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This probably isn't right, but its close enough if you wanna play it 
sometime.
[Intro]
 F   G   Am   Cx4
[Verse]
It's Fsomethin 'bout the wGay you looAmked at mCe
Made me thFink for a moGment
That mAmaybe we were meant to be
FLiving our lives sepGeratelyAm  C  
And it's stFrange 'cause things cGhange
but not me waAmnting you
So deFsperatelyG  Am  C  F  G  E  
[Chorus]
*Ohh, why cFan't I ignGore it?  YeCa..Am  
I Fkeep givGing in but I sChould know bAmetter
'Cause there was soFmething 'bout the Gway you looCked at meAm  
And it's stFrange 'cause things chaGnge
but not me waCnting youAm  
So desFperately*G  C  Am  F  G  Am  
[Verse]
You loFoked my way and Gsaid, "You frAmustrate Cme"
I keep thFinking of linGes and times
when yAmou and I were Cyou and me
FTook our chance Gout on the streAmetC  
And I mFissed my chance and chanGces are 
I woEn't be coming back to you
[Chorus]
*Ohh, why cFan't I ignGore it?  YeCa..Am  
I Fkeep givGing in but I sChould know bAmetter
'Cause there was soFmething 'bout the Gway you looCked at meAm  
And it's stFrange 'cause things chaGnge
but not me wanEting you
So deAmsperatelyC  G  F  
So deAmsperatelyC  G  E  
*Ohh, why cFan't I ignGore it?  YeCa..Am  
I Fkeep givGing in but I sChould know bAmetter
'Cause there was soFmething 'bout the Gway you looCked at meAm  
And it's stFrange 'cause things chaGnge
but not me waCnting youAm  
[Outro]
So desFperately*G  
   AmI want Cyou so FdesperatelllGlyC  F  G  Am  C  F  G  Am  C  
I Fkeep givGing in but I sChould know bAmetterF  G  Am  C  
I Fkeep givGing in but I sChould know bAmetterF  G  Am  C  
So desFperately*G  
  AmI Cwant it so FdesperatelllGlyC  F  G  Am  C  F  G  Am  C  
i hope yall like it.

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Desperately

by Michelle Branch

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Chords in this song · guitar

This probably isn't right, but its close enough if you wanna play it

sometime.

[Intro]

F G Am C

[Verse]

F G Am C

It's somethin 'bout the way you looked at me

F G

Made me think for a moment

That maybe we were meant to be

F G Am C

Living our lives seperately

F G

And it's strange 'cause things change

but not me wanting you

F G Am C F G E

So desperately

[Chorus]

F G C Am

*Ohh, why can't I ignore it? Yea..

F G C Am

I keep giving in but I should know better

F G C Am

'Cause there was something 'bout the way you looked at me

F G

And it's strange 'cause things change

C Am

but not me wanting you

F G C Am F G Am

So desperately*

[Verse]

F G Am C

You looked my way and said, "You frustrate me"

F G

I keep thinking of lines and times

Am C

when you and I were you and me

F G Am C

Took our chance out on the street

F G

And I missed my chance and chances are

I won't be coming back to you

[Chorus]

F G C Am

*Ohh, why can't I ignore it? Yea..

F G C Am

I keep giving in but I should know better

F G C Am

'Cause there was something 'bout the way you looked at me

F G

And it's strange 'cause things change

but not me wanting you

Am C G F

So desperately

Am C G E

So desperately

F G C Am

*Ohh, why can't I ignore it? Yea..

F G C Am

I keep giving in but I should know better

F G C Am

'Cause there was something 'bout the way you looked at me

F G

And it's strange 'cause things change

C Am

but not me wanting you

[Outro]

F G

So desperately*

Am C F G C F G Am C F G Am C

I want you so desperatelllly

F G C Am F G Am C

I keep giving in but I should know better

F G C Am F G Am C

I keep giving in but I should know better

F G

So desperately*

Am C F G C F G Am C F G Am C

I want it so desperatelllly

i hope yall like it.

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