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Desperado Diana Krall
   GDesperadoG7,  why don't you Ccome to your Cmsenses 
You been Gout ridin' G6fences for A7so long D7now
Oh, you're a Ghard one,   G7I know that Cyou got your Cmreasons 
These Gthings that are Empleasin' you can A7hurt you someGhowD7  
Don't you Emdraw the queen of Bmdiamonds boy
She'll Cbeat you if she's Gable
You know the Emqueen of hearts is Calways your best GbetD  
Now it Emseems to me some Bmfine things have been Claid upon your Gtable
But you Emonly want the onA7es you can't Am7getD7  
DespeGradG7o, oh you ain't Cgettin' no Cmyounger,
Your Gpain and your huG6nger, they're A7drivin' you D7home
And Gfreedom, oh G7freedom, well, that's just Csome people taCmlkin'
Your Gprison is G6walkin' through this A7world all aGloneD7  
Don't your Emfeet get cold in the Bmwinter time 
The Csky won't snow and tGhe sun won't shine
It's Emhard to tell the Cnight time from the GdayD  
You're Emlosin' all your Bmhighs and lows
Ain't it Cfunny how the Gfeelin' goes Am7awayD7  
DespeGradoG7, why don't you Ccome to your Cmsenses
Come Gdown from your Emfences, A7open the gD7ate
It may be Grainin'G7,  but there's a Crainbow aCmbove you
                       G       Em(  C   Em   Cm)
You better let somebody love you, 
You better Glet someB7body Emlove y---ou 
BeAm7fore it's D7t---oo Gla--Cm--teG  

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Desperado

by Diana Krall

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Am7

Desperado Diana Krall

G G7 C Cm

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses

G G6 A7 D7

You been out ridin' fences for so long now

G G7 C Cm

Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons

G Em A7 G D7

These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow

Em Bm

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy

C G

She'll beat you if she's able

Em C G D

You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Em Bm C G

Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table

Em A7 Am7 D7

But you only want the ones you can't get

G G7 C Cm

Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,

G G6 A7 D7

Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home

G G7 C Cm

And freedom, oh freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'

G G6 A7 G D7

Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone

Em Bm

Don't your feet get cold in the winter time

C G

The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine

Em C G D

It's hard to tell the night time from the day

Em Bm

You're losin' all your highs and lows

C G Am7 D7

Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away

G G7 C Cm

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses

G Em A7 D7

Come down from your fences, open the gate

G G7 C Cm

It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you

G Em C Em Cm

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You better let somebody love you,

G B7 Em

You better let somebody love y---ou

Am7 D7 G Cm G

Before it's t---oo la----te

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