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A Desperate Man
The Divine Comedy
Shuffle the chords like this: E ⎢ E ⎢ E ⎢ F 
                              1    2   3    4
[Intro]
e -------------------------------------------------
b -------------------------------------------------
g --4-----5-1---4-----5-1---4-----5-1---4-------2--  2x
D ----2-3---------2-3---------2-3---------2-0-3----
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
    E     F     E     F     E     F     E     F
[Verse 1]
EI made a daring eFscape
EIn the guise of Fa nunE  F  E  F  
EIt took them most Fof the Eday
To realize FI was EgoneF  E  F  
EI crossed the forest Fand Efields of wheatF  
EA farmer's daughter Fgave me Esomething to eatF  
EI stole Fa Epaper just Fto sEeeF  
A Epicture of me
[Chorus 1]
I'm a desperate EmanF  E  
I gotta Fkeep on ErunningF  E  
I gotta Fdo what I EcanF  E  F  
To Eget back to youF  E  F  
[Verse 2]
EI made the overFnight Eferry
By the skin of Fmy EteethF  E  F  
EI fell asleep beFtween the Etruckers
Sprawled across Fthe EseatsF  E  F  
EI see your face FeveryEwhere I goF  
EIn every caféF, wEatering holeF  
EWhat is thFe hEold you've got Fon Eme F  
EBaby?
[Chorus 2]
I'm a desperate EmanF  E  
I gotta Fkeep on ErunningF  E  
I gotta Fdo what I EcanF  E  F  
To Eget back to youF  E  F  
[Chorus 3]
I'm a desperate EmanF  E  
I gotta Fkeep on ErunningF  E  
Running Fback to EyouF  E  F  
NoEbody else will FdoE  F  E  E  F  
[Solo]
 E   E   E    F8x
[Chorus 4]
I'm a desperate EmanF  E  
I gotta Fkeep on ErunningF  E  
Running Fback to EyouF  E  F  
NoEbody else will FdoE  F  
F E E F

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A Desperate Man

by The Divine Comedy

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A Desperate Man

The Divine Comedy

Shuffle the chords like this: E ⎢ E ⎢ E ⎢ F

1 2 3 4

[Intro]

e -------------------------------------------------

b -------------------------------------------------

g --4-----5-1---4-----5-1---4-----5-1---4-------2-- 2x

D ----2-3---------2-3---------2-3---------2-0-3----

A -------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------------------

E F E F E F E F

[Verse 1]

E F

I made a daring escape

E F E F E F

In the guise of a nun

E F E

It took them most of the day

F E F E F

To realize I was gone

E F E F

I crossed the forest and fields of wheat

E F E F

A farmer's daughter gave me something to eat

E F E F E F

I stole a paper just to see

A picture of me

[Chorus 1]

E F E

I'm a desperate man

F E F E

I gotta keep on running

F E F E F

I gotta do what I can

E F E F

To get back to you

[Verse 2]

E F E

I made the overnight ferry

F E F E F

By the skin of my teeth

E F E

I fell asleep between the truckers

F E F E F

Sprawled across the seats

E F E F

I see your face everywhere I go

E F E F

In every café, watering hole

E F E F E F

What is the hold you've got on me

Baby?

[Chorus 2]

E F E

I'm a desperate man

F E F E

I gotta keep on running

F E F E F

I gotta do what I can

E F E F

To get back to you

[Chorus 3]

E F E

I'm a desperate man

F E F E

I gotta keep on running

F E F E F

Running back to you

E F E F E E F

Nobody else will do

[Solo]

E E E F

[Chorus 4]

E F E

I'm a desperate man

F E F E

I gotta keep on running

F E F E F

Running back to you

E F E F

Nobody else will do

F E E F

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