Desperado1973Bernie is my favorite Eagles member, so this song was a must.It's really easy to play, with a little alternate tuning, andI'm just going to kinda get the chords down, so you guys canfill in a rhythm by listening to the album or making one upyourself. Have fun cause you know there ain't no cause toweep at Bitter Creek.------------------------------------------------------------------------This is the verse and the chorus.Play around with the chords a bit.The acoustic is tuned (low to high): DADGBDWhere you see the ***, that's where the verse repeats to.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +d:-9--------------- \7--------------- ---------------9- ---------------7- -----3----------- B:-8--------------- \6--------------- \3-------------8- ---------------6- -----1---------3- G:-7--------------- \5--------------- \-2------------7- ---------------5- -----2---------2- D:-0--------------- -0--------------- ---0------------- ---------0-0-0--- -----0---0-0-0-0- A:----------------- ----------------- ----0------------ ----------------- ---------------0- D:----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------------0-*** Once I was young..so un-sure+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +d:----------------- ----------------- -----3---------7- ---------10----9- ---------------9- B:-----3-----3-3--- -----3---------3- -----3---------6- -----6---8-----8- -----8---------8- G:-----2-----2-2--- -----2---------2- -----2---------5- -----5---9-----7- -----7---------7- D:-----0-----0-0--- -----0---------0- ----------------- -----0----------- -----0----------- A:----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- D:----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------I tried any ill to find the cure+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +d:---7---5---2-2--- -----3---------7- ---------10--x-9- -----9-------9--- B:---6---5---1-1--- -----3---------6- -----x-x-8---x-8- -----8-------8--- G:---5---4---2-2-2- -----2---------5- -------x-9-----7- -----7-------7--- D:----------------- -----0----------- ----------------- -------------0--- A:----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- D:----------------- -0--------------- ----------------- -----------------1/2 1/2 An old man told me+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +d:-2--------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- B:-2-----2--------------- -3---x-----7---9~ ~~^~r~~^~r-7-x--- -0-----2-2p0-0--- G:-2-----2--------------- -4---x-----7---9~ ~~^~r~~^~r-7-x--- -0-----2-2p0-0--- D:----------------------- -4---x-4/9------- ----------------- -0-----------0--- A:---------------0-2----- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- D:-------------4--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------1/2 1/2 Tried to scold me+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +d:-----------0----- -4--------------- ----------------- -4--------------- ----------------- B:-----0h2---0-0--- -3---x-----7h9-9~ ~~^~r~~^~r-7-x--- -3-----2---0----- -------2~~h3-2--- G:-----0h2-----0--- -4---x-----7h9-9~ ~~^~r~~^~r-7-x--- -4-----2---0----- -------2~~h4-2--- D:-------------0--- -4-----4/9------- ----------------- ----------------- -----0-2-----2p0- A:----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- D:----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------Woa, son, don't wade too deep in Bitter Creek+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +d:-----3---------7- ---------10----9- ----------------- ------------------------- B:-----3---------6- ---------8-----8- -----x-------2--- -------------8--6--x--3-- G:-----2---------5- ---------9-----7- -----x-------2--- -------------7--5--x--2-- D:----------------- ----------------- -----x-------2--- ------------------------- A:----------------- ----------------- -------------0--- ----0--x--0-------------- D:-0--------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------------0--Bitter Creek________________+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +d:---0------------- ---0-------0---0- ----------------- -----------0----- B:---3-----1---0--- ---0-----1---x-3- ---------1---0--- ---------1---0--- G:---2-----0---0--- ---------2---x-2- ---------0---0--- -----x---2-----2- D:-------------0--- ---------0-----0- ---------0---0--- -----x----------- A:-------0--------- ----------------- ---0------------- ----------------- D:-----------0----- ----------------- -------0---0----- ----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------This little thing comes in right after "We're gonna hitthe road one last time", it's the only major alterationof the verse chords the second time around. Just listenand you'll hear the harmonics....time__________ We can walk right in...+ + + + + + + + + + + +e:-----9---------!-- -------!---!----- -----3----------- B:-----8---------12- -------7---5---0- -----3---------6- G:-----7---------12- -------7---5---0- -----2---------5- D:-----------0-0-12- -------7---5---0- ---------------0- A:------------------ ----------------- ----------------- E:------------------ ----------------- -0--------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------Now, here's the guitar part underneath the "Ooooh____" part.This keeps repeating for a while.Oooooooh____________________________________________________________+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +e:-------12- ---------10-10---8- ---------7-7---5- ---------3-3---5- ---------------12- B:-------10- ---------8--8----6- ---------5-5---3- ---------1-1---5- -------5-------10- G:-------10- ---------9--9----7- ---------5-5---4- ---------2-2---4- -------0-------10- D:---------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------5---------- A:---------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ E:---------- ------------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------That's about it for this song.Just play a verse and chorus, verse and chorus,then the Oooooh bridge, then a verse and chorus,and end on the Oooooh part. Good luck!Lyrics:Once I was young and so unsureTried any ill to find a cureAn old man toldTried to scold meWoa, son, don't wade too deepin Bitter CreekBitter CreekOut where the desert meets the skyIs where I go when I wanna hideOh peyote (oh peyote, oooh)She tried to show me (tried to show me)You know there ain't no cause to weepAt Bitter CreekBitter CreekOooooh___Oooooh___We're gonna hit the road one last timeWe can walk right in, and steal 'em blindAll that money (all that money)No more runnin' (no more runnin')I can't wait to see the old man's faceWhen I win the raceBitter CreekOooooh___Oooooh___repeats till end
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