Warren Zevon – Desperados Under The Eaves (Ukulele)

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NOTE: Intro is played to the same cadence as the hummed lines at the end. Intro: Dm F/C F Bb F C
F     Bb             C           F            A
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel

      Bb            C            Dm
I was staring in my empty coffee cup

      A                 A7           Dm     Gm
I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lyin'

Fsus4   F
All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles

Csus4     C
I'm gonna drink 'em up

       Bb         C           Bb  F
And if California slides into the ocean

         Bb             Am      Gm     F
Like the mystics and statistics say it will

Fdim/D                       Am         Gm           F      Bb     C   
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill

          Bb  Am   Gm    C           F
Don't the sun look angry through the trees

          Bb    Am        Gm   C    Dm
Don't the trees look like crucified thieves

                                         Gm7
Don't you feel like Desperados under the eaves

                Csus4 C Fsus4 F
Heaven help the one who leaves

Gm                                   Dm
Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands

        F                              C      Dm
And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me

A                           A7           Dm   Gm
But except in dreams you're never really free

          Bb  Am   Gm    C  F
Don't the sun look angry at me

F     Bb             C           F            A
I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel

      Bb               C               Dm
I was listening to the air conditioner hum

        Dm  F/C  F   Bb  F  C
It went hmmm...

Dm  F/C  F   Bb  F  C
Hmmm... 

Dm        F/C  F                   Bb F    C
Look away down Gower Avenue, look awa-ay

Dm        F/C  F                   Bb F    C
Look away down Gower Avenue, look awa-ay

Dm        F/C  F                   Bb F    Csus4 C   Fsus4 F
Look away down Gower Avenue, look awa-ay