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 3111, 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.)
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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
Realy nice song, and relatively simple too.
ReplyDeleteI'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!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the tune?
ReplyDeleteAnother cracking tune. Thanks. Not too difficult but sounds great.
ReplyDeleteBbm is 3111....your text says this but your numbers say 4111. Obviously a typo!
ReplyDeleteoops - thanks!
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