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Lonely Desolation

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Intro A (with riff)
AShe was running... with a shotgun... I could hear the sDirens
but I couEldn’t move... I couldn’t even catch my Abreath
AShe was hiding... in the patterns... of her mother’s aDpron
When I leEft that girl... she was just a little Athing
But the sF#mummer’s gone and the leaDves are turning oAver
It’s aF#mnother day gone I’m anDother year oldAer
DesoElation, lDonesome lonely desolatAion
AI was seeking... understanding... they took a D14-year-old boy
Yeah, theEy locked him up... they tried to turn him into a mAan
AShe told me what I need is... absolution... I said “AbsDolution girl?
Come Eon now... that’s gonna be hard to arrangAe”
But the sF#mummer’s gone and the leaDves are turning oAver
It’s aF#mnother day gone I’m anDother year oldAer
DesolEation, lDonesome lonely desolatAion
Bridge    Em   G/F#   G      D   Em   G/F#   G   Bm        D   A(with riff)
Well the F#msummer’s gone and the leDaves are turning Aover
It’s aF#mnother day gone I’m anDother year oldAer
And the F#mtooth won’t come out and you cDan’t find another Adoctor
DesolEation, lDonesome lonely desolatAion
riff
e|------------0-----------------------2-0-----|
B|---2--0--2---2-0-2-0--------2--0--2----2-0--|
G|-2--2-----2---------2-----2--2------------2-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

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Lonely Desolation

by Chuck Prophet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G/F#

Intro A (with riff)

A D

She was running... with a shotgun... I could hear the sirens

E A

but I couldn’t move... I couldn’t even catch my breath

A D

She was hiding... in the patterns... of her mother’s apron

E A

When I left that girl... she was just a little thing

F#m D A

But the summer’s gone and the leaves are turning over

F#m D A

It’s another day gone I’m another year older

E D A

Desolation, lonesome lonely desolation

A D

I was seeking... understanding... they took a 14-year-old boy

E A

Yeah, they locked him up... they tried to turn him into a man

A D

She told me what I need is... absolution... I said “Absolution girl?

E A

Come on now... that’s gonna be hard to arrange”

F#m D A

But the summer’s gone and the leaves are turning over

F#m D A

It’s another day gone I’m another year older

E D A

Desolation, lonesome lonely desolation

Em G/F# G D Em G/F# G Bm D A

Bridge (with riff)

F#m D A

Well the summer’s gone and the leaves are turning over

F#m D A

It’s another day gone I’m another year older

F#m D A

And the tooth won’t come out and you can’t find another doctor

E D A

Desolation, lonesome lonely desolation

riff

e|------------0-----------------------2-0-----|

B|---2--0--2---2-0-2-0--------2--0--2----2-0--|

G|-2--2-----2---------2-----2--2------------2-|

D|--------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|

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