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Desperado Chords

Eagles Intermediate Key of G 6 Chords 2 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · Em · Am · D · Bm

Desperado Chords – Guitar

Eagles’ timeless ballad about freedom and loneliness. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Play this slowly and let each chord sustain. The song is a conversation — let it breathe between phrases.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

You been out ridin’ fences for so long now

G C Bm

Oh you’re a hard one, I know that you got your reasons

C G Am D

These things that are pleasin’ you can hurt you somehow

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy

C G

She’ll beat you if she’s able

Em Bm C D

You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Em Bm

Now it seems to me some fine things

C G

Have been laid upon your table

Em Am D

But you only want the ones that you can’t get

Verse 2

G G C

Desperado, oh you ain’t gettin’ no younger

Em Bm C G

Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home

G C Bm

And freedom, oh freedom, well that’s just some people talkin’

C G Am D

Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime

C G

The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine

Em Bm C D

It’s hard to tell the nighttime from the day

Em Bm

You’re losin’ all your highs and lows

C G Am D

Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away

Verse 3

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

Come down from your fences, open the gate

G C Bm

It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C D G

You better let somebody love you

C G

Before it’s too late

Practice tip: The Bm chord is the hardest part. If you can’t barre it yet, try using Bm7 (x20202) as a substitute — it sounds very close.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · Em · Am · D · Bm

Desperado Chords – Ukulele

Eagles’ timeless ballad about freedom and loneliness. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Play this slowly and let each chord sustain. The song is a conversation — let it breathe between phrases.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

You been out ridin’ fences for so long now

G C Bm

Oh you’re a hard one, I know that you got your reasons

C G Am D

These things that are pleasin’ you can hurt you somehow

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy

C G

She’ll beat you if she’s able

Em Bm C D

You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Em Bm

Now it seems to me some fine things

C G

Have been laid upon your table

Em Am D

But you only want the ones that you can’t get

Verse 2

G G C

Desperado, oh you ain’t gettin’ no younger

Em Bm C G

Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home

G C Bm

And freedom, oh freedom, well that’s just some people talkin’

C G Am D

Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime

C G

The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine

Em Bm C D

It’s hard to tell the nighttime from the day

Em Bm

You’re losin’ all your highs and lows

C G Am D

Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away

Verse 3

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

Come down from your fences, open the gate

G C Bm

It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C D G

You better let somebody love you

C G

Before it’s too late

Practice tip: The Bm chord is the hardest part. If you can’t barre it yet, try using Bm7 (x20202) as a substitute — it sounds very close.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · Em · Am · D · Bm

Desperado Chords – Piano

Eagles’ timeless ballad about freedom and loneliness. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Play this slowly and let each chord sustain. The song is a conversation — let it breathe between phrases.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

You been out ridin’ fences for so long now

G C Bm

Oh you’re a hard one, I know that you got your reasons

C G Am D

These things that are pleasin’ you can hurt you somehow

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy

C G

She’ll beat you if she’s able

Em Bm C D

You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Em Bm

Now it seems to me some fine things

C G

Have been laid upon your table

Em Am D

But you only want the ones that you can’t get

Verse 2

G G C

Desperado, oh you ain’t gettin’ no younger

Em Bm C G

Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home

G C Bm

And freedom, oh freedom, well that’s just some people talkin’

C G Am D

Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime

C G

The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine

Em Bm C D

It’s hard to tell the nighttime from the day

Em Bm

You’re losin’ all your highs and lows

C G Am D

Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away

Verse 3

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

Come down from your fences, open the gate

G C Bm

It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C D G

You better let somebody love you

C G

Before it’s too late

Practice tip: The Bm chord is the hardest part. If you can’t barre it yet, try using Bm7 (x20202) as a substitute — it sounds very close.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · Em · Am · D · Bm

Desperado Chords – Banjo

Eagles’ timeless ballad about freedom and loneliness. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Play this slowly and let each chord sustain. The song is a conversation — let it breathe between phrases.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

You been out ridin’ fences for so long now

G C Bm

Oh you’re a hard one, I know that you got your reasons

C G Am D

These things that are pleasin’ you can hurt you somehow

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy

C G

She’ll beat you if she’s able

Em Bm C D

You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Em Bm

Now it seems to me some fine things

C G

Have been laid upon your table

Em Am D

But you only want the ones that you can’t get

Verse 2

G G C

Desperado, oh you ain’t gettin’ no younger

Em Bm C G

Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home

G C Bm

And freedom, oh freedom, well that’s just some people talkin’

C G Am D

Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime

C G

The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine

Em Bm C D

It’s hard to tell the nighttime from the day

Em Bm

You’re losin’ all your highs and lows

C G Am D

Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away

Verse 3

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

Come down from your fences, open the gate

G C Bm

It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C D G

You better let somebody love you

C G

Before it’s too late

Practice tip: The Bm chord is the hardest part. If you can’t barre it yet, try using Bm7 (x20202) as a substitute — it sounds very close.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · Em · Am · D · Bm

Desperado Chords – Mandolin

Eagles’ timeless ballad about freedom and loneliness. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Play this slowly and let each chord sustain. The song is a conversation — let it breathe between phrases.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

You been out ridin’ fences for so long now

G C Bm

Oh you’re a hard one, I know that you got your reasons

C G Am D

These things that are pleasin’ you can hurt you somehow

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy

C G

She’ll beat you if she’s able

Em Bm C D

You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Em Bm

Now it seems to me some fine things

C G

Have been laid upon your table

Em Am D

But you only want the ones that you can’t get

Verse 2

G G C

Desperado, oh you ain’t gettin’ no younger

Em Bm C G

Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home

G C Bm

And freedom, oh freedom, well that’s just some people talkin’

C G Am D

Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime

C G

The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine

Em Bm C D

It’s hard to tell the nighttime from the day

Em Bm

You’re losin’ all your highs and lows

C G Am D

Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away

Verse 3

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

Come down from your fences, open the gate

G C Bm

It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C D G

You better let somebody love you

C G

Before it’s too late

Practice tip: The Bm chord is the hardest part. If you can’t barre it yet, try using Bm7 (x20202) as a substitute — it sounds very close.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · Em · Am · D · Bm

Desperado Chords – Harmonica

Eagles’ timeless ballad about freedom and loneliness. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Ballad Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↑↓↑↓↑

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Tip: Play this slowly and let each chord sustain. The song is a conversation — let it breathe between phrases.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

You been out ridin’ fences for so long now

G C Bm

Oh you’re a hard one, I know that you got your reasons

C G Am D

These things that are pleasin’ you can hurt you somehow

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy

C G

She’ll beat you if she’s able

Em Bm C D

You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Em Bm

Now it seems to me some fine things

C G

Have been laid upon your table

Em Am D

But you only want the ones that you can’t get

Verse 2

G G C

Desperado, oh you ain’t gettin’ no younger

Em Bm C G

Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home

G C Bm

And freedom, oh freedom, well that’s just some people talkin’

C G Am D

Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone

Chorus

Em Bm

Don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime

C G

The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine

Em Bm C D

It’s hard to tell the nighttime from the day

Em Bm

You’re losin’ all your highs and lows

C G Am D

Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away

Verse 3

G G C

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses

Em Bm C G

Come down from your fences, open the gate

G C Bm

It may be rainin’, but there’s a rainbow above you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C G Am

You better let somebody love you

C D G

You better let somebody love you

C G

Before it’s too late

Practice tip: The Bm chord is the hardest part. If you can’t barre it yet, try using Bm7 (x20202) as a substitute — it sounds very close.