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Song: Desdemone (temporary title)
Notes:
* Fiddle around with a G and listen to the rhythm to figure it out.
* I can't find the name of the second chord, so I'll call it G+.
* Gregory also plays an open variation of this chord, which I'll call Gsus4.
* During the intro and in between the verses, he plays the G power chord.
* Throughout the verses he plays an open G. Just watch his hands in the video.
Chords used:
e|--Gx----G+x----C/Gx-----D/Ax----G3----Gsus43-----Em0---|
b|--x----x----1-----3----0----0h1---0---|
g|--4----x----0-----0----0----0-----0---|
d|--5----4----2-----4----0----0-----2---|
a|--5----5----3-----5----2----2-----2---|
e|--3----3----3-----5----3----3-----0---|
[Intro]
G G+ G G+ G G+ G
[Verse]
Oh GDesdemoneG+  G  
She don't C/Gsleep
She just D/Asmokes and stares at the C/Gstars
                     GG++  G  
Falling on her street
She GknowsGsus4  G  
The night so C/Glong
Then she D/Atells me that each C/Ghour (?)
Has its own GsongGsus4  G  
[Chorus]
And if I EmdriftC/G  
Give me a GshakeGsus4  G  
And just Emhold my C/Gfeet
Until I GwakeGsus4  G  
Until I EmwakeC/G  
The dream of GyouGsus4  G  
Would you C/Gsave me pleaseD/A  
When I C/Gcome back for you
[Instrumental break]
G G+ G G+ G G+ G
Em C/G G Gsus4 G
Em C/G G Gsus4 G
[Verse]
She's got Gnine years Gsus4(?)G  
All over this C/Gtown
I can't D/Ascratch my C/Gback
Without being found outG  Gsus4  G  
Now I'm Gpacking upGsus4  G  
Headed C/Gwest
Where I D/Adon't deal no C/Ggood (?)
But I feel my bestG  Gsus4  G  
[Chorus]
And if I EmdriftC/G  
Give me a GshakeGsus4  G  
And just Emhold my C/Gfeet
Until I GwakeGsus4  G  
Until I EmwakeC/G  
The dream of GyouGsus4  G  
Would you C/Gsave me pleaseD/A  C/G  
[Instrumental break]
G G+ G G+ G G+ G
Em C/G G Gsus4 G
Em C/G G Gsus4 G
Em C/G G Gsus4 G
Would you C/Gsave me pleaseD/A  C/G  
[Outro]
G G+ G G+ G G+ G
| h  Hammer-on

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Desdemone

by Gregory Alan Isakov

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G+

C/G

D/A

Gsus4

Song: Desdemone (temporary title)

Notes:

* Fiddle around with a G and listen to the rhythm to figure it out.

* I can't find the name of the second chord, so I'll call it G+.

* Gregory also plays an open variation of this chord, which I'll call Gsus4.

* During the intro and in between the verses, he plays the G power chord.

* Throughout the verses he plays an open G. Just watch his hands in the video.

Chords used:

G G+ C/G D/A G Gsus4 Em

e|--x----x----x-----x----3----3-----0---|

b|--x----x----1-----3----0----0h1---0---|

g|--4----x----0-----0----0----0-----0---|

d|--5----4----2-----4----0----0-----2---|

a|--5----5----3-----5----2----2-----2---|

e|--3----3----3-----5----3----3-----0---|

[Intro]

G G+ G G+ G G+ G

[Verse]

G G+ G

Oh Desdemone

C/G

She don't sleep

D/A C/G

She just smokes and stares at the stars

G G

G++

Falling on her street

G Gsus4 G

She knows

C/G

The night so long

D/A C/G

Then she tells me that each hour (?)

G Gsus4 G

Has its own song

[Chorus]

Em C/G

And if I drift

G Gsus4 G

Give me a shake

Em C/G

And just hold my feet

G Gsus4 G

Until I wake

Em C/G

Until I wake

G Gsus4 G

The dream of you

C/G D/A

Would you save me please

C/G

When I come back for you

[Instrumental break]

G G+ G G+ G G+ G

Em C/G G Gsus4 G

[Verse]

G Gsus4 G

She's got nine years (?)

C/G

All over this town

D/A C/G

I can't scratch my back

G Gsus4 G

Without being found out

G Gsus4 G

Now I'm packing up

C/G

Headed west

D/A C/G

Where I don't deal no good (?)

G Gsus4 G

But I feel my best

[Chorus]

Em C/G

And if I drift

G Gsus4 G

Give me a shake

Em C/G

And just hold my feet

G Gsus4 G

Until I wake

Em C/G

Until I wake

G Gsus4 G

The dream of you

C/G D/A C/G

Would you save me please

[Instrumental break]

G G+ G G+ G G+ G

Em C/G G Gsus4 G

C/G D/A C/G

Would you save me please

[Outro]

G G+ G G+ G G+ G

| h Hammer-on

About Desdemone Chords by Gregory Alan Isakov

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