Despe
G 
rado, 
 
 
G7 
why don’t you  
C 
come to your sen
Cm 
ses ?You been  
G 
out ridin’ fences for  
A7 
so long now
D7 
Oh, you’re a  
G 
hard one,  
G7 
I know that  
C 
you got your rea
Cm 
sons,These 
 
 
G 
things that  
B7 
are 
 
plea
Em7 
sin’ you can  
A7 
hurt you  
D7 
some
G 
how
 
D 
Don’t you  
Em 
draw the queen of  
Bm 
diamonds boy,She’ll  
C 
beat you if she’s  
G 
able,You know the  
Em7 
queen of hearts is  
C 
always your best  
G 
bet 
 
 
D 
Now it  
Em 
seems to me some  
Bm 
fine things have been  
C 
laid upon your  
G 
tableBut you  
Em 
only want the  
A7 
ones you can’t  
Am7 
get
 
D 
Des
D7 
per
G 
ado, 
 
 
G7 
oh you ain’t  
C 
gettin’ no youn
Cm 
ger,Your 
 
 
G 
pain and your hun
Em7 
ger, they’re  
A7 
drivin’ you  
D7 
homeAnd 
 
 
G 
freedom, 
 
 
G7 
well, that’s just  
C 
some people tal
Cm 
kin’Your 
 
 
G 
prison is wal
Em7 
kin’ through this  
A7 
world all  
D7 
alo
G 
ne
 
D 
Don’t your  
Em 
feet get cold in the  
Bm 
winter time ?The  
C 
sky won’t snow and  
G 
the sun won’t shineIt’s  
Em7 
hard to tell the  
C 
night time from the  
G 
day 
 
 
D 
You’re 
 
 
Em 
losin’ all your  
Bm 
highs and lowsAin’t it  
C 
funny how the  
G 
feelin’ goes a
Am7 
way
 
D 
Des
D7 
pe
G 
rado, 
 
 
G7 
why don’t you  
C 
come to your sen
Cm 
sesCome 
 
 
G 
down from  
D 
your 
 
fen
Em 
ces, 
 
 
A7 
open the  
D7 
gateIt may be  
G 
rainin’, 
 
 
G7 
but there’s a  
C 
rainbow above you  
Cm 
You better  
G 
let 
 
some
B7 
body 
 
 
Em 
love you,  
C 
 
G 
 
Am7 
You better  
G 
let 
 
some
B7 
body 
 
 
Em 
love you be
Am7 
fore it’s  
D7 
too 
 
 
G 
late


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