| G | G9 | C | Cm6 |
| Desper | ado | , why don’t you | come to your se | nses? |
| G | Em7 | A7 | D7 |
| You been | out ridin’ fe | nces for | so long no | w |
| G | G9 | C | Cm6 |
| Oh, you’re a | hard one | , I know that | you got your reasons | |
| G/D | B7/D# | Em7 |
| These | things that | are ple | asin’ you |
| A7 | D7 | G | D/F# |
| Can | hurt you | somehow | | |
| Em | Bm7 |
| Don’t you | draw the queen of | diamonds boy |
| C | G | D/F# |
| She’ll | beat you if she’s | able | |
| Em7 | C | G |
| 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 | D/F# |
| Laid upon your | table | |
| Em | A7 | Am7 | D7 |
| But you | only want the | ones you can’t | get | |
| G | G9 | C |
| Desper | ado | , oh you ain’t | gettin’ no younger |
| G | D/F# | Em7 | A7 | D7 |
| Your | pain | and your hu | nger, they’re | drivin’ you | home |
| G | G9 | C |
| And | freedom | , well, that’s just | some people talkin’ |
| G | D/F# | Em7 |
| Your | prison | is wa | lkin’ through |
| A7 | D7 | G | D/F# |
| This | world all | alone | | |
| D | Em | Bm7 |
| Don’t your | feet get cold in the | winter time? |
| C | G | D/F# |
| The | sky won’t snow and the | sun won’t shine | |
| Em7 | C | G |
| It’s | hard to tell the | night time from the | day |
| Em | Bm7 |
| You’re | losin’ all your | highs and lows |
| C | G | Am7 | D7 |
| Ain’t it | funny how the | feelin’ goes a | way | |
| G | G9 | C | Cm6 |
| Desper | ado | , why don’t you | come to your se | nses |
| G | D/F# | Em | A7 | D7 |
| Come | down from | your fe | nces | , open the | gate |
| G | G9 | C | Cm6 |
| It may be | rainin’ | , but there’s a | rainbow abov | e you |
| G | D/F# | Em | C | G/B | Am7 |
| You better | let some | body | love you | | | |
| G | B7/D# | Em |
| You better | let some | body | love you |
| Am7 | G |
| Be | fore it’s too | late |
