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Desperado

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Desperado
Intro and Verse
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-----5-----6-----5-----3---|-----3-----1-----0-----1-----0---|
G|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|---2---2-----2-----2-----2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------5-----3---------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3-----5-----------------5-\-|-----3-----1-----0-----1-----0---|
G|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|---2---2-----2-----2-----2-------|
A|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
I'm a gambler and I'm a runner but you knew that when you layed
down
I'm a picture of ugly stories I'm a killer and I'm a clown
E5Step into the F5street by sundown G5step into your A5last goodbye
E5You're a target F5just by living G5twenty dollars will Eb5make Bb5you C5die
I wear lace and I wear black leather my hands are lightning upon
my gun
My shots are clean and my my shots are final my shots are deadly
and when it's done
E5You're as stiff as my F5smoking barrel G5you're as dead as a dA5esert
night
You're a notch and I'm a legend you're at peace and I must
hide
Tell me where the hell I'm going let my bones fall in the
dust
Can't you hear that ghost that's calling as my colt
begEb5ins Bb5to rC5ust         Bb5  Eb5in tD5he C5dust
I'm a killer I'm a clown I'm a priest that's gone to town

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Open

XXO231

Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

✕ Mute Open Press

Skill · find home

D minor

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

Desperado

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Desperado

by Alice Cooper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb5

Bb5

Desperado

Intro and Verse

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|-----3-----5-----6-----5-----3---|-----3-----1-----0-----1-----0---|

G|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----|

D|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|---2---2-----2-----2-----2-------|

A|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

B|-----3-----5-----------------5-\-|-----3-----1-----0-----1-----0---|

G|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----|

D|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|---2---2-----2-----2-----2-------|

A|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

I'm a gambler and I'm a runner but you knew that when you layed

down

I'm a picture of ugly stories I'm a killer and I'm a clown

E5 F5 G5 A5

Step into the street by sundown step into your last goodbye

E5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 C5

You're a target just by living twenty dollars will make you die

I wear lace and I wear black leather my hands are lightning upon

my gun

My shots are clean and my my shots are final my shots are deadly

and when it's done

E5 F5 G5 A5

You're as stiff as my smoking barrel you're as dead as a desert

night

You're a notch and I'm a legend you're at peace and I must

hide

Tell me where the hell I'm going let my bones fall in the

dust

Can't you hear that ghost that's calling as my colt

Eb5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 Eb5 D5 C5

begins to rust in the dust

I'm a killer I'm a clown I'm a priest that's gone to town

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