Desperate Measures
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Intro: F G F G
F C G F
Gonna make a heart-throb out of me
C G F
Just a bit of minor surgery
C G F
These desperate times call for desperate measures
F C G
I'll give you something to cry about
F C G
Show some skin, and would be cache
F C G F G
How could you let this get to desperate measures now?
F C
For a first effort this,
G
Feels kinda last ditch
F C
I guess this just
G
Got kinda drastic
F C G F
Trust us you just fell off the bus, baby
G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F G Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh x2
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F G Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh x2 (Desperate Measures now!!)
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this
F C G
When I got you right where I want you
F C G
I been pushing for this for so long
F C G
Kiss me, just once, for luck
F C G
These are desperate measures now
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this
F C G F
Have a piece of American dream
C G F
Open up, and swallow, on your knees
C G
And say "Thank you"
F Am G
I'd like some desperate measures, please
F C
For a first effort this,
G
Feels kinda last ditch
F C
I guess this just
G
Got kinda drastic
F C G F
Trust us you just fell off the bus, suckers
C F
Yeah, well, payback is a mother f--
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F G Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh x2
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F G Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh x2
F C G
When I got you right where I want you
F C G
I been pushing for this for so long
F C G
Kiss me, just once, for luck
F C G
These are desperate measures now
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F C G
Go Forever, for worse, or better
F C G
My poor heart will only surrender
F C G
Go Forever, for worse, or better
F C G F
My poor heart will only surrender now
F G F G
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F C G
When I got you right where I want you
F C G
I been pushing for this for so long
F C G
Kiss me, just once, for luck
F C G
These are desperate measures now
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F C G
When I got you right where I want you
F C G
I been pushing for this for so long
F C G
Kiss me, just once, for luck
F C G
These are desperate measures now
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
How to play Desperate Measures
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.