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Ebm- B(2x)
Desperate.. Desperate.. 
EbmYou're reachin' out, 
BAnd no one hears your cry 
EbmYou're freakin' out again 
B'Cause all your fears remind you 
F#Another dream has come undone 
C#You feel so small and lost 
EbmLike you're the only one 
BYoF#u wanna scream, 
C#'Cause you're desperate 
CHORUS
BYoFu want somebody, just anybody 
C#To Ebmlay their hands on your soul tonight 
BYoF#u want a reason to keep believin' 
EbmThat C#some day you're gonna see the light... 
EbmYou're in the dark 
BThere's no one left to call 
EbmAnd sleep's your only friend, 
BBut even sleep can't hide you 
F#From all those tears and all the pain 
C#And Ebmall Bthose days you wasted pushin' them away
F#It'C#s your life, it's time you face it 
CHORUS
BYoF#u want somebody, just anybody 
C#To Ebmlay their hands on your soul tonight 
BYoF#u want a reason to keep believin' 
EbmThat C#some day you're gonna see the light... 
B'CEbmause you're desperate, desperate 
B'CC#ause you're desperate now... 
BRIDGE
G#mYou know the things have gotta change 
EbmYou C#can't go back, you find your way 
G#mAnd C#day by day, you start to come alive 
CHORUS
BYoF#u want somebody, just anybody 
C#To Ebmbring some peace through your soul tonight 
BYoF#u want a reason to keep believin' 
EbmThat C#some day you're gonna see the light... 
BYoF#u want somebody, just anybody 
C#To Ebmlay their hands on your soul tonight 
BYoF#u want a reason to keep believin' 
EbmThat C#some day you're gonna see the light... 
B'CEbmause you're desperate, desperate 
B'CEbmause you're desperate tonight 
B-C#- Ebm   B   G#m  C#  
Oh, desperate... So desperate tonight, Tonight...
Ebm- B  
Desperate, desperate....

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Desperate

by David Archuleta

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Ebm

G#m

Ebm B

- (2x)

Desperate.. Desperate..

Ebm

You're reachin' out,

And no one hears your cry

Ebm

You're freakin' out again

'Cause all your fears remind you

Another dream has come undone

You feel so small and lost

Ebm

Like you're the only one

B F#

You wanna scream,

'Cause you're desperate

CHORUS

B F

You want somebody, just anybody

C# Ebm

To lay their hands on your soul tonight

B F#

You want a reason to keep believin'

Ebm C#

That some day you're gonna see the light...

Ebm

You're in the dark

There's no one left to call

Ebm

And sleep's your only friend,

But even sleep can't hide you

From all those tears and all the pain

C# Ebm B

And all those days you wasted pushin' them away

F# C#

It's your life, it's time you face it

CHORUS

B F#

You want somebody, just anybody

C# Ebm

To lay their hands on your soul tonight

B F#

You want a reason to keep believin'

Ebm C#

That some day you're gonna see the light...

B Ebm

'Cause you're desperate, desperate

B C#

'Cause you're desperate now...

BRIDGE

G#m

You know the things have gotta change

Ebm C#

You can't go back, you find your way

G#m C#

And day by day, you start to come alive

CHORUS

B F#

You want somebody, just anybody

C# Ebm

To bring some peace through your soul tonight

B F#

You want a reason to keep believin'

Ebm C#

That some day you're gonna see the light...

B F#

You want somebody, just anybody

C# Ebm

To lay their hands on your soul tonight

B F#

You want a reason to keep believin'

Ebm C#

That some day you're gonna see the light...

B Ebm

'Cause you're desperate, desperate

B Ebm

'Cause you're desperate tonight

B C# Ebm B G#m C#

Oh, desperate... So desperate tonight, Tonight...

Ebm B

Desperate, desperate....

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