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Quiet Desperation

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    A beautiful American tune, sang by an incredible Irish musician,
    I couldn't find a version on here, so have tabbed out how I play
    it, it's worth watching how Christy Moore sings and picks this tune,
                 - flatwound -
                              if you like it...... rate it please
          Updated April two-ten, Thanks YAMNO1
                         QUIET DESPERATION
    My sCoul is in the mountain,   my hDmeart is in the land
    I'm lFost here in the cGity, There's so mCuch I don't understand
    There's a quCiet desperation,  DmComing over me, CoFming oGver Cme
    I've got to leGave I can't sFtay another dCay
    There's an empGtiness   Finside of Cme
    I can't bGear the lonFeliness out hCere
    GThere's another place I've got to Fbe, .. Another plFace I've got to Cbe
    I loCng for you Dakota The smell of swDmeet grass on the plain
    I sFee too much meaGnness, And I fCeel too much pain
    And there's a quCiet desperation,   DmComing over me, CoFming oGver Cme
    I've got to leGave I can't sFtay another dCay
    There's an empGtiness   Finside of Cme
    I can't bGear the loFneliness out hCere
    GThere's another place I've got to Fbe, .. Another plFace I've got to Cbe

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Quiet Desperation

by Christy Moore

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A beautiful American tune, sang by an incredible Irish musician,

I couldn't find a version on here, so have tabbed out how I play

it, it's worth watching how Christy Moore sings and picks this tune,

- flatwound -

if you like it...... rate it please

Updated April two-ten, Thanks YAMNO1

QUIET DESPERATION

C Dm

My soul is in the mountain, my heart is in the land

F G C

I'm lost here in the city, There's so much I don't understand

C Dm F G C

There's a quiet desperation, Coming over me, Coming over me

G F C

I've got to leave I can't stay another day

G F C

There's an emptiness inside of me

G F C

I can't bear the loneliness out here

G F F C

There's another place I've got to be, .. Another place I've got to be

C Dm

I long for you Dakota The smell of sweet grass on the plain

F G C

I see too much meanness, And I feel too much pain

C Dm F G C

And there's a quiet desperation, Coming over me, Coming over me

G F C

I've got to leave I can't stay another day

G F C

There's an emptiness inside of me

G F C

I can't bear the loneliness out here

G F F C

There's another place I've got to be, .. Another place I've got to be

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