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Desperately Wanting

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Desperately Wanting
Better Than Ezra
For Acoustic Guitar
Chords:     F      Am      G      C      D  Dsus4  
In the first verse, when moving from F to Am, try hammering onto the Am quickly
then moving immediately to the G chord.
        F          Am  GPast the road to your hoFuse
                Am  GThat you never called hoFme
                Am  GWhere they turned out the ligFhts
        AmThough tGhey say you’ll never knoFw
        Am      G
FI remember runninAmg through the wet grassG  
GFalling a step bCehind
FBoth of us never Amtiring
GDesperately wantinCg
        F       Am      G
        F          Am  GWhen they pumped out your gutsF  
                Am  GAnd filled you full of those pillsF  
                Am  GYou were never quite rightF  
                Am  GDeserving all the chillsF  
                Am  GThey say the worst is overF  
        AmKick it Gover againF  
                Am  GThen they ask what went wrongF  
                Am  GWhen they turn you on againF  
                Am  GThey turn you on againF  
                Am      G
FI remember runninAmg through the wet grassG  
GFalling a step bCehind
FBoth of us never Amtiring
GDesperately wantinCg
FI remember runninAmg through the wet grassG  
GFalling a step bCehind
FBoth of us never Amtiring
GDesperately wantinCg
        F          Am   GKick them right in the faFce
                Am   GMake them wish they weren’t borFn
                Am   GAnd if they bring up your namFe
                Am   GWell they’ll say you won the waFr
                Am   GBaby burst in the worldF  
                Am   GNever given a chancFe
                Am   GThen they ask what went wroFng
                Am   GWhen you never had it riFght
                Am   GNo you never had it righFt…
FI remember runninAmg through the wet grassG  
GFalling a step bCehind
FBoth of us never Amtiring
GDesperately wantinCg
[Bridge]
      D   Dsus4-slide up to 5th fret E & B only-        C         G  D  
DOh the letteCrs they’ve dropped offG  D  
DThough they say yCou got them allG  D  
               D                         C    G(let ring)
I finally figured out some things you’ll never know
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----3/5-3-2---3/5-3-2-3------------|
E|--3---------3----------------------|
FTake bacAmk your lifeG  
FLet Amme inGside
FWell finAmd the doorG  
FIf you care, if Fyou care tAmo anymoreG  
FI remember runninAmg through the wet grassG  
GFalling a step bCehind
FBoth of us never Amtiring
GDesperately wantinCg

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Desperately Wanting

by Better Than Ezra

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Dsus4

Desperately Wanting

Better Than Ezra

For Acoustic Guitar

F Am G C D Dsus4

Chords:

In the first verse, when moving from F to Am, try hammering onto the Am quickly

then moving immediately to the G chord.

F Am G F

Past the road to your house

Am G F

That you never called home

Am G F

Where they turned out the lights

Am G F

Though they say you’ll never know

Am G

F Am G

I remember running through the wet grass

G C

Falling a step behind

F Am

Both of us never tiring

G C

Desperately wanting

F Am G

F Am G F

When they pumped out your guts

Am G F

And filled you full of those pills

Am G F

You were never quite right

Am G F

Deserving all the chills

Am G F

They say the worst is over

Am G F

Kick it over again

Am G F

Then they ask what went wrong

Am G F

When they turn you on again

Am G F

They turn you on again

Am G

F Am G

I remember running through the wet grass

G C

Falling a step behind

F Am

Both of us never tiring

G C

Desperately wanting

F Am G

I remember running through the wet grass

G C

Falling a step behind

F Am

Both of us never tiring

G C

Desperately wanting

F Am G F

Kick them right in the face

Am G F

Make them wish they weren’t born

Am G F

And if they bring up your name

Am G F

Well they’ll say you won the war

Am G F

Baby burst in the world

Am G F

Never given a chance

Am G F

Then they ask what went wrong

Am G F

When you never had it right

Am G F

No you never had it right…

F Am G

I remember running through the wet grass

G C

Falling a step behind

F Am

Both of us never tiring

G C

Desperately wanting

[Bridge]

D Dsus4 C G D

-slide up to 5th fret E & B only-

D C G D

Oh the letters they’ve dropped off

D C G D

Though they say you got them all

D C G

(let ring)

I finally figured out some things you’ll never know

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

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|----3/5-3-2---3/5-3-2-3------------|

E|--3---------3----------------------|

F Am G

Take back your life

F Am G

Let me inside

F Am G

Well find the door

F F Am G

If you care, if you care to anymore

F Am G

I remember running through the wet grass

G C

Falling a step behind

F Am

Both of us never tiring

G C

Desperately wanting

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