Desdemona
Allman Brothers Band
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Tom : Ab
(intro) Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7
(verse 1)
Cm C#m7 Cm7 Cm6
Rain falls upon a sleepy southern town
Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7
The midnight moon burning brightly
Cm C#m7 Cm7 Cm6
Memories rush in like a river forlorn
Abmaj7 Db G7
As you lay sleeping without me
Abmaj7 Fm G7 Cm
Highway song keeps me rolling on
Abmaj7 Db G7
Still I long for you
(chorus)
C C/Bb
Des-demona,
C/A C/G
I will be
F Gbdim7
your only one
G
Oh yeah
(verse 2)
Cm C#m7 Cm7 Cm6
I make my living calling out my pain
Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7
Trying to make it through another day
Cm C#m7 Cm7 Cm6
Arms reach for me on the wind I can feel it
Abmaj7 Db G7
They're a thousand miles away
Abmaj7 Fm G7 Cm
Yours eyes remind me of everything beautiful and blue
Abmaj7 Db G7
and I won't feel myself till I'm with you
(chorus)
C C/Bb
Des-demona,
C/A C/G
I will be
F Gbdim7
your only one
G
Oh yeah
(Derek Trucks’ guitar solo)
Cm7 Gm7
(repeat as necessary)
Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7
(Warren Haynes’ guitar solo)
Cm7 Gm7
(repeat as necessary)
Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7
(verse 3)
Cm C#m7 Cm7 Cm6
So hold a candle till the darkness fades
Abmaj7 Fm Cm G7
Night time sleeps but not for long
Cm C#m7 Cm7 Cm6
My heart is pounding like the ocean my soul's empty as the sky
Abmaj7 Db G7
But I know someday I'll be coming home
Abmaj7 Fm G7 Cm
Time goes by in the twinkling of an eye
Abmaj7 Db G7
Still I burn for you
(chorus)
C C/Bb
Des-demona,
C/A C/G
I will be
F Gbdim7
your only one
G
Oh yeah
C Eb/G F/A G
I just wanna be your only one
C Eb/G F/A G/B
I just wanna be your only one
C
Your only one
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Detected progression: Abmaj7 → Fm → Cm → G7 → Cm → C#m7 → Cm7 → Cm6
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