Desperado
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Capo 1
Intro
Em G A
Em G A
verse 1
Em G
Desperado
A Em
Sitting in a old Monte Carlo
G
A man whose heart is hollow
A Em
Uh huh, take it easy
G A
I’m not tryna go against you
D
Actually, I’m going with you
Pre-Chorus
A
Gotta get up out of here
Em G
And you ain’t leaving me behind
A Em
I know you won't, cause we share common interests
G A Em G
You need me, there ain’t no leaving me behind
A D
Never know, no, just want out of here
A Em
Yeah, once I'm gone, ain’t no going back
[Refrão]
Em G A
If you want, we could be runaways
Em G
Running from any sight of love
A Em
Yeah, yeah, there ain’t nothing
G A
There ain’t nothing here for me
D A
There ain’t nothing here for me anymore
Em
But I don’t wanna be alone
G A
Em G A
verse 2
Em G
Desperado
A Em
Sitting in an old Monte Carlo
G A
We both have had our hearts broke uh huh
Em
Take it easy
G A
I'm not trying to go against you
D
I can be a lone wolf wit ya
Pre-Chorus
A
Gotta get up out of here
Em G
And you ain’t leaving me behind
A Em
I know you won't, cause we share common interests
G A Em G
You need me, there ain’t no leaving me behind
A D
Never know, no, both want out of here
A Em
Yeah, once we're gone, ain’t no going back
[Refrão]
Em G A
If you want, we could be runaways
Em G
Running from any sight of love
A Em
Yeah, yeah, there ain’t nothing
G A
There ain’t nothing here for me
D A
There ain’t nothing here for me anymore
Em
But I don’t wanna be alone
Bridge
G A Em
Dear desperado
G A Em
Yeah I don’t wanna be alone
G A D
Dear desperado
A
Yeah I don’t wanna be alone
[Refrão]
Em G A
If you want, we could be runaways
Em G
Running from any sight of love
A Em
Yeah, yeah, there ain’t nothing
G A
There ain’t nothing here for me
D A
There ain’t nothing here for me anymore
Em
But I don’t wanna be alone
Outro
Yeah-yeah-ah
G A
Yeah-yeah-ah
Em
Yeah-yeah-ah
G A
Yeah-yeah-ah
Em
Yeah-yeah-ah
G A
Yeah-yeah-ah
D A
yeah
How to play Desperado
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.