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desperados under the eaves chords
warren zevon 1976 ( warren zevon )

capo iii

Bm A D D Bm D Bm D A . . . G D A D

D G A D
i was sitting in the hollywood hawaiian hotel
G A D Bm
i was staring in my empty coffee cup
F# F7 Bm
i was thinking that the gypsy wasn’t lying
D Bm
all the salty margaritas in los angeles
D A
i’m gonna drink ’em up

G A D
and if california slides into the ocean
G F#m D
like the mystics and statistics say it will
Dm F#m Em D
i predict this motel will be standing : until i pay my bill

D Bm G D A

D G F#m D
but don’t the sun look angry through the trees?
G F#m Bm
don’t the trees look like crucified thieves?
D E Em E7
don’t you feel like desperados under the eaves
Em A A7 D
heaven help the one who leaves

Em E Bm
still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands
D Bm A Bm
and i’m trying to find a girl who understands me
F# F7 Bm
but except in dreams you’re never really free
G F#m A A7 D
don’t the sun look angry at me?

D G A D
i was sitting in the hollywood hawaiian hotel
G A D Bm
i was listening to the air conditioner hum

Bm D Bm D
it went mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm . . .
D G D A
mmm mmm mmmm mmmm mmm . . .

Bm D Bm D
D G D A . . .
Bm D Bm D
D G D A . . .

G
look away
D Bm
( look away down gower avenue , look away )
G
look away
D A
( look away down gower avenue , look away )
G
look away
D Bm
( look away down gower avenue , look away )
G
look away
D A
( look away down gower avenue , look away ) . . .

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