––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– DESPERADOS UNDER THE EAVES – Warren Zevon ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Tabbed by: MincyBits Tuning: Standard 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 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