Don Henley – Damn It Rose (Ukulele)
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Here's an underrated Don Henley song from "Inside Job". Like many of Don's
songs, this is open to various interpretations, but the most obvious is that
it deals with grieving for a friend's suicide. Great lyrics, good song. The
chord progression is a lot like Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here", but the
two songs are otherwise worlds apart.
I'm not 100% sure of the ending chord on the bridge, but I can vouch for the
accuracy of the rest of the song.
Written by Don Henley and Stan Lynch
Chords used: Am, F, Dm7, F, G, Gsus2, Gm, D# and G#
The main verse riff is Em / G twice, then Em / Am7 / C / D
(the G alternates with Gsus2).
Listen to the record for the timing.
Am F Maybe just a good night's sleep Am F Would've changed your troubled mind Am Dm7 From that rather permanent decision F G / Gsus2 So tragic - so unkind Am F Now pain is what you've given Am F And sleep is what you'll get Am Dm7 So far away from that sweet baby child
C (don't play D here)
Who hardly knew you yet...
Interlude: just strum the same pattern as for the verses
Am / F
Am / F
Am F Now he'll grow up to be a fighter Am F Full of anger, full of shame Am Dm7 Just like all the other haunted children F G / Gsus2 Who wonder why they came - Am F And he'll be in and out of trouble Am F Until he stands or till he falls Am Dm7 But there will always be a shadow there F Am F Am F No matter how it goes...Damn it, Rose.
Bridge
Gm F Is this another cryptic message, Gm F Or some kind of cosmic quiz? Gm D# If there's a lesson to be learnt from this,
Eb (Not sure, but I think it's directly back to Em)
I don't know what it is -
Interlude (same as the above)
Am / F
Am / F
Am F You could've given us the finger Am F Much more constructively than that Am Dm7 Now I sit here with the MTV F G / Gsus2 And your bloated Burmese cat Am F We're being treated to the wisdom Am F Of some puffed-up little fart Am Dm7 Doing exactly what I used to: F Pretensions to anarchy and art - Am F He speaks the language of a warrior Am F He mounts his misinformed attack Am Dm7 He wears the clothes of a dissenter F But there's a logo on his back... Am F And it's a hollow rebellion, Am F Like rebellions mostly are Am Dm7 It's just another raging tempest F In a jar... Am F And the seasons keep on changing, Am F And the wind blows hot and cold - Am Dm7 Wish that you were here with us to watch this tide F As it ebbs and flows.... F Am F Am F Damn it, Rose.
Coda: play Em / G repeatedly and fade out.
There you have it! If anyone can figure out the missing chord, please let me
know!