Desperado, by the Eagles I play this on a nylon string guitar, fingerstyle. Arpegiate the chords slightly on the intro for best effect and try to let the chord notes ring for full time value. E|------------------------|------------------------| B|0--3--0--5-----3--------|------------------------| G|0--------4--------4--0--|---0-----2-----0--------| D|0--------3--------------|2-----2--1--------0-----| A|------------------------|3--------3--------------| E|3--------3--------------|---------------------3--| E|---------0-------------||------------------------| B|0--3--0--0-----3----0--||0-----------------------| G|0--------0-------------||0--2--0--2--------------| D|0----------------------||2--------0-------0------| A|-----------------------||0-----------------------| E|3--------0-------------||------------------------| The rest of the song I just hit a chord on each beat, like the piano in the original. The chords shown below are each played twice (except where marked with *, then it's only played once), always on the beat. For variety, try using different bass notes on the same chords. Also, try chord substitutions. Em usually sounds ok instead of Em7 for example, if you're having trouble with that chord. G G9 C Cm6 Desperado, why don't you come to your senses G Em A7 D7 You been out ridin' fences for so long now G Gsus4sus2 C Cm6 Oh you're a hard one, but I know that you've got your reasons G/D* B/D#* Em These things that are pleasing you A7* D7* G D/F# can hurt you somehow Em Bm7 Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy C G* G/F#* she'll beat you if she's able Em7 C G D/F# You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet Em Bm7 Now it seems to me some fine things have been C G Em A7 laid upon your table but you only want the ones Am7/D that you can't get D* D7* G Dm7/G Des - per - a -- do C Cm6 oh, you ain't gettin' no younger G* D/F#* Em A7 D7 your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home G Dm7/G C Cm6 and freedom, oh freedom, well that's just some people talkin' G* B7/F#* Em A7* D7* G D/F# your prison is walkin' through this world all alone Em Bm7 Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime C G* D/F#* The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine Em C G D/F# It's hard to tell the night time from the day Em Bm7 Your losin' all your highs and lows C G Am7 Am7 Am7/D Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away D* D7* G Dm7 Des - per - a -- do C Cm6 why don't you come to your senses? G* D/F#* Em A7 D7 Come down from your fences and open the gate G Dm7 C Cm6 It may be rainin' but there's a rainbow above you G* B/D#* Em You better let somebody love you C* G/B* Am Let somebody love you G/D* B/D#* Em You better let somebody love you Am7/D Before it's too ------------------- late E|------------------------|------------------------|- B|0--3--0--5-----3--------|------------------------|0 G|0--------4--------4--0--|---0-----2-----0--0--2--|0 D|0--------3--------------|2-----2--1--------------|0 A|------------------------|3--------3--------------|- E|3--------3--------------|------------------------|3 Chord Diagrams: G G9 C Cm6 Em A7 D7 Gsus4sus2 E--------------------------0----------2--------- B---0----3-----1----1------0----2-----1----1---- G---0----2-----0----2------0----0-----2----2---- D---0----3-----2----1------2----2-----0----0---- A--------------3----3------2----0--------------- E---3----3-----------------0---------------3---- G/D* B/D#* D/F# Bm7 Am7/D E---3--------------------------2------0--------- B---3---------7--------3-------3------1--------- G---4---------4--------2-------2------0--------- D---0---------4--------0-------4------0--------- A-------------6----------------2---------------- E----------------------2------------------------ G/F#* Em7 Dm7/G B7/F#* Am7 Dm7 E------------3------1------------------0------1--- B---0--------3------1--------0---------1------1---- G---0--------4------2--------2---------0------2---- D---0--------2------0--------1---------2------0---- A--------------------------------------0---------- E---2--------0------3--------2------------------- G/B* Am E---3---------- B---3-------1-- G---0-------2-- D-----------2-- A---2-------0-- E--------------