The Desperate Man Chords by The Black Keys

Tempo:
106.4 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

Em

E

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Black Keys - The Desperate Man chords
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[E] [G] [F]
[E] [G] [F]
[G] I'm so happy that [F]
[G] you came back
[F]
[E] [G] [C] I [Gm] see you walkin' [G] with [F] the [E] flower
To [Abm] a love so nice and mellow
[E] [F] Hey, hey, [E] hey, [F] hey, [Em] hey
[B]
It's [G] hard to keep it in
My heart [Em] ain't broken, it's open [F] wide
[G] Feels so numb deep inside
[Em] Hey, hey, hey, [Dm] [Em] hey, [B] hey
[G] [B] [Db]
[G] [C] Summer's [Bb] [B] [Fm]
[G] [C] [D] [G] [Cm] [F]
[Em] [C] [G] [F]
[G] [E] [Fm]
[Em] here but I'm still in [F] love
What she [E] done [Fm] me for
[Em] Hey, [F]
hey, [G] hey, hey, [F] [Em] hey
[F] [N] [Gm] I'm [G] too far [Em] down deep [F] in the ditch
[Em] [F]
You're a switch
[Em] [F] Hey, hey, [G] hey, [B] [G] hey, hey
[F]
[G] [B]
[Ab] [Am] [Bb] [Em] [Fm]
[B] [C] [Gm] [G] I'm so [C] [F]
[G]
[C] [G] happy [Gm] that you came back
[F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[E] [Bb] I
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [F]
see [Am] [Bb] [Em] [F]
[D] [Am] [Bb] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [Em] you [Gm] walkin' [Fm] [E] [F] [Em] with the flower
To [F]
a love so nice [Em] and mellow
Hey, hey, [F] hey, [E] [G] hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, [F] hey
[G] [Dm] I'm too far down deep [Em] in the ditch
[F] You're
[Em] a switch
Hey, hey,
[F] [E] [G] hey, hey, hey
[F]
[G] I'm so happy [Dm] that
[C] [Bb] [E] [G] [F]
[Am] [Eb] [G] [F]
[G] [B] you [G]
came back
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[Em]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn The Black Keys - The Desperate Man chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F, G, F, E and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 53 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 106 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ I'm so happy that _ [F] _
[G] _ you came back
[F] _
[E] _ [G] _ _ [C] I [Gm] see you walkin' [G] with [F] the [E] flower
To [Abm] a love so nice and mellow
[E] _ [F] Hey, hey, [E] hey, [F] hey, [Em] hey
[B]
It's [G] _ hard to keep it in
My heart [Em] ain't broken, it's open [F] wide
[G] Feels so numb deep inside
[Em] _ Hey, hey, hey, _ [Dm] _ [Em] hey, [B] hey
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _
[G] [C] Summer's [Bb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Fm]
[Em] here but I'm still in [F] love
What _ she [E] done [Fm] me for
[Em] Hey, [F]
hey, [G] hey, hey, _ [F] _ [Em] _ hey
[F] _ [N] _ _ _ _ [Gm] I'm [G] too far [Em] down deep [F] in the ditch
[Em] _ _ [F] _
_ You're a switch
[Em] _ [F] Hey, hey, [G] hey, [B] [G] hey, hey
[F] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[B] _ [C] _ [Gm] _ [G] I'm so _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] [G] happy _ [Gm] that _ you came back
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [E] _ [Bb] _ _ I _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F]
see [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Em] _ _ _ you [Gm] walkin' [Fm] _ [E] _ _ [F] _ [Em] with the flower
To _ [F] _
_ a love so nice [Em] and mellow
Hey, hey, [F] hey, [E] [G] hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, [F] hey
[G] _ _ [Dm] I'm too far down deep [Em] in the ditch
[F] _ _ You're _
_ _ [Em] a switch
Hey, hey, _ _ _
[F] _ [E] [G] hey, hey, hey
_ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] I'm so happy _ [Dm] that _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] you _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ came _ back
Hey, _ hey, hey, hey, hey
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Rubber Factory album.

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