Desperado Chords by Linda Ronstadt
Tempo:
117.5 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Gb
Abm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B] [E]
[Em] [B]
[Gb] [Abm] [Db]
[Gb]
[B] Desperado, why [E] don't you come to your [Em] senses?
[B] You've been [Gb] out riding [Abm]
fences [Db] for so [Db] long [Gb] now.
[B] Oh, you're a hard one, but I know [E] that you got your [Em] reasons.
[Em] [B]
[Gb] [Abm] [Db]
[Gb]
[B] Desperado, why [E] don't you come to your [Em] senses?
[B] You've been [Gb] out riding [Abm]
fences [Db] for so [Db] long [Gb] now.
[B] Oh, you're a hard one, but I know [E] that you got your [Em] reasons.
100% ➙ 118BPM
B
E
Gb
Abm
Db
B
E
Gb
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Desperado, _ _ why [E] don't you come to your [Em] senses?
_ [B] You've been [Gb] out riding [Abm] _
fences [Db] for so [Db] long [Gb] now. _
_ [B] Oh, you're a hard one, but I know [E] that you got your [Em] reasons.
_ [B] These [Gb] things that are [Abm] _
[B] pleasing you [Db] will hurt [Gb] you [B] somehow.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Abm] Don't you try the queen [Ebm] of diamonds, boy.
[E] She'll beat you if she's [B] able.
[Bbm] _ [Abm] The queen of [E] hearts is always your [B] best bet.
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Well, it seems to be [Ebm] some fine things have [E] been laid upon [B] your table.
But [Abm] you only want [Db] the things that you [Gb] can't get.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Desperado, _ _ you know [E] you ain't getting [Em] younger.
_ Your [B] [Bbm] pain and your _ [Abm] hunger _ [Db] are driving you [Gb] home.
_ [B] And freedom, _ oh, [Eb] freedom, well, [E] that's just some people [Em] talking.
_ [B] You're [Gb]
prisoners [Abm] _ walking through this [Db] [Gb] world all [B] alone.
Your _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Abm] feet keep [Ebm] crawling in the sand.
[E] The sky won't snow [B] and the sun won't shine.
[Abm] It's hard to tell [E] the night time from the [B] day.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
[Abm] You're losing _ [Ebm] _ _ hope.
[E] Ain't it funny [B] how the feeling [Bb] goes [Db] away?
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Desperado, _ _ why don't [E] you come to your [Em] senses?
_ [B] Come down [Bb] from your [Abm] fences.
_ _ _ [Db] _
_ Open [Gb] the gate.
It [B] may be raining, _ _ _ but there's [E] a rainbow above [Em] you.
You better [B]
[Bbm] let [Ab] somebody [Gb] love [E] you _
[Ebm] _ _ [Dbm] before _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] it's too _ _ _ _ _ [B]
late. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Desperado, _ _ why [E] don't you come to your [Em] senses?
_ [B] You've been [Gb] out riding [Abm] _
fences [Db] for so [Db] long [Gb] now. _
_ [B] Oh, you're a hard one, but I know [E] that you got your [Em] reasons.
_ [B] These [Gb] things that are [Abm] _
[B] pleasing you [Db] will hurt [Gb] you [B] somehow.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Abm] Don't you try the queen [Ebm] of diamonds, boy.
[E] She'll beat you if she's [B] able.
[Bbm] _ [Abm] The queen of [E] hearts is always your [B] best bet.
[Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Well, it seems to be [Ebm] some fine things have [E] been laid upon [B] your table.
But [Abm] you only want [Db] the things that you [Gb] can't get.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Desperado, _ _ you know [E] you ain't getting [Em] younger.
_ Your [B] [Bbm] pain and your _ [Abm] hunger _ [Db] are driving you [Gb] home.
_ [B] And freedom, _ oh, [Eb] freedom, well, [E] that's just some people [Em] talking.
_ [B] You're [Gb]
prisoners [Abm] _ walking through this [Db] [Gb] world all [B] alone.
Your _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Abm] feet keep [Ebm] crawling in the sand.
[E] The sky won't snow [B] and the sun won't shine.
[Abm] It's hard to tell [E] the night time from the [B] day.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
[Abm] You're losing _ [Ebm] _ _ hope.
[E] Ain't it funny [B] how the feeling [Bb] goes [Db] away?
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
Desperado, _ _ why don't [E] you come to your [Em] senses?
_ [B] Come down [Bb] from your [Abm] fences.
_ _ _ [Db] _
_ Open [Gb] the gate.
It [B] may be raining, _ _ _ but there's [E] a rainbow above [Em] you.
You better [B]
[Bbm] let [Ab] somebody [Gb] love [E] you _
[Ebm] _ _ [Dbm] before _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] it's too _ _ _ _ _ [B]
late. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _