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Desperate Fools by Eric Carmen
 C6add9is just depressing the C on the B string and hitting all the other strings open.
[Verse 1]
I've been Gup too high, I've been dCown too loGw
I've been seGarchin' for sBmomethin' with Cnowhere to gGo
Thought I'd mCake it alone but I'm Bmso far from hoEmme
In a towA7n full of dC6add9esperate Gfools
[Verse 2]
Oh, the sGun beats down on the CL.A. scGene
But you caGn't feel the cBmold when the gCrass looks so grGeen
And the gCames that I've played were not wBmorth what I paEmid
In a toA7wn full of deC6add9sperate foGols
[Bridge]
I've been taCkin' my lDife one Bmday at a Emtime
Tryin' to piCece it all togDether but I kBnow in my mEmind
That I'm staA7rtin' to be what they wBmant me to Embe
And I wonA7der sometimes what's bDecoming of me
[Instrumental Break] 
[Bridge]
I've been tCakin' my lDife one Bmday at a tEmime
Tryin' to pCiece it all tDogether but I knBow in my mEmind
That I'm starA7tin' to be what they Bmwant me to bEme
And I wonA7der sometimes what's beDcoming of me
[Final Verse]
'Cause I've been uGp too high, I've been doCwn too Glow
I've been searcGhin' for sometBmhin' with noCwhere to Ggo
And I suppCose it's been fBun but I guB7ess I'm just oEmne
In a toA7wn full of dC6add9esperate Gdimfools,   a tA7own full of C6add9desperate fGools

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Desperate Fools

by Eric Carmen

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C6add9

Gdim

Desperate Fools by Eric Carmen

C6add9

is just depressing the C on the B string and hitting all the other strings open.

[Verse 1]

G C G

I've been up too high, I've been down too low

G Bm C G

I've been searchin' for somethin' with nowhere to go

C Bm Em

Thought I'd make it alone but I'm so far from home

A7 C6add9 G

In a town full of desperate fools

[Verse 2]

G C G

Oh, the sun beats down on the L.A. scene

G Bm C G

But you can't feel the cold when the grass looks so green

C Bm Em

And the games that I've played were not worth what I paid

A7 C6add9 G

In a town full of desperate fools

[Bridge]

C D Bm Em

I've been takin' my life one day at a time

C D B Em

Tryin' to piece it all together but I know in my mind

A7 Bm Em

That I'm startin' to be what they want me to be

A7 D

And I wonder sometimes what's becoming of me

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

C D Bm Em

I've been takin' my life one day at a time

C D B Em

Tryin' to piece it all together but I know in my mind

A7 Bm Em

That I'm startin' to be what they want me to be

A7 D

And I wonder sometimes what's becoming of me

[Final Verse]

G C G

'Cause I've been up too high, I've been down too low

G Bm C G

I've been searchin' for somethin' with nowhere to go

C B B7 Em

And I suppose it's been fun but I guess I'm just one

A7 C6add9 Gdim A7 C6add9 G

In a town full of desperate fools, a town full of desperate fools

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