Desperate Man Blues

John Fahey

Continues after the ad
Key:
E|2-------------------2-----------
B|1-----------1---------------1---
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|3-----------2-------------------| 
B|---1----------------1-----------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|0-------------------------------
B|0-----------------------0-------
G|--------------------------------
D|------------------------0-------
A|0-------0-------0---------------
E|--------------------------------

E|------------------------0-------| 
B|----------------0-------0-------| 
G|0-------------------------------| 
D|5-------5-------0---------------| 
A|------------------------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|--------2-----------2-----------
B|(1)---------1---------------1---
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|3-----------2-------------------| 
B|----1---------------1-----------| 
G|-------(0)----------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|0-------------------------------
B|0-----------------------0-------
G|------------------------0-------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|0-------------------0-----------| 
B|0-----------0--------------(0)--| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|----------------0---------------| 
A|0-------0---------------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|--------2-----------2-----------
B|------------1---------------1---
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|3-----------2-------------------| 
B|----1---------------1-----------| 
G|-------(0)----------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|0-------------------------------
B|0-----------------------0-------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|0-----------------------0-------| 
D|----------------0--h2-----------| 
A|0-------0-----------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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start A
  vvv                              v
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|3---------------0---------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------0---------------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|----------------0---------------| 
D|2-------------------------------| 
A|--------0---------------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|3-------------------------------
D|------------0-------0-------0---
A|--------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|----3-------3-------3-------3---| 
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|3-----------0-------------------
D|----0---------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------0-------------------0---| 
D|0--h2---------------0--h2-------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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                                  * End A
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|----------------------------0---
D|--------------------0--h2-------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|----------------0--h2-----------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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Repeat A;                  d|----------------------------------|
E|------------0-------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------
A|--------------------------------

E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 

                                    
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Repeat from start
E|--------------------------------
B|------------0-------------------
G|--------------------0-----------
D|--------------------0-----------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

                                    
 3   .   .   .   4   .   .   .
(B)

E|--------2-----------2-----------
B|--------1---1---------------1---
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|2-------------------2-----------| 
B|------------1--h3-----------0---| 
G|----------------------------0---| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|0-------------------------------
B|0-----------------------0-------
G|------------------------0-------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|0-------------------0-----------| 
B|0-----------0-------0-----------| 
G|------------0-------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|--------2-----------2-----------
B|(1)-----1---1---------------1---
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|2-------------------2-----------| 
B|----------------3---------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|(5)-----5---------------5-------
B|(3)-----3---------------3-------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|5-------------------0-----------| 
B|3-----------3-------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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Repeat from B
E|------------0-------0-------0---
B|--------3-----------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------0---------------0-------
A|5---------------5---------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----0-------0-------0-----------| 
B|----------------------------0---| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------0---------------0-------| 
A|5---------------5---------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|0-------------------------------
B|0-----------------------0-------
G|------------------------0-------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|0-------------------0-----------| 
B|0-----------0-------0-----------| 
G|------------0-------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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Repeat last two bars
E|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------(8)--
G|--------7---h9------7--h9-------
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|7-----------7-------------------| 
B|----7---------------7-----------| 
G|--------7---------------7-------| 
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|5-------------------------------
B|3-----------------------0-------
G|------------------------0-------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|0-------------------0-----------| 
B|0-----------0-------0-----------| 
G|------------0-------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------(8)--
G|--------7---h9------7--h9-------
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|7-----------7-------------------| 
B|----7---------------7-----------| 
G|--------7---------------7-------| 
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|5-----------------------5-------
B|3-----------------------3-------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|5-------------------0-----------| 
B|3-----------0-------0-----------| 
G|------------0-------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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Next bar 3/4 timing
Start C
E|------------5---------------5---
B|----5---------------5-----------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------5---------------5-------
A|5---------------5---------------
E|--------------------------------

E|------------4---| 
B|----5-------3---| 
G|----------------| 
D|--------5-------| 
A|5---------------| 
E|----------------| 

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  .   .   .
E|s5--5-----------5---------------
B|----3-----------3---------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------0---------------0-------
A|0---------------0---------------
E|--------------------------------

E|5-----------5---5---------------| 
B|3-----------3---3-------3--p0---| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------0---------------0-------| 
A|0---------------0---------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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End C
Repeat C
E|------------7---------------7---
B|----7---------------7-----------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------7---------------7-------
A|7---------------7---------------
E|--------------------------------

E|-------10-------9--p8-----------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------7---------------7-------| 
A|7---------------7---------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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Repeat C
Repear second bar of C

(D)
E|--------0-----------0-----------
B|3-----------3-----------3-------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------0-----------0-----------| 
B|2-----------2-----------2-------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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E|--------0-----------0-----------
B|1-----------1-----------1-------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|--------------------------------

E|--------------------------------| 
B|0-------------------3-------0---| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

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Repeat Last two bars
Play from start through to second 
repeat of A then from B
After reaching end play from start 
of C to start of D slowing and
finishing.
Song details
Composition: John Fahey and Jörgen Elofsson
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Desperate Man Blues

John Fahey

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