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KeyG
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LevelMedium
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Chord sheet
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 DesperGadoG7, why don't you Ccome to your seCmnses ?
 You been Gout ridin' feEm7nces for A7so long noD7w
 Oh, you're a Ghard oneG7, I know that Cyou got your reaCmsons,
 These Gthings that B7are pleEm7asin' you can A7hurt you D7somehowG 
DDon't you Emdraw the queen of Bmdiamonds boy,
 She'll Cbeat you if she's Gable,
 You know the Em7queen of hearts is Calways your best Gbet D 
 Now it Emseems to me some Bmfine things have been Claid upon your Gtable
 But you Emonly want the A7ones you can't Am7get
DDeD7sperGadoG7, oh you ain't Cgettin' no youCmnger,
 Your Gpain and your huEm7nger, they're A7drivin' you D7home
 And GfreedomG7, well, that's just Csome people taCmlkin'
 Your Gprison B7is waEm7lkin' through this A7world all D7alone G 
DDon't your Emfeet get cold in the Bmwinter time ?
 The Csky won't snow and Gthe sun won't shine
 It's Em7hard to tell the Cnight time from the Gday D 
 You're Emlosin' all your Bmhighs and lows
 Ain't it Cfunny how the Gfeelin' goes aAm7way
DDesD7perGadoG7, why don't you Ccome to your seCmnses
 Come Gdown from Dyour feEmncesA7, open the D7gate
 It may be Grainin'G7, but there's a Crainbow abovCme you
 You better Glet someB7body Emlove you, C G Am7 
 You better Glet someB7body Emlove you beAm7fore it's D7too Glate
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How to play Desperado chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Desperado by Eagles is presented in the key of G. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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