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Desperate Guy [Acoustic]
Track 15 from The Fratellis' 2015 Release "Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied (Deluxe)"
The acoustic version on the Deluxe edition of the recording is capoed.
Capo: 5
[Intro] |  C   F|  Am   G|  C   F|  Am   G|
[Verse 1]
                          C               F|  Am   G|
Pleased to meet you, baby, I'm your fool
              C             F|    Am   G|
I'm the patron saint of the cruel
                   C            F|  Am   G|
There's a dark room in my soul
                              C        F|   Am   G|
When I hear your name, baby, I lose control
[Chorus 1]
FHere me now, here me now, Amhear me now, hear me now
There's Enothing very much I wouldn't Amdo to catch your eye
And you can't Fsee me now, see me now, Amsee me now, see me now
                                       E|      F   G|
There's just too many things I'm haunted by . . .
[Verse 2]
                C             F|  Am   G|
I'm no loser but I can't win
                 C             F|   Am   G|
I'm the right man in the wrong skin
             C            F|  Am   G|
I can be your holy ghost
                                C                  F|    Am   G|
But I'll be deaf, dumb and blind . when you need me most
[Chorus 1]
FHere me now, here me now, Amhear me now, hear me now
There's Enothing very much I wouldn't Amdo to catch your eye
And you can't Fsee me now, see me now, Amsee me now, see me now
                                       E|  F|
There's just too many things I'm haunted by
[Chorus 2]
                    F    C|       Dm|
And though my nights are strange 
GThere's a voice inside my head I Cwould C/Bnot Amchange
A7Every now and then I see my Ffriends Cpass Gby
But I've got Gnothing more to say except a Clong C/Bgood—Ambye
                    Dm|      Dm|    
And though I try . . .  . . . .
                                     G|   C   F|  Am   G|  C   F|  Am   G|
It's clear to see that I'm a desperate guy
[Bridge]
                          C               F|  Am   G|
Pleased to meet you, baby, I'm your fool
              C             F|    Am   G|
I'm the patron saint of the cruel
                   C            F|  Am   G|
There's a dark room in my soul
                              C        F|   Am   G|
When I hear your name, baby, I lose control
[Chorus 1]
FHere me now, here me now, Amhear me now, hear me now
There's Enothing very much I wouldn't Amdo to catch your eye
And you can't Fsee me now, see me now, Amsee me now, see me now
                                       E|   F|
There's just too many things I'm haunted by
[Chorus 2]
                    F    C|       Dm|
And though my nights are strange 
GThere's a voice inside my head I Cwould C/Bnot Amchange
A7Every now and then I see my Ffriends Cpass Gby
But I've got Gnothing more to say except a Clong C/Bgood—Ambye
                    Dm|      Dm|    
And though I try . . .  . . . .
                                     G|   C   F|  Am   G|  C   F|  Am   G|
It's clear to see that I'm a desperate guy
[Outro]|  C   F|  Am   G|  C   F|  Am   G|  C<> |
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Desperate Guy

by The Fratellis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Desperate Guy [Acoustic]

Track 15 from The Fratellis' 2015 Release "Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied (Deluxe)"

The acoustic version on the Deluxe edition of the recording is capoed.

Capo: 5

C F Am G C F Am G

[Verse 1]

C F Am G

| |

Pleased to meet you, baby, I'm your fool

C F Am G

| |

I'm the patron saint of the cruel

C F Am G

| |

There's a dark room in my soul

C F Am G

| |

When I hear your name, baby, I lose control

[Chorus 1]

F Am

Here me now, here me now, hear me now, hear me now

E Am

There's nothing very much I wouldn't do to catch your eye

F Am

And you can't see me now, see me now, see me now, see me now

E F G

| |

There's just too many things I'm haunted by . . .

[Verse 2]

C F Am G

| |

I'm no loser but I can't win

C F Am G

| |

I'm the right man in the wrong skin

C F Am G

| |

I can be your holy ghost

C F Am G

| |

But I'll be deaf, dumb and blind . when you need me most

[Chorus 1]

F Am

Here me now, here me now, hear me now, hear me now

E Am

There's nothing very much I wouldn't do to catch your eye

F Am

And you can't see me now, see me now, see me now, see me now

E F

| |

There's just too many things I'm haunted by

[Chorus 2]

F C Dm

| |

And though my nights are strange

G C C/B Am

There's a voice inside my head I would not change

A7 F C G

Every now and then I see my friends pass by

G C C/B Am

But I've got nothing more to say except a long good—bye

Dm Dm

| |

And though I try . . . . . . .

G C F Am G C F Am G

| | | | |

It's clear to see that I'm a desperate guy

[Bridge]

C F Am G

| |

Pleased to meet you, baby, I'm your fool

C F Am G

| |

I'm the patron saint of the cruel

C F Am G

| |

There's a dark room in my soul

C F Am G

| |

When I hear your name, baby, I lose control

[Chorus 1]

F Am

Here me now, here me now, hear me now, hear me now

E Am

There's nothing very much I wouldn't do to catch your eye

F Am

And you can't see me now, see me now, see me now, see me now

E F

| |

There's just too many things I'm haunted by

[Chorus 2]

F C Dm

| |

And though my nights are strange

G C C/B Am

There's a voice inside my head I would not change

A7 F C G

Every now and then I see my friends pass by

G C C/B Am

But I've got nothing more to say except a long good—bye

Dm Dm

| |

And though I try . . . . . . .

G C F Am G C F Am G

| | | | |

It's clear to see that I'm a desperate guy

C F Am G C F Am G C

[Outro]| | | | | <> |

Charted by Dexex

I write chord charts to show how, as a rhythm guitarist,

I play songs. I don't claim they are the "right" way. They're not

tabs which are intended to notate exactly how a song was played

on a recording.

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