Left Banke - Desiree Chords & Tabs

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                               "Desiree"
                      (Michael Brown - Tom Feher)

Intro:

	strings (eighth notes):

	Dm
	/ / / /  / / / /
	           (every...)

Verse 1:

	(Dm)                 Em
	Everything returns again
	Dm                            Em
	   Both the laughter and the rain
	Bbmaj7                      Asus4
	She is living somewhere far away
	Bbmaj7                      Asus4
	Still I ask her in my lonely way
	    G
	To stay (Desiree) Desiree

Instrumental break:

	Em       F
	/ / / /  / / / /
	(unintelligible backing vocals)

	bass (guitar plays jangling figure based on Gsus4: xxx533):

	[7/4]                        [4/4]
	 v   v   v   v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------
	-----3-0---2-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------
	---------------3-----1-0-----|---3-----3-------|-----------------
	-3-----------------------3---|-1-----1-----1-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/left_banke/desiree_crd.html ]
	[6/4]                    [4/4]
	 v   v   v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------
	-3---0-2-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------
	-----------3-----1-0-----|---3-----3-------|-----------------
	---------------------3---|-1-----1-----1-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

Chorus 1:

	 Dm      C/E      F/A         G/B
	Desiree, you know     how it hurts me
	 Dm     C/E          F/A          G/B
	Living alone through     all the years
	 Bb          F         C        Dm
	Nothing can hold the tears   in me

Verse 2:

	Everything remains the same
	Yet she answers not her name
	Still if I do look beyond these skies
	Standing here again before my eyes
	I see (Desiree) Desiree

[repeat instrumental break]

Chorus 2:

	Desiree, you know how it hurts me
	Where do I run to, is it real
	Nothing but pain I feel  for real

[repeat chorus 1]

Coda [repeat to fade (4th time)]:

	(bass w/guitar [Gsus4], as per instrumental break)

	[6/4]                    [4/4]
	 v   v   v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------
	-3---0-2-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------
	-----------3-----1-0-----|---3-----3-------|-----------------
	---------------------3---|-1-----1-----1-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

	1:   (Desiree...)
	2-4: (La-la-la-la...)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers