An absolutely beautiful song that I think works really well on the ukulele. This is in my preferred key of F which suits my voice. I dont think thats actually the key on the record, but there you are. Enjoy - Desperado by The Eagles.
(for beginners, the only chord that may fox you is that Bbm. Its quite easy to play - the chord fingering is 4111, and is played placing either the third or fourth finger on the third fret of the G string, and then barring the other strings at the first fret with your fore finger. If you are struggling, just barre the C, E and A strings and dont strum the G string.)
LYRICS PROVIDED FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES ONLY!
Despe[F]rado [F7] why don't you [Bb] come to your [Bbm] senses
You've been [F] out ridin' [Dm] fences for [G7] so long [C7] now
You're a [F] hard one [F7]
I know that [Bb] you've got your reasons [Bbm]
These [F] things that [A7] are plea[Dm]sin' you
Can [Gm] hurt you [C7] some [F] how
Don't you [Dm] draw the queen of [Am] diamonds boy
She'll [Bb] beat you [C7] if she's [F] able
The [Dm] queen of hearts is [Bb] always your best [F] bet [C]
Now it [Dm] seems to me that [Am] some fine things
Have been [Bb] laid up[C7]on your [F] table
But [Dm] you only want the [G7] ones that you can't [Gm7] get [C7]
Despe[F]rado [F7] you ain’t [Bb] getting no younger [Bbm]
Your [F] pain and your [Dm] hunger
They're [G7] driving you [C7] home
And [F] freedom [F7] well that's just [Bb] some people [Bbm] talking
Your [F] prison [A7] is walk[Dm]ing through
This [Gm] world all [C7] a[F]lone
Don't your [Dm] feet get cold in the [Am] winter time
The [Bb] sky won't snow and the [F] sun won't shine
It's [Dm] hard to tell the [Bb] night time from the [F] day [C]
You're [Dm] losing all your [Am] highs and lows
[Bb] Ain’t it funny how the [F] feeling goes a[Gm7]way [C7]
Despe[F]rado [F7] why don't you [Bb] come to your [Bbm] senses
Come [F] down from your [Dm] fences [G7] open the gate [C7]
It may be [F] rainin' [F7] but there's a [Bb] rainbow above you [Bbm]
You better [F] let some[A7]body [Dm] love you
[Bb] Let somebody [Bbm] love you
You better [F] let some[A7]body [Dm] love you
Be[Gm]fore it's [C7] too [F] late
2 comments:
Realy nice song, and relatively simple too.
I'll give this one a go.
Ta!
This is beautiful - I love it. The chords sound so close to the original. It's my sister's favourite song and i'm gonna sing it to her for her birthday!
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