Eagles - Desperado

desperado
by the eagles
intro
( i play the piano line to give it some character )
( hold ) ( hold )
( 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – |
B | – 0 – 3 – 0 – 0 – – – 3 – 0 – – – | – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – 3 – – – 0 – | – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
G | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – | – 0 – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – – – | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – | – 0 – 2 – 0 – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – |
D | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – 2 – – – 2 – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – 0 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
A | – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | – 2 – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – | – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

or the chords are :
G G7 | C Cm6 | G Em | A7 D |

G G9 C Cm6
desperado , why don’t you come to your senses ?
G Em7 A7 D7
you been out ridin’ fences for so long now
G G * C Cm6
oh , you’re a hard one , i know that you got your reasons ,
G B Em7 A7 D7 G D/F#
these things that are pleasin’ you can hurt you somehow

Em Bm7
don’t you draw the queen of diamonds boy ,
C G G/F#
she’ll beat you if she’s able ,
Em7 C G D/F#
you know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Em Bm7 C G
now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
Em A7 Am7/D
but you only want the ones you can’t get

D D7 G Dm7/G C Bm Am
desperado , oh you ain’t gettin’ no younger ,
G D/F# Em A7 D7
your pain and your hunger , they’re drivin’ you home
G Dm7/G C Bm Am
and freedom , oh , freedom , well , that’s just some people talkin’
G B7/F# Em7 A7 D7 G D/F#
your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone

Em Bm7
don’t your feet get cold in the winter time ?
C G D/F#
the sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine
Em C G D/F#
it’s hard to tell the night time from the day
Em Bm7
you’re losin’ all your highs and lows
C G Am7 Am7/D
ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away

D D7 G Dm7 C Cm6
desperado , why don’t you come to your senses
G D/F# Em A7 D7
come down from your fences , open the gate
G Dm7 C Cm6
it may be rainin’ , but there’s a rainbow above you
G B7/F# Em C G/B Am
you better let somebody love you ,
G B7/D# Em Am7/D ( G G7 C Cm6 G )
you better let somebody love you before it’s too late

outro

( 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | – 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – |
B | – 0 – 3 – 0 – 0 – – – 3 – 0 – – – | – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – |
G | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – | – 0 – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – 0 – 2 – | – 0 – |
D | – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | – 2 – – – 2 – 1 – – – – – – – – – | – 0 – |
A | – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – | – 2 – |
E | – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – |

chords ( standard chords are left out ) :
( G * is really G sus4 sus 2 )
G7 Cm6 G9 Em7 G * D/F# Bm7 G/F# Am7/D Dm7/G B7/F# Dm7 G/B B7/D#
E | – 1 – | 3 – – | – – | 0 – – | – – | 2 – – – | 2 – – | 3 – – – | 0 – – – – | 1 – – – – | 2 – – – – | 1 – – | 0 – – | 2 – – – – – – – |
B | – 0 – | 1 – – | 3 – | 3 – – | 1 – | 3 – – – | 3 – – | 0 – – – | 1 – – – – | 1 – – – – | 4 – – – – | 1 – – | 3 – – | 0 – – – – – – – |
G | – 0 – | 2 – – | 2 – | 0 – – | 2 – | 2 – – – | 2 – – | 0 – – – | 0 – – – – | 2 – – – – | 2 – – – – | 2 – – | 0 – – | 2 – – – – – – – |
D | – 0 – | 1 – – | 3 – | 2 – – | 0 – | 0 – – – | 4 – – | 0 – – – | 0 – – – – | 0 – – – – | 4 – – – – | 0 – – | 0 – – | 1 – – – – – – – |
A | – 2 – | 3 – – | x – | 2 – – | x – | 0 – – – | 2 – – | x – – – | 0 – – – – | x – – – – | 2 – – – – | – – – | 2 – – | – – – – – – – – |
E | – 3 – | – – – | 3 – | 0 – – | 3 – | 2 – – – | – – – | 2 – – – | – – – – – | 3 – – – – | 2 – – – – | – – – | – – – | – – – – – – – – |