Desiree
The Left Banke

(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

    Source: geocities.com/hollywood/academy/3225/60s_and_70s/Left_Banke

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