Desperado Guitar Chords
“Desperado” is a ballad about a drifter who is searching for meaning in his life. The song’s lyrics are full of imagery and symbolism, and the melody is both catchy and melancholic.
Desperado Chords
[G] [G7] [C] [Cm6] [G] [Em] [A7] [D7]
Despe [G] rado, [G9] why dont you
[C] come to your sen [Cm6] ses?
You been [G] out ridin
fen [Em7] ces for [A7] so long now [D7]
Oh, youre a [G] hard one,
[Dm7/G] I know that
[C] you got your rea [Cm6] sons,
These [G] things that
[B7] are plea [Em7] sin you can
[A7] hurt you [D7] somehow
[G] [D/F#]
Dont you [Em] draw the Queen of
[Bm7] Diamonds boy,
Shell [C] beat you if shes able. [G]
You know the [Em7] Queen of Hearts is
[C] always your best [G] bet [D/F#]
Now it [Em] seems to me some
[Bm7] fine things have been
[C] laid upon your [G] table
But you [Em] only want the
[A7] ones you cant [Am7] get
[D] Des [D7] per [G] ado,
[Dm7/G] oh you aint [C] gettin no younger,
Your [G] pain and [D/F#] your hun [Em] ger,
theyre [A7] drivin you [D7] home
And [G] freedom, oh [Dm7/G] freedom, well,
thats just [C] some people talkin
[Bm] [Am] Your [G] prison is
wal [Em] kin through this
[A7] world all [D7] alone
[G] [D/F#]
Dont your [Em] feet get cold in the
[Bm7] winter time ?
The [C] sky wont snow and
[G] the sun wont [D/F#] shine
Its [Em7] hard to tell the
[C] night time from the [G] day [D/F#]
Youre [Em] losin all your
[Bm7] highs and lows
Aint it [C] funny how the
[G] feelin goes a [Am7] way
[D] Des [D7] pe [G] rado,
[Dm7/G] why dont you
[C] come to your sen [Cm6] ses
Come [G] down from [D/F#] your fen [Em] ces,
[A7] open the [D7] gate
It may be [G] rainin,
[Dm7/G] but theres a
[C] rainbow above you [Cm6]
You better [G] let
some [B7] body [Em] love you,
( [C] let some [G/B] body [Am] love you)
You better [G] let some [B7] body
[Em] love you be [Am7] fore its
[D7] too [G] late
[G7] [C] [Cm6] [G]
The [Em] Queen of Diamonds
[Bm7] let you down
She was [C] just an empty [G] fable
The [Em7] Queen of Hearts you
[C] say you never met [G] [D/F#]
Your [Em] twisted fate has
[Bm7] found you out
An its [C] finally turned the [G] table
[Em] Stole your dreams and
[A7] paid you with re [Am7] gret
[D] Desper [G] ado (Is there gonna be
[D/F#] anything left is there [Em] gonna be)
You sealed your [C] fate
(anything) a long [Am] time ago
(Aint it hard when youre
[C/G] all alone in the [Am] center ring)
Now theres [C] no time left to [G] borrow
(Is there gonna be [D/F#] anything left)
Only [Am] stardust
(Maybe) Maybe to [C] morrow [G]
Maybe to [C] morrow [G]
[C] [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desper [C] ado [G]
Desperado Song Details
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Released: April 17, 1973
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Album: Desperado
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Writers: Glenn Frey, Don Henley
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Producer: Glyn Johns
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Genre: Country rock, outlaw country
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Length: 3:30
The song has been covered by many artists, including Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Cash, and Sting. It has also been featured in many films and television shows, including The Big Lebowski, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad.
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