Desiree by Left Banke #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Desiree" (Michael Brown - Tom Feher) Intro: strings (eighth notes): Dm / / / / / / / / (every...) Verse 1: (Dm) Em Everything returns again Dm Em Both the laughter and the rain Bbmaj7 Asus4 She is living somewhere far away Bbmaj7 Asus4 Still I ask her in my lonely way G To stay (Desiree) Desiree Instrumental break: Em F / / / / / / / / (unintelligible backing vocals) bass (guitar plays jangling figure based on Gsus4: xxx533): [7/4] [4/4] v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| -----3-0---2-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------| ---------------3-----1-0-----|---3-----3-------|-----------------| -3-----------------------3---|-1-----1-----1-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| [6/4] [4/4] v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| -3---0-2-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------| -----------3-----1-0-----|---3-----3-------|-----------------| ---------------------3---|-1-----1-----1-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Chorus 1: Dm C/E F/A G/B Desiree, you know how it hurts me Dm C/E F/A G/B Living alone through all the years Bb F C Dm Nothing can hold the tears in me Verse 2: Everything remains the same Yet she answers not her name Still if I do look beyond these skies Standing here again before my eyes I see (Desiree) Desiree [repeat instrumental break] Chorus 2: Desiree, you know how it hurts me Where do I run to, is it real Nothing but pain I feel for real [repeat chorus 1] Coda [repeat to fade (4th time)]: (bass w/guitar [Gsus4], as per instrumental break) [6/4] [4/4] v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -------------------------|-----------------|-----------------| -3---0-2-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------| -----------3-----1-0-----|---3-----3-------|-----------------| ---------------------3---|-1-----1-----1-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1: (Desiree...) 2-4: (La-la-la-la...) -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers www.TAB6.com