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Desperado

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[Intro]
D7  D  G
[Verse 1]
DespeG7rado why don't you come Cto your Cmsenses?
You've been Gout riding Em7fences for A7so long D7now.
Oh, you're a Ghard G7one, but I know that Cyou've got your Cmreasons,
These Gthings that Bare Em7pleasin' you can A7hurt you D7someGhow.D  F#  
[Bridge 1]
Don't you Emdraw the Queen of Bm7Diamonds, Boy,
She'll Cbeat you if she's Gable,
You know the Em7Queen of Hearts is Calways your best Gbet.B7  
Well it Emseems to me some fine Bm7things
Have been Claid upon your Gtable,
But you Emonly want the A7ones that you can't Am7get.
[Verse 2]
DesperG7ado, you know you Cain't getting Cmyounger,
Your Gpain and your Em7hunger, they're A7driving you D7home.
And Gfreedom, oh G7freedom, well that's Cjust some people Cmtalking,
Your Gprison is Bwalking Em7through this A7world D7all Galone.D  F#  
[Bridge 2]
Don't your Emfeet get cold in the Bm7wintertime?
The Csky won't snow and the Gsun won't shine,
It's Em7hard to tell the Cnighttime Gfrom the B7day.
You're lEmosing all your hiBm7ghs and lows,
Ain't iCt funny how the Gfeeling
EmGoes aA7way?Am7  
[Verse 3]
DespeG7rado, why don't you Ccome to your Cmsenses?
Come Gdown from your Em7fences, A7open the D7gate.
It may be Graining, G7but there's a Crainbow Cmabove you,
You better Glet someBbody Em7love you,
[Outro]
Let Gsomebody G7love Emyou,
You better Glet someB7body Emlove you,
BeA7fore it's D7too Glate.
G   G7   C   Cm   G

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Desperado

by Don Henley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Bm7

Am7

[Intro]

D7 D G

[Verse 1]

G7 C Cm

Desperado why don't you come to your senses?

G Em7 A7 D7

You've been out riding fences for so long now.

G G7 C Cm

Oh, you're a hard one, but I know that you've got your reasons,

G B Em7 A7 D7 G D F#

These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow.

[Bridge 1]

Em Bm7

Don't you draw the Queen of Diamonds, Boy,

C G

She'll beat you if she's able,

Em7 C G B7

You know the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet.

Em Bm7

Well it seems to me some fine things

C G

Have been laid upon your table,

Em A7 Am7

But you only want the ones that you can't get.

[Verse 2]

G7 C Cm

Desperado, you know you ain't getting younger,

G Em7 A7 D7

Your pain and your hunger, they're driving you home.

G G7 C Cm

And freedom, oh freedom, well that's just some people talking,

G B Em7 A7 D7 G D F#

Your prison is walking through this world all alone.

[Bridge 2]

Em Bm7

Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime?

C G

The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine,

Em7 C G B7

It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day.

Em Bm7

You're losing all your highs and lows,

C G

Ain't it funny how the feeling

Em A7 Am7

Goes away?

[Verse 3]

G7 C Cm

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?

G Em7 A7 D7

Come down from your fences, open the gate.

G G7 C Cm

It may be raining, but there's a rainbow above you,

G B Em7

You better let somebody love you,

[Outro]

G G7 Em

Let somebody love you,

G B7 Em

You better let somebody love you,

A7 D7 G

Before it's too late.

G G7 C Cm G

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