Outlaw ManThe EaglesDesperado (1973)Intro:Guitar 1 (acoustic) 1/2 stepEm Am Em Am Em+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Guitar 2 (electric)e:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------| B:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------| G:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------| D:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------| A:------------|----------5-7/|9--------9^-|-7--------7\|\0h2------------| E:------------|--------------|------------|------------|----------------|Am Em Am+ + + + + + + + + + + +e:-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-------------|-------------|-------------| G:-2-----------|-------------|-2-----------| D:-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------| A:-0-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------| E:-------------|-0-----------|-------------|Verse:The electric part keeps repeating this until the change is indicated.Em AmI am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son.+ + + + + + + +e:------------------------|--------------------------| B:------------------------|--------------------------| G:------------------------|-2------------------------| D:-2----------------------|-2------------------------| A:-2----------------------|-0------------------------| E:-0----------------------|--------------------------|Em AmThe highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run.Em AmIn one hand I've a Bible, in the other I've got a gun.Em Am D GWell don't ya' know me? I'm the man who won.+ + + + + + + +e:-----------------------------|---------------------------| B:-----------------------------|------------------3--------| G:-----------------------------|-2----------------2--------| D:--2--------------------------|-2----------------0-----5--| A:--2--------------------------|-0----------------------5--| E:--0--------------------------|------------------------3--|Chorus:C G Am EmWoman don't try to love me don't try to un-derstand+ + + + + + + +e:-------------------------------------|------------------------| B:-------------------------------------|------------------------| G:--5----------------------------------|-2------------------7---| D:--5-------------5--------------------|-2------------2-----7---| A:--3-------------5--------------------|-0------------2-----5---| E:----------------3--------------------|--------------0---------|C G Am EmA life upon the road is the life of an outlaw________man+ + + + + + + + + + + +e:-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------| B:-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------| G:-5---------------------------|-2---------------------|--------------| D:-5-----------5---------------|-2---------------------|-2------------| A:-3-----------5---------------|-0---------------------|-2------------| E:-------------3---------------|-----------------------|-0------------|Verse:First left my woman, it was down in Santa Fe.Headed for Oklahoma, I was ridin' night and day.All of my friends are strangers, they quickly come and go.And all my love's in danger 'cause I steal hearts and souls.Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand.A life upon the road is the life of an outlaw man.Chorus:Woman, don't try to love me, don't try to understand.C G Am EmA life upon the road is the life of an outlaw_________________ man.+ + + + + + + + + +e:-------------------|--------------|-----------| B:-------------------|--------------|-----------| G:-2-----------------|--------------|-----------| D:-2-----------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~-| A:-0-----------------|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~-| E:-------------------|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~-|( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eagles/outlaw_man_tab.html )Solo:Here the solo comes in. GUITAR 1 & 2 play verse chords, and GUITAR 3,also an electric, does this (on beat four of the measure above):Guitar 3 Em1 step 1 1+ + + + + + + +e:-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-15^-15^~~~~~~~~-| G:----------14^p12-|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|Am Em1 1 1 1 1 1 hold+ + + + + + + +e:-15^--15-15^--15-15^--15-15^--15^--15^~|~~~~-14-14--14------------------| B:---------------------------------------|-----------------15-15-15-------| G:---------------------------------------|--------------------------16-16-| D:---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|Am Em+ + + + + + + +e:----------------------------|-17-14----------14-17-14----------14-| B:----------------------------|-------15----15----------15----15----| G:-16\12-12-12~~~~-12---12-14-|----------16----------------16-------| D:----------------------------|-------------------------------------| A:----------------------------|-------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|-------------------------------------|Am Em1 1 1 1 1+ + + + + + + +e:-17-14----------14----14-----------|-12----12----12----12-\-| B:-------15----15----15----15----15^-|-15^---15^---15^---15^\-| G:----------16----------------16-----|------------------------| D:-----------------------------------|------------------------| A:-----------------------------------|------------------------| E:-----------------------------------|------------------------|Am D G C G1 1 1 Woman....+ + + + + + + +e:--------------------------|-------------| B:-12----12-----------------|-------------| G:-14^---14^---14^p12-14----|-------------| D:-----------------------14~|~~~~~~\------| A:--------------------------|-------------| E:--------------------------|-------------|CHORUS:C G Am EmWoman don't try to love me don't try to un-derstand_______________+ + + + + + + + + + |e:------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------| B:------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------| G:-5----------------------------------|-2------------------|-------------| D:-5-------------5--------------------|-2------------2-----|-------------| A:-3-------------5--------------------|-0------------2-----|-------------| E:---------------3--------------------|--------------0-----|-------------|C G Am Em AmA life upon the road is the life of an outlaw___________________________+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +e:------------------------------|------------------|-------------|---------| B:------------------------------|------------------|-------------|---------| G:-5----------------------------|-2----------------|-------------|-2-------| D:-5----------5-----------------|-2----------------|-2-----------|-2-------| A:-3----------5-----------------|-0----------------|-2-----------|-0-------| E:------------3-----------------|------------------|-0-----------|---------|OUTRO:The last 2 measures keep repeating till the end.Em AmEm AmEm AmEm AmSome men call me Abel, some men call me Cain.Em AmEm AmSome men call me sinner, Lord, some men call me saint.Em AmEm AmSome say there's a Jesus, some men say there ain't.Em AmEm AmWhen you've got no life to lose then there's nothin' left to gain.Em AmOutlaw man.Em AmOutlaw man.Em AmEm AmEm Am
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