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The Desired Effect

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E E A E
C#m B E A
EShe was raised a EProtestant
AI was raised by Ewolves
C#mBoth of us saw dBignity in vEainA  
EThe stretching out in Eparadise
AIt wasn’t in the Ecards
C#mSee, neither of us were Bready for the ErainA  
BGuess I was caught off-guard
When I C#mheard the news last week
BRan into a friend of mine
With the C#mword on the street
EThat the life that you chose to Elead
Had the desAired effEect
That you C#mhit the ground Brunning
The Eday that you Aleft
That you’re Eplaying for every Eside
That you’re Agoing for every Ekill
But C#mI don’t beBlieve it
And EI never Awill
ENever will
E E A E
C#m B E A
EMaybe it’s all Edogs and bones
AChasing every Etail
And C#mhowling at the inBjustice of the EnightA  
And Bif I misBjudged you
Well, C#mhoney, that’s on C#mme
But I Areally do hope you Afound a way
To Aget what you Aneed
EAnd the life that you chose to lEead
Had the desAired effEect
That you C#mhit the ground Brunning
The Eday that you Aleft
That you’re Eplaying for every Eside
That you’re Agoing for every Ekill
But C#mI don’t beBlieve it
And EI never Awill
EAre you wondering where it Eall goes?
Are you Eliving the way you Eshould?
Are you Ataking the time to Alisten?
Is it Edoing you any Egood?
Are you Bwresting with the Bdemons?
Are you Amoving the party Aforward
In your Etime?
Are you Elooking to change the Eworld?
Or have you Ealready changed your Emind?
Are you Akeeping the Ten ACommandments
Or are you Eleaving ‘em all beEhind?
Are you Bpracticing your Bpirouettes?
Or are you Agoing in the Aline this time?
E
B’Til the life that you chose to Blead
Had the C#mdesired C#meffect 
Did you Ahit the ground Arunning
The Aday that you Aleft?
Are you Bplaying for every Bside?
Are you C#mgoing for every C#mkill?
Well, AI don’t beAlieve it
AAnd I never will
EC#Em AB EE A(let ring)

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The Desired Effect

by Brandon Flowers

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C#m

E E A E

C#m B E A

E E

She was raised a Protestant

A E

I was raised by wolves

C#m B E A

Both of us saw dignity in vain

E E

The stretching out in paradise

A E

It wasn’t in the cards

C#m B E A

See, neither of us were ready for the rain

Guess I was caught off-guard

C#m

When I heard the news last week

Ran into a friend of mine

C#m

With the word on the street

E E

That the life that you chose to lead

A E

Had the desired effect

C#m B

That you hit the ground running

E A

The day that you left

E E

That you’re playing for every side

A E

That you’re going for every kill

C#m B

But I don’t believe it

E A

And I never will

Never will

E E A E

C#m B E A

E E

Maybe it’s all dogs and bones

A E

Chasing every tail

C#m B E A

And howling at the injustice of the night

B B

And if I misjudged you

C#m C#m

Well, honey, that’s on me

A A

But I really do hope you found a way

A A

To get what you need

E E

And the life that you chose to lead

A E

Had the desired effect

C#m B

That you hit the ground running

E A

The day that you left

E E

That you’re playing for every side

A E

That you’re going for every kill

C#m B

But I don’t believe it

E A

And I never will

E E

Are you wondering where it all goes?

E E

Are you living the way you should?

A A

Are you taking the time to listen?

E E

Is it doing you any good?

B B

Are you wresting with the demons?

A A

Are you moving the party forward

In your time?

E E

Are you looking to change the world?

E E

Or have you already changed your mind?

A A

Are you keeping the Ten Commandments

E E

Or are you leaving ‘em all behind?

B B

Are you practicing your pirouettes?

A A

Or are you going in the line this time?

B B

’Til the life that you chose to lead

C#m C#m

Had the desired effect

A A

Did you hit the ground running

A A

The day that you left?

B B

Are you playing for every side?

C#m C#m

Are you going for every kill?

A A

Well, I don’t believe it

And I never will

E E A E

C#m B E A(let ring)

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