Written by Glenn Frey/Don Henley
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G G6 A7 D7
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
G G7 C Cm
Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons
G Em A7 G
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
Em Bm
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy
C G
She'll beat you if she's able
Em C G D
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Em Bm C G
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
Em A7 Am7 D
But you only want the ones you can't get
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,
G G6 A7 D7
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
G G7 C Cm
And freedom, oh freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
G G6 A7 G D
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
Em Bm
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time
C G
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
Em C G D
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Em Bm
You're losin' all your highs and lows
C G Am7 D
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G Em A7 D7
Come down from your fences, open the gate
G G7 C Cm
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
G Em
You better let somebody love you,
G B7 Em
You better let somebody love you
Am7 D7 G Cm G
Before it's too late
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