{title: Desperado}
{artist: Eagles}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 65}
{key: G}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[G] [G13] [C] [Cm6]
[G] [Em7] [A7] [D7]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[D7]despe[G]rado, [F/G] why don't you [C]come to your [Cm6]senses?
you been [G]out ridin' [Em7]fences for [A7]so long now [D7]
oh, you're a [G]hard one, [C/G] I know that [C]you got your [Cm6]reasons
these [G/D]things that [D#+]are [Em7]pleasin' you, can [A7]hurt you [D7]some[G]how [D/F#]
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{start_of_part: Bridge 1}
don't you [Em7]draw the queen of [Bm7]diamonds boy, she'll [C]beat you if she's [G]able
you know the [Em7]queen of hearts is [C]always your best [G]bet [D/F#]
now it [Em7]seems to me some [Bm7]fine things have been [C]laid upon your [G]table
but you [Em7]only want the [A7]ones you can't [C/D]get
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[D7]despe[G]rado, [F/G] oh you ain't [C]gettin' no younger
your [G]pain and [D/F#]your [Em7]hunger, they're [A7]drivin' you [D7]home
and [G]freedom, [F/G] well, that's just [C]some people talkin'
your [G]prison [B7/F#]is [Em7]walkin' through this [A7]world all [D7]a[G]lone [D/F#]
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{start_of_part: Bridge 2}
don't your [Em7]feet get cold in the [Bm7]winter time?
the [C]sky won't snow and the [G]sun won't shine
it's [Em7]hard to tell the [C]night time from the [G]day
you're [Em7]losin' all your [Bm7]highs and lows
ain't it [C]funny how the [G]feelin' goes a[Am7]way [C/D]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
[D7]despe[G]rado, [F/G] why don't you [C]come to your [Cm6]senses
come [G]down from [D/F#]your [Em7]fences, [A7] open the [D7]gate
it may be [G]rainin', [F/G] but there's a [C]rainbow above you [Cm6]
you better [G]let some[B7/F#]body [Em7]love you, [C] [G/B] [Am7]
you better [G/D]let some[D#+]body [Em7]love you
be[C/D]fore it's too
[G]late
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{start_of_part: End}
[G] [G13] [C] [Cm6] [G]
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