Chords for FBB Archive: Chris Smither: Desolation Row 2003
Tempo:
87.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A]
[A]
[D] [A] They're selling postcards, they're hanging, [D] they're painting [A] passports from the [E] beauty parlor.
It's all filled with sailors, [D] the circus is in [A] town.
[A] Here comes the blind commissioner, [D] and they've got [A] him in a trance.
[E] One hand he's tied to the tightrope walker, [D] you know the other one is in [A] France.
[A] [D] And the riot squad, they're restless, [A] they need some place [D] to go.
[A] Lady and I look out [D] tonight, [A] on [D]
Desolation [A] Row.
Albert Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood, [D] with his [A] memories in a trunk, [E] passed this
way just an hour ago with [D] his friend, [A] Jealous Monk.
[D] [A] He loved him [A] macularly, he [D]
[A] bought him a cigarette, [E] and he went off sniffing green pipes.
He [D] was reciting the alphabet.
[A] [D] You would not think, just to look at him, that [A] he was famous long [D] ago.
[A] Oh, blame the empty, [D] pliable man, [C#m] on [D]
Desolation [A] Row.
[A]
[A] [D] [D] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[A] [D] [A] Ophelia, she's leaving on and off.
[D] For her I [A] feel so afraid, [D] [E] on her 22nd birthday.
[D] Yes, Ophelia, she is an old maid.
[A]
[D] [A] Now here comes Romeo, and he's mourning.
[D] Won't he belong to [G] me, [D] [A] I believe.
[A] [E] And then someone says, you're in the wrong place, my friend.
[D] You tell me.
[A]
[D] Well, pray, on a penny whistle, [A] [D] you can [A] hear them [D] blow.
[A] If you lean [A] your head, I'll [D] find her.
[A] [D] It's Desolation.
[A]
[A]
Cinderella, [C#m] [A] she looks so easy.
[D] Takes one to know [A] one, she smiles.
[E] She sticks her hands in her back pocket,
[D] Betty Davis [A] style.
[D] [A] To her, death is quite romantic.
[D] She wears [A] an iron vest, [E] her profession is her religion.
You [D] know her sin, her righteousness.
[A]
[D] And the only sound that you can hear [A] after the [D] ambulance is gone,
[A] is Cinderella [D] sweeping her lawn [A] on [D] Desolation.
[A]
[A] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] Yeah, [D] [A] you know I got your every [A] yesterday.
[D] Oh, by the time the [A] doorknob broke, [E] you asked me how I was doing.
[D] Said [A] some kind of joke.
[D] [A] All these people [D] that you [A] mentioned, [D] yes, I know them.
They're quite [A] lame.
[Am] [E] I had to re-erase their faces, and [D] I gave them all another [G] name.
[D] [A] [D] [G] Right [D] now, [Bm] I don't feel too [D] good.
[A] Don't send me no more letters, [D] no.
[A] Not unless you [D] mail them from [C#m] [D]
[A] Desolation.
[D] Right now, [G] I don't feel too [D] good.
[A] Don't send me [D] no [A] more letters, [D] no.
[A] Not unless you [D] mail them from [E] [D] Desolation.
[A] [A] [D]
[A]
[N]
[A]
[D] [A] They're selling postcards, they're hanging, [D] they're painting [A] passports from the [E] beauty parlor.
It's all filled with sailors, [D] the circus is in [A] town.
[A] Here comes the blind commissioner, [D] and they've got [A] him in a trance.
[E] One hand he's tied to the tightrope walker, [D] you know the other one is in [A] France.
[A] [D] And the riot squad, they're restless, [A] they need some place [D] to go.
[A] Lady and I look out [D] tonight, [A] on [D]
Desolation [A] Row.
Albert Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood, [D] with his [A] memories in a trunk, [E] passed this
way just an hour ago with [D] his friend, [A] Jealous Monk.
[D] [A] He loved him [A] macularly, he [D]
[A] bought him a cigarette, [E] and he went off sniffing green pipes.
He [D] was reciting the alphabet.
[A] [D] You would not think, just to look at him, that [A] he was famous long [D] ago.
[A] Oh, blame the empty, [D] pliable man, [C#m] on [D]
Desolation [A] Row.
[A]
[A] [D] [D] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[A] [D] [A] Ophelia, she's leaving on and off.
[D] For her I [A] feel so afraid, [D] [E] on her 22nd birthday.
[D] Yes, Ophelia, she is an old maid.
[A]
[D] [A] Now here comes Romeo, and he's mourning.
[D] Won't he belong to [G] me, [D] [A] I believe.
[A] [E] And then someone says, you're in the wrong place, my friend.
[D] You tell me.
[A]
[D] Well, pray, on a penny whistle, [A] [D] you can [A] hear them [D] blow.
[A] If you lean [A] your head, I'll [D] find her.
[A] [D] It's Desolation.
[A]
[A]
Cinderella, [C#m] [A] she looks so easy.
[D] Takes one to know [A] one, she smiles.
[E] She sticks her hands in her back pocket,
[D] Betty Davis [A] style.
[D] [A] To her, death is quite romantic.
[D] She wears [A] an iron vest, [E] her profession is her religion.
You [D] know her sin, her righteousness.
[A]
[D] And the only sound that you can hear [A] after the [D] ambulance is gone,
[A] is Cinderella [D] sweeping her lawn [A] on [D] Desolation.
[A]
[A] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] Yeah, [D] [A] you know I got your every [A] yesterday.
[D] Oh, by the time the [A] doorknob broke, [E] you asked me how I was doing.
[D] Said [A] some kind of joke.
[D] [A] All these people [D] that you [A] mentioned, [D] yes, I know them.
They're quite [A] lame.
[Am] [E] I had to re-erase their faces, and [D] I gave them all another [G] name.
[D] [A] [D] [G] Right [D] now, [Bm] I don't feel too [D] good.
[A] Don't send me no more letters, [D] no.
[A] Not unless you [D] mail them from [C#m] [D]
[A] Desolation.
[D] Right now, [G] I don't feel too [D] good.
[A] Don't send me [D] no [A] more letters, [D] no.
[A] Not unless you [D] mail them from [E] [D] Desolation.
[A] [A] [D]
[A]
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
G
C#m
A
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ They're selling postcards, they're hanging, _ _ [D] they're painting [A] passports from the _ [E] beauty parlor.
It's all filled with sailors, _ _ [D] the circus is in [A] town.
_ _ _ [A] _ Here comes the blind commissioner, _ _ [D] _ and they've got [A] him in a trance.
_ _ [E] One hand he's tied to the tightrope walker, [D] you know the other one is in [A] France.
_ _ [A] _ [D] And the riot squad, _ they're restless, _ _ [A] they need some place [D] to go.
_ _ _ [A] _ Lady and I look out [D] tonight, _ [A] on [D]
Desolation [A] Row. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Albert Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood, _ [D] _ with his [A] memories in a trunk, _ _ [E] passed this
way just an hour ago with [D] his friend, [A] Jealous Monk.
_ _ [D] _ [A] He loved him [A] macularly, he _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] bought him a cigarette, _ _ [E] and he went off sniffing green pipes.
_ He [D] was reciting the alphabet.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] You would not think, just to look at him, that [A] he was famous long [D] ago.
_ [A] Oh, blame the empty, [D] pliable man, _ [C#m] on [D]
Desolation [A] Row.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] [A] Ophelia, _ _ _ _ _ _ she's leaving on and off.
_ [D] _ For her I [A] feel so afraid, _ [D] [E] on her 22nd birthday. _
_ [D] Yes, Ophelia, she is an old maid.
[A] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ Now here comes Romeo, and he's mourning.
_ [D] Won't he belong to [G] me, [D] [A] I believe.
_ [A] [E] And then someone says, you're in the wrong place, my friend.
[D] You tell me.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Well, pray, on a penny whistle, _ _ [A] _ [D] you can [A] hear them [D] blow. _
_ [A] If you lean [A] your head, I'll [D] find her.
_ [A] _ [D] It's Desolation.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Cinderella, [C#m] _ [A] she looks so easy.
_ _ [D] Takes one to know [A] one, she smiles. _
_ [E] She sticks her hands in her back pocket, _ _
_ [D] _ Betty Davis [A] style. _ _
[D] _ [A] _ To her, death is quite romantic. _
_ [D] _ She wears [A] an iron vest, _ [E] her profession is her religion. _
You [D] know her sin, her righteousness.
[A] _ _ _
[D] And the only sound that you can hear _ [A] after the [D] ambulance is gone, _
_ [A] is Cinderella [D] sweeping her lawn [A] on [D] Desolation.
[A] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Yeah, _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ you know I got your every [A] yesterday.
_ _ [D] Oh, by the time the [A] doorknob broke, _ _ [E] you asked me how I was doing.
_ _ _ [D] _ Said [A] some kind of joke.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ All these people [D] that you [A] mentioned, _ [D] yes, I know them.
They're quite [A] lame.
_ _ [Am] [E] I had to re-erase their faces, _ and [D] I gave them all another [G] name.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Right [D] now, [Bm] I don't feel too [D] good.
[A] Don't send me no more letters, [D] no.
_ _ _ [A] _ Not unless you [D] mail them from _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
[A] Desolation. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Right now, [G] I don't feel too [D] good.
[A] Don't send me [D] no [A] more letters, [D] no.
_ _ _ [A] _ Not unless you [D] mail them from _ [E] _ _ [D] Desolation.
[A] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ They're selling postcards, they're hanging, _ _ [D] they're painting [A] passports from the _ [E] beauty parlor.
It's all filled with sailors, _ _ [D] the circus is in [A] town.
_ _ _ [A] _ Here comes the blind commissioner, _ _ [D] _ and they've got [A] him in a trance.
_ _ [E] One hand he's tied to the tightrope walker, [D] you know the other one is in [A] France.
_ _ [A] _ [D] And the riot squad, _ they're restless, _ _ [A] they need some place [D] to go.
_ _ _ [A] _ Lady and I look out [D] tonight, _ [A] on [D]
Desolation [A] Row. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Albert Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood, _ [D] _ with his [A] memories in a trunk, _ _ [E] passed this
way just an hour ago with [D] his friend, [A] Jealous Monk.
_ _ [D] _ [A] He loved him [A] macularly, he _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] bought him a cigarette, _ _ [E] and he went off sniffing green pipes.
_ He [D] was reciting the alphabet.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] You would not think, just to look at him, that [A] he was famous long [D] ago.
_ [A] Oh, blame the empty, [D] pliable man, _ [C#m] on [D]
Desolation [A] Row.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] [A] Ophelia, _ _ _ _ _ _ she's leaving on and off.
_ [D] _ For her I [A] feel so afraid, _ [D] [E] on her 22nd birthday. _
_ [D] Yes, Ophelia, she is an old maid.
[A] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ Now here comes Romeo, and he's mourning.
_ [D] Won't he belong to [G] me, [D] [A] I believe.
_ [A] [E] And then someone says, you're in the wrong place, my friend.
[D] You tell me.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Well, pray, on a penny whistle, _ _ [A] _ [D] you can [A] hear them [D] blow. _
_ [A] If you lean [A] your head, I'll [D] find her.
_ [A] _ [D] It's Desolation.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Cinderella, [C#m] _ [A] she looks so easy.
_ _ [D] Takes one to know [A] one, she smiles. _
_ [E] She sticks her hands in her back pocket, _ _
_ [D] _ Betty Davis [A] style. _ _
[D] _ [A] _ To her, death is quite romantic. _
_ [D] _ She wears [A] an iron vest, _ [E] her profession is her religion. _
You [D] know her sin, her righteousness.
[A] _ _ _
[D] And the only sound that you can hear _ [A] after the [D] ambulance is gone, _
_ [A] is Cinderella [D] sweeping her lawn [A] on [D] Desolation.
[A] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Yeah, _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ you know I got your every [A] yesterday.
_ _ [D] Oh, by the time the [A] doorknob broke, _ _ [E] you asked me how I was doing.
_ _ _ [D] _ Said [A] some kind of joke.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ All these people [D] that you [A] mentioned, _ [D] yes, I know them.
They're quite [A] lame.
_ _ [Am] [E] I had to re-erase their faces, _ and [D] I gave them all another [G] name.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] Right [D] now, [Bm] I don't feel too [D] good.
[A] Don't send me no more letters, [D] no.
_ _ _ [A] _ Not unless you [D] mail them from _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _
[A] Desolation. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Right now, [G] I don't feel too [D] good.
[A] Don't send me [D] no [A] more letters, [D] no.
_ _ _ [A] _ Not unless you [D] mail them from _ [E] _ _ [D] Desolation.
[A] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _