Chords for Desperado (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/21/1976) (2018 Remaster)
Tempo:
92.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[G] [C]
[Cm] [G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G]
Desperate, why [C] don't you change your [A] senses?
[A] so long [C] now.
one, [Dm] but I [C] know that you've got your [Cm] reasons.
[G] These things [B] that are [Em] pleasing you can hurt [D] you [G] somehow.
[Cm] [G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G]
Desperate, why [C] don't you change your [A] senses?
[A] so long [C] now.
one, [Dm] but I [C] know that you've got your [Cm] reasons.
[G] These things [B] that are [Em] pleasing you can hurt [D] you [G] somehow.
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G
C
Em
A
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G
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Em
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Desperate, _ why [C] don't you change your [A] senses?
You've been [D] out riding [Em] fences for [A] so long [C] now.
_ [D] [G] Oh, you're a hard one, [Dm] but I [C] know that you've got your [Cm] reasons.
_ _ [G] These things [B] that are [Em] pleasing you can hurt [D] you [G] somehow.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] Don't you draw the queen [Bm] a diamond spot.
[C] She'll beat you if she's able.
[F#m] You [Em] know the queen of hearts [C] is always your [G] best bet. _ _
_ _ Now [Em] it seems to me [Bm] some fine things
[C] have been laid upon [G] your table.
[Em] But you're only one [A] of the ones that you can't _ get.
[D] _ _ [G] Desperate, _ _
_ [B] are [C] you angry that you're younger? _
_ [G] Your pain and your [Em] hunger, [A] they're driving you [D] wrong.
_ [G] Freedom, _ oh, freedom, well, [C] that's just some poor talk.
_ _ [G] Your prison [B] is [Em] walking [A] through this world all [G] alone. _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] Your feet get [Bm] cold in the wintertime.
[C] The sky wants snow and the sun [F#m] won't shine.
[Em] It's hard to tell [C] the night time from [G] the day.
_ _ _ [Em] You know _ [Bm] _ _
[C] it ain't funny how [G] the feeling goes [Am] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ Desperate, [Dm]
why [C] don't you come to your senses? _
[A] Down [F#m] from your [Em] fences _ [A]
or from your [D] gate.
It [G] may be raining, _ _ but [C] there's a rainbow above [Cm] you.
[G] You better let somebody [Em] love you. _
[C] Let somebody [A] love you.
[Am] You better [D] let somebody [Em] _ love you _ before _ [C] _ it's too _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] late. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
Thank you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Desperate, _ why [C] don't you change your [A] senses?
You've been [D] out riding [Em] fences for [A] so long [C] now.
_ [D] [G] Oh, you're a hard one, [Dm] but I [C] know that you've got your [Cm] reasons.
_ _ [G] These things [B] that are [Em] pleasing you can hurt [D] you [G] somehow.
_ _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] Don't you draw the queen [Bm] a diamond spot.
[C] She'll beat you if she's able.
[F#m] You [Em] know the queen of hearts [C] is always your [G] best bet. _ _
_ _ Now [Em] it seems to me [Bm] some fine things
[C] have been laid upon [G] your table.
[Em] But you're only one [A] of the ones that you can't _ get.
[D] _ _ [G] Desperate, _ _
_ [B] are [C] you angry that you're younger? _
_ [G] Your pain and your [Em] hunger, [A] they're driving you [D] wrong.
_ [G] Freedom, _ oh, freedom, well, [C] that's just some poor talk.
_ _ [G] Your prison [B] is [Em] walking [A] through this world all [G] alone. _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] Your feet get [Bm] cold in the wintertime.
[C] The sky wants snow and the sun [F#m] won't shine.
[Em] It's hard to tell [C] the night time from [G] the day.
_ _ _ [Em] You know _ [Bm] _ _
[C] it ain't funny how [G] the feeling goes [Am] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ Desperate, [Dm]
why [C] don't you come to your senses? _
[A] Down [F#m] from your [Em] fences _ [A]
or from your [D] gate.
It [G] may be raining, _ _ but [C] there's a rainbow above [Cm] you.
[G] You better let somebody [Em] love you. _
[C] Let somebody [A] love you.
[Am] You better [D] let somebody [Em] _ love you _ before _ [C] _ it's too _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] late. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
Thank you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _