Eagles - Desperado: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Desperado" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Desperado ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Desperado" smoothly on your ukulele.

      G     G7            C            Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
             G          Em
You've been out ridin' fences,
    A7         D7
for so long - now.
             G       G7
Oh you're a hard one.
             C               Cm
I know that you've got your reasons.
        G               Em
These things that are pleasin' you
     A7       D7  G D
Can hurt you somehow.

Chorus:
           Em                Bm
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy
        C                G
She'll beat you if she's able.
             Em
You know the queen of hearts
   C                 G D
is always your best bet.
        Em                Bm
Now it seems to me, some fine things
           C              G
Have been laid upon your table.
        Em            A7
But you only want the ones
               Am  D
That you can't get.

      G
Desperado,
G7               C          Cm
Ohhhh you ain't getting no younger.
      G             Em
Your pain and your hunger,
         A7          D7
They're driving you home.
      G           G7
And freedom, oh freedom.
                  C
Well that's just some people talking.
       G        Em                   A7   D7    G  D
Your prison is walking through this world all alone.

Chorus:
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
And you're losing all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes
Away...

Desperado
Why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you
(Let somebody love you)
You better let somebody love you
Before it's too late

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

A7

Ukulele chord A7

C

Ukulele chord C

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D

Ukulele chord D

D7

Ukulele chord D7

Em

Ukulele chord Em

G

Ukulele chord G

G7

Ukulele chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Desperado" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Desperado" by Eagles.