Seems to be a "rush" on the Eagles at the moment - couple of excellent tabs posted already - so I thought I'd put my two penn'orth in, this is my fave Eagles song........
Desperado – The Eagles.
Intro –
G/G7/C/Cm/G/Em7/A7/D7
Desper(G)ado,(G7)why don't you (C)come to your (Cm)senses ?
You been (G)out ridin' (Em7)fences for (A7)so long (D7)now,
Oh, you're a (G)hard one,(G7)I know that (C)you got your (Cm)reasons,
These (G)things that are (B7)pleasin' (Em7)you,
Can(A7)hurt (D7)you some(G)how……/(D)
Don't you (Em)draw the Queen of (Bm)Diamonds boy,
She'll (C)beat you if she's (G)able,
You know the (Em7)Queen of Hearts is (C)always(D)your best (G)bet,/D/
Now it (Em)seems to me some (Bm)fine things,
Have been (C)laid upon your (G)table,
But you (Em)only want the (A7)ones you can't (Am7)get,(D7)
Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home,
And freedom, well, that's just some people talkin',
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone……
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time ?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine,
It's hard to tell the night time from the day…
You're losin' all your highs and lows,
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away………
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses,
Come down from your fences, open the gate,
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you,
You better (G)let some(B7)body (Em)love you,G/B7/Em
You better (G)let some(B7)body (Em)love you,
Be(Am7)fore it's (D7)too (G)late.
Well that's the way I play it anyway......although I do it better on piano....
It's late at night and I haven't got a copy handy and I am too lazy to go downstairs.....so any mistakes, point 'em out and I'll correct 'em.....
Vic.
PS I like to play this using barre chords - G and C at 3rd fret, A and D at 5th, Band E at 7th............
Makes the changes a lot easier........
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
MY FAVORITE EAGLES SONG TOO!!! Vic you ROCK! :)
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- "WOW--What a Ride!"
Good Job Vic,
A classic!
best regards
Chris.
The guitar is all right John but you'll never make a living out of it! (John Lennon's Aunt Mimi)
I need a bit of help. I can't seem to get this to work out for me. Is this song in 3/4 or 4/4 time? If it is 4/4, are some of the chord changes mid measure? Maybe it is just because it has been so long since I heard the song, and I'm not remember how it goes correctly.
hi mate
the song is in 4/4 time but chord usually change every two beats. Things become more complex with the third line of the verse where, if i remember correctly it goes like this (the slash divide a measure from another):
G-G7/C-Cm/G-Bm-Em/A7-D7-G/ plus an additional 2/4 measure before teh chorus
in the chorus if i remeber correctly chord changes each two beats
regarding the rhythm go with a constant eight-note downstrum or alternate with sixteen like this
dd/ddu/dd/ddu
Cheers
Matteo
Thanks! That third line was really throwing me off completely. I'm happy to have the strum pattern suggestions, too. I think I can tackle it now.
Melisa
hi mate
the song is in 4/4 time but chord usually change every two beats. Things become more complex with the third line of the verse where, if i remember correctly it goes like this (the slash divide a measure from another):
G-G7/C-Cm/G-Bm-Em/A7-D7-G/ plus an additional 2/4 measure before teh chorus
in the chorus if i remeber correctly chord changes each two beats
regarding the rhythm go with a constant eight-note downstrum or alternate with sixteen like this
dd/ddu/dd/ddu
Cheers
Matteo
I need some help too. How do you finger Cm? I have been practising with open chords, but the Cm seems impossible for me. Am I to bite the bullit and play using the barre chords like Vic suggests?
Regards
You can get by with a "partial" Cm chord, which is essentially a Bm chord moved up one fret:
E - third fret (index finger)
B - fourth fret (middle finger)
G - fifth fret (ring finger)
D - don't play
A - don't play
E - don't play
When you're comfortable with that, make it fuller this way:
E - third fret (index finger)
B - fourth fret (middle finger)
G - fifth fret (pinky)
D - fifth fret (ring finger)
A - don't play
E - don't play
And from there, with a little more practice, it's not too big a step to move to the full barre:
E - third fret (index finger)
B - fourth fret (middle finger)
G - fifth fret (pinky)
D - fifth fret (ring finger)
A - third fret (index finger)
E - third fret (index finger)
It does take a little time to get comfortable with barre chords, but you can often find substitutes to use if you don't mind sacrificing a little "body" or fullness in the chord. Hope this helps.
Peace
David,
Thank you for your quick reply, I am sure you are very busy.
I can't do many barre chords, but I can do the Bm.
It also becomes an easy move to the barre'd G. I'll take the advice, and get back to my practise.
I am certain many have said it to you, but thank you for the GN lessons, for someone who has difficulty reading music, they enable me to make measurable progress without learning all of the theory first. I am trying to do a little theory, along with a few scales, but nothing beats being able to deliver a song, and your lessons are what is driving me to play.
Regards
Geoff
