Desperate Men Do Desperate Things chords by Jimmy Lafave

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A augmentedA  F# minorF#m  D MajorD  E MajorE   A augmentedA  E MajorE


Verse 1:
            A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
You can while away your hours, you can talk in tongues
          D MajorD          E MajorE
Throw you promises, baby, until kingdom come
             A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
Cast your bread upon the waters, see what it may bring
          D MajorD  E MajorE            A augmentedA
You know desperate men,  they'll do desperate things

Verse 2:
EsusEsus         A augmentedA         F# minorF#m
 Come on over here, baby, talk big and be brave
          D MajorD                E MajorE
It's not your only reputation that you're trying to save
            A augmentedA              F# minorF#m
I've had you under observation, you're into various pain
     D MajorD   E MajorE        A augmentedA
Desperate men    do desperate things


Bridge:
    Bm7Bm7  A7/C#  D MajorD          A augmentedA
Come on out of your daydream, go some other place
            D MajorD                  A augmentedA
Wipe the tear from your eyes, oh, wipe the smile from your pretty little face
            D MajorD               F# minorF#m     D MajorD
Before you lose another lover to the night and to the rain
         A augmentedA   E MajorE       A augmentedA
'Cause desperate men   do desperate things


Instrumental:
A augmentedA  F# minorF#m  D MajorD  E MajorE
A augmentedA  F# minorF#m  D MajorD  E MajorE  A augmentedA


intro repeat x2:

Verse 3:
E MajorE          A augmentedA              F# minorF#m
 Go on, Let it out, baby, stir it up and mix it in
     D MajorD              E MajorE
Two parts religion, 'bout three parts sin
            A augmentedA                F# minorF#m
It's the truth or consequences. You know the new king reigns
     D MajorD    E MajorE       A augmentedA
Desperate men   do desperate things


Verse 4:
            A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
You can while away your hours, you can talk in tongues
          D MajorD          E MajorE
Throw you promises, baby, until kingdom come
             A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
Cast your bread upon the water, see what it may bring
      D MajorD  E MajorE        A augmentedA    F# minorF#m
Desperate men,  do desperate things
        D MajorD  E MajorE        A augmentedA    F# minorF#m
Ah, Desperate men,   do desperate things
      D MajorD  E MajorE        A augmentedA
Desperate men,  do desperate things

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