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G= 320033
D/F#= 200233
Em7= x22033
Cadd9= x32033
D= xx2233
INTRO
G D/F# Em7 Cadd9
VERSE 1
GSomebody told me
D/F#Time is on our side
Em7But how can I believe that
Cadd9When you're still on my mind
GAnd I analyze everything that you say
D/F#I cannot leave you for one day
Em7I'll try to
But Cadd9I can't walk away
GIt's been a month now
D/F#I should be over you
Em7I just want myself back
TCadd9his ain't what I'm used to
IG'm desperate for somethin'
ID/F#'m desperate for lovin'
The Em7one who Cadd9made me this way
IG'm sick of my own mind
DD/F#on't want the saddest kind
Em7Of thiCadd9s happiness
IG'm desperate
D/F# Em7 Cadd9
GWish it would storm now
Do D/F#you know how rare that is
FoEm7r me to listen to the raindrops
AnCadd9d try to undo what I did
GNot one for regrets
AD/F#nd I usually don't like rain
BEm7ut you made me do each one
From Cadd9all this stupid heartbreak pain
GI've had enough time
D/F#To make myself hate you
Em7Why won't it just work
Cadd9This ain't what I wanna do
IG'm desperate for somethin'
ID/F#'m desperate for lovin'
The Em7one who Cadd9made me this way
IG'm sick of my own mind
DD/F#on't want the saddest kind
Em7Of this Cadd9happiness
IG'm D/F#desperate
Em7OhCadd9  
IEm7'm living in love
AnCadd9d I'm dying in hell
YGou're murderin' me
And D/F#I'm killing myself
WEm7hat hCadd9ave you GdEm7one Em7to mCadd9eD  Cadd9  
GI'm desperate for somethin'
ID/F#'m desperate for lovin'
TEm7he one Cadd9who made me this way
IG'm done with my own mind
DD/F#on't want the saddest kind
Em7Of this happiness
Cadd			 G   D/F#  Em7  
I'll admit it I'm desperate
Cadd9I'll adGmiD/F#t it Em7I'm Cadd9desperGate

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Desperate

by Ally Heman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

Cadd9

= 320033

D/F#

= 200233

Em7

= x22033

Cadd9

= x32033

= xx2233

INTRO

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

VERSE 1

Somebody told me

D/F#

Time is on our side

Em7

But how can I believe that

Cadd9

When you're still on my mind

And I analyze everything that you say

D/F#

I cannot leave you for one day

Em7

I'll try to

Cadd9

But I can't walk away

It's been a month now

D/F#

I should be over you

Em7

I just want myself back

Cadd9

This ain't what I'm used to

I'm desperate for somethin'

D/F#

I'm desperate for lovin'

Em7 Cadd9

The one who made me this way

I'm sick of my own mind

D/F#

Don't want the saddest kind

Em7 Cadd9

Of this happiness

I'm desperate

D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Wish it would storm now

D/F#

Do you know how rare that is

Em7

For me to listen to the raindrops

Cadd9

And try to undo what I did

Not one for regrets

D/F#

And I usually don't like rain

Em7

But you made me do each one

Cadd9

From all this stupid heartbreak pain

I've had enough time

D/F#

To make myself hate you

Em7

Why won't it just work

Cadd9

This ain't what I wanna do

I'm desperate for somethin'

D/F#

I'm desperate for lovin'

Em7 Cadd9

The one who made me this way

I'm sick of my own mind

D/F#

Don't want the saddest kind

Em7 Cadd9

Of this happiness

G D/F#

I'm desperate

Em7 Cadd9

Em7

I'm living in love

Cadd9

And I'm dying in hell

You're murderin' me

D/F#

And I'm killing myself

Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 Em7 Cadd9 D Cadd9

What have you done to me

I'm desperate for somethin'

D/F#

I'm desperate for lovin'

Em7 Cadd9

The one who made me this way

I'm done with my own mind

D/F#

Don't want the saddest kind

Em7

Of this happiness

G D/F# Em7

Cadd

I'll admit it I'm desperate

Cadd9 G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G

I'll admit it I'm desperate

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