Outlaw Man
The Eagles
Desperado (1973)
Intro:
Guitar 1 (acoustic) 1/2 step
Em Am Em Am Em
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Guitar 2 (electric)
e:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------|
B:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------|
G:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------|
D:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A:------------|----------5-7/|9--------9^-|-7--------7\|\0h2------------|
E:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------|
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Am Em Am
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e:-------------|-------------|-------------|
B:-------------|-------------|-------------|
G:-2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|
D:-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|
A:-0-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|
E:-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
Verse:
The electric part keeps repeating this until the change is indicated.
Em Am
I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son.
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e:------------------------|--------------------------|
B:------------------------|--------------------------|
G:------------------------|-2------------------------|
D:-2----------------------|-2------------------------|
A:-2----------------------|-0------------------------|
E:-0----------------------|--------------------------|
Em Am
The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run.
Em Am
In one hand I've a Bible, in the other I've got a gun.
Em Am D G
Well don't ya' know me' I'm the man who won.
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e:-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|------------------3--------|
G:-----------------------------|-2----------------2--------|
D:--2--------------------------|-2----------------0-----5--|
A:--2--------------------------|-0----------------------5--|
E:--0--------------------------|------------------------3--|
Chorus:
C G Am Em
Woman don't try to love me don't try to un-derstand
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e:-------------------------------------|------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|------------------------|
G:--5----------------------------------|-2------------------7---|
D:--5-------------5--------------------|-2------------2-----7---|
A:--3-------------5--------------------|-0------------2-----5---|
E:----------------3--------------------|--------------0---------|
C G Am Em
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw________man
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e:-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
B:-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
G:-5---------------------------|-2---------------------|--------------|
D:-5-----------5---------------|-2---------------------|-2------------|
A:-3-----------5---------------|-0---------------------|-2------------|
E:-------------3---------------|-----------------------|-0------------|
Verse:
First left my woman, it was down in Santa Fe.
Headed for Oklahoma, I was ridin' night and day.
All of my friends are strangers, they quickly come and go.
And all my love's in danger 'cause I steal hearts and souls.
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand.
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man.
Chorus:
Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand.
C G Am Em
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw_________________ man.
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e:-------------------|--------------|-----------|
B:-------------------|--------------|-----------|
G:-2-----------------|--------------|-----------|
D:-2-----------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~-|
A:-0-----------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~-|
E:-------------------|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~-|
Solo:
Here the solo comes in. GUITAR 1 & 2 play verse chords, and GUITAR 3,
also an electric, does this (on beat four of the measure above):
Guitar 3 Em
1 step 1 1
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e:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-15^-15^~~~~~~~~-|
G:----------14^p12-|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
Am Em
1 1 1 1 1 1 hold
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e:-15^--15-15^--15-15^--15-15^--15^--15^~|~~~~-14-14--14------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|-----------------15-15-15-------|
G:---------------------------------------|--------------------------16-16-|
D:---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Am Em
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e:----------------------------|-17-14----------14-17-14----------14-|
B:----------------------------|-------15----15----------15----15----|
G:-16\12-12-12~~~~-12---12-14-|----------16----------------16-------|
D:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Am Em
1 1 1 1 1
+ + + + + + + +
e:-17-14----------14----14-----------|-12----12----12----12-\-|
B:-------15----15----15----15----15^-|-15^---15^---15^---15^\-|
G:----------16----------------16-----|------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|------------------------|
Am D G C G
1 1 1 Woman....
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e:--------------------------|-------------|
B:-12----12-----------------|-------------|
G:-14^---14^---14^p12-14----|-------------|
D:-----------------------14~|~~~~~~\------|
A:--------------------------|-------------|
E:--------------------------|-------------|
CHORUS:
C G Am Em
Woman don't try to love me don't try to un-derstand_______________
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e:------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
B:------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
G:-5----------------------------------|-2------------------|-------------|
D:-5-------------5--------------------|-2------------2-----|-------------|
A:-3-------------5--------------------|-0------------2-----|-------------|
E:---------------3--------------------|--------------0-----|-------------|
C G Am Em Am
A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw___________________________
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e:------------------------------|------------------|-------------|---------|
B:------------------------------|------------------|-------------|---------|
G:-5----------------------------|-2----------------|-------------|-2-------|
D:-5----------5-----------------|-2----------------|-2-----------|-2-------|
A:-3----------5-----------------|-0----------------|-2-----------|-0-------|
E:------------3-----------------|------------------|-0-----------|---------|
OUTRO:
The last 2 measures keep repeating till the end.
Em Am
Em Am
Em Am
Em Am
Some men call me Abel, some men call me Cain.
Em Am
Em Am
Some men call me sinner, Lord, some men call me saint.
Em Am
Em Am
Some say there's a Jesus, some men say there ain't.
Em Am
Em Am
When you've got no life to lose then there's nothin' left to gain.
Em Am
Outlaw man.
Em Am
Outlaw man.
Em Am
Em Am
Em Am
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