Desperate Things chords by The Killers

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

| Gadd9 | Csus2 | 2x



Verse 1:
     G      Csus2
She was doing 60 in a 35
                Gadd9
I hit the lights and pulled her over
                  Csus2
When I reached the window of the driver side
                 G
There was blood from her mouth, dry on her shoulder
      Gadd9         Csus2
I've never had much patience for guys that hit
          G
For more than just obvious reasons
 Gadd9           Csus2
I asked if she wanted me to take him in
               G
She laughed it off like lemonade

Chorus:
 Em7                  Gadd9      D/F#
When you're in love, you can be blinded by your own heart
    Em7                     Am7
You'll bend your own truth, so twisted up you could justify sin
     Csus2       Dsus2        Em7
And when people in love are desperate enough to abandon their dreams
      Csus2  Dsus2  Gadd9   Csus2
People do despe---rate  things


Verse 2:
      G         Csus2
I've been taking lunch breaks at her work
                G
When the restaurant ain't too crowded
                Csus2
She knows me and my wife got a little girl
               Gadd9
We don't talk too much about it
              Csus2
The other night she met me way out west
                   Gadd9
Things went further than they should have
                Csus2
But when she undid the buttons of her dress
             G
I didn't stop her, but I could have


Chorus:
 Em7                  Gadd9      D/F#
When you're in love, you can be blinded by your own heart
    Em7                     Am9
You'll bend your own truth, so twisted up you could justify sin
     Csus2       Dsus2        Em7
And when people in love are desperate enough to abandon their dreams
      Csus2  Dsus2  Gadd9   Csus2
People do despe---rate  things


Verse 3:
  G            Csus2
I know where he drinks most every night
           G
It's our local hero sports bar
             Csus2
I've got him cuffed and sweating cold
           G
In the back of my patrol car
                Csus2
You forget how dark the canyon gets
            G
It's a real uneasy feeling
                   Csus2
I've never had much patience for guys who hit
           G
For more than just obvious reasons


Chorus:
 Em7                  Gadd9      D/F#
When you're in love, you can be blinded by your own heart
    Em7                     Am7
You'll bend your own truth, so twisted up you could justify sin
     Csus2       Dsus2        Em7
And when people in love are desperate enough to abandon their dreams
      Csus2  Dsus2  Gadd9   Csus2
People do despe---rate  things


Ending:
| Gadd9 | Csus2 |