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Desperation Blues

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Tone: [G]
Intro:
[G] [G] [B7] [B7] [Em] [A7sus2] [C] [D]
Verse 1:
[G] I remember the [G]life I used to live
[B7] Governement [B7]stamps and rarely gifts
[Em] Livin' in a [A7sus2]tent down by the cliff
[C] Despe[D]Desperation Blues
 
Verse 2:
[G] Eating lunch out of a [G]garbage can
[B7] My board shorts were the [B7]only clothes I had
[Em] They told me I never [A7sus2]had a chance now
[C] Despe[D]Desperation Blues
 
Bridge 1:
[Em] You know the [A7sus2]blind can't lead the blind
[C] Must be an es[C]escape that we can find
[G] It ain't a [G]bottle or a pipe
[B7] N[B7]No... no
 
Bridge 2:
[Em] You know it's [A7sus2]hard to see the signs
[C] Day by [C]day they pass us by
[G] It's time to [G]open up our eyes
[B7] O[B7]O... O
 
Chorus 1:
[G] I [B7]won't give [A7sus2]up
I [C]won't give up on you
[G] These [B7]dreams we [A7sus2]share
Some[C]Someday they're gonna come true
[G] So I don't wanna [B7]see you cryin'
[A7sus2] It's only dark until the [C]sun starts risin'
[G] I [B7]won't give [A7sus2]up
I [C]won't give up on you[G]you..[B7]... [A7sus2]
I [C]won't give up on you[G]you..[B7]... [A7sus2] [C]
 
Verse 3:
[G] The waves were, my [G]only salvation
[B7] We were living o[B7]off the plantation
[Em] My papa was [A7sus2]incarceration now
[C] Despe[D]Desperation Blues
 
Verse 4:
[G] Sand and trees were my [G]only friends
[B7] Cause' mom's forgot to [B7]pay the rent, oh no
[Em] I thought this life would [A7sus2]never end
[C] Despe[D]Desperation Blues
 
Bridge 3:
[Em] You know the [A7sus2]blind can't lead the blind
[C] Must be an es[C]escape that we can find
[G] It ain't a [G]bottle or a pipe
[B7] N[B7]No no.
 
Bridge 4:
[Em] You know it's [A7sus2]hard to see the signs
[C] Day by [C]day they pass us by
[G] It's time to [G]open up our eyes
[B7] O[B7]O... O
 
Chorus 2:
[G] I [B7]won't give [A7sus2]up
I [C]won't give up on you
[G] These [B7]dreams we [A7sus2]share
Some[C]Someday they're gonna come true
[G] So I don't wanna [B7]see you cryin'
[A7sus2] It's only dark until the [C]sun starts risin'
[G] I [B7]won't give [A7sus2]up
I [C]won't give up on you[G]you..[B7]... [A7sus2]
I [C]won't give up on you[G]you..[B7]... [A7sus2] [C]
 
Outro:
[G] [G] [B7] [B7] [Em] [A7sus2] [C] [D]
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Updated 2023-03-29
Views: 1,502 Poster: Tobi (Tobi approved)
Author: Makua Rothman Genre: US-UK Favorite: 0
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