so easy _ [G] Takes one to know one, she [D] smiles _
_ [A] Puts her hands in her back pocket Betty [G] _ _ _ [D] Davis style _
_ In walks Romeo, he's moanin' [A] _
_ [G] You belong to me, I [D] believe _
_ [A] Someone says, you're in the wrong room, my friend [G] You better hurry up [D] and leave _
[G] And the only sound that's _ left [D] After the ambulance is gone
[G] _ _ _
[D] Cinderella, _ _ sweepin' [A] up _
_ [G] _ Desolation [D] Row _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the moon is almost hidden _ _ [G] And the stars are beginning to [D] hide _ _
[A] Even the fortune teller lady _ _ Has [G] taken all her things inside
_ [D] _ _
All except for Cain and Abel And [G] the hunchback and Notre [D] Dame _ _
_ [A] _ Everyone is either making love _ [G] _ Or else [D] expecting rain _
[G] And the Good Samaritan's dressin' He's [D] gettin' ready for the show
[G] _ _ _
[D] He's goin' to the [A] carnival tonight _ [G] On _ Desolation [D] Row _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ Now _ _ there's Ophelia beneath the window For _ [G] _ her I [A] feel afraid _
Cause on her 22nd birthday She's _
_ [G] _ already an old [D] maid _
To her death is quite romantic _ She _ [G] wears an iron [D] vest _ _
[A] Her profession is her religion Her _ [G] sin is her [D] lifelessness _ _ _
[G] And though her eyes are fixed upon _
_ [D] Noah's great [G] rainbow _ _
[D] I caught her [A] peekin' in [G] To Desolation Row
[D] _ _ _
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Yes, I received your letter yesterday _ _ Just [G] about the time the door knob [D] broke _
[A] When you asked how I was doin' _ _ _ [G] Was that some kind of [D] joke? _
And all those people that you mention [A] _
[G] Yes, I know them, they're quite [D] lame _
I'd [A] like to re-read their faces _ _ And [G] give them all another [D] name _ _ _
[G] Right now I don't read too good _ Don't [D] send me no more letters, no
[G] _ _
Not [D] unless you mail [A] it out _ [G] From _ Desolation Row _ _
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