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Desdemona

• Abmaj7

Band/Artist: The Allman Brothers Band
Song Title: Desdemona
Album Title: Hittin’ The Note (2003)



  There are two different forms of the Abmaj7, Cm, Cm7, and G 
chords used in this song. You’ll have to listen to figure out 
which one is used for what part. 



Chords used (E A D G B E): 

    Abmaj7                C                  Cm
1 = 4 x 5 5 4 x      x 3 5 5 5 x      1 = x 3 5 5 4 x 
2 = x x 6 5 4 3                       2 = x x 10 8 8 8 


    Cm#7                 Cm7               Cm6
x x 9 8 8 8       1 = x 3 5 3 4 3      x x 7 8 8 8 
                  2 = x x 8 8 8 8

 
    Db                  Eb/G                F
x 4 6 6 6 x        x 10 8 8 8 x        1 3 3 2 1 1 


    Fm                  F/A               Gbdim7
1 3 3 1 1 1        x 12 10 10 10 x     x x 4 5 4 5 


      G                  G7                G/B            
1 = 3 5 5 4 3 3      3 5 3 4 3 3     x 14 12 12 12 x
2 = x 10 12 12 12 x 



(Intro) 

Abmaj7   Fm   Cm   G7



(Verse 1)

Cm          Cm#7     Cm7             Cm6
 Rain falls   upon a sleepy southern town
 
Abmaj7           Fm      Cm             G7
 The midnight moon   burning brightly

Cm             Cm#7    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         Cm#7     Cm7          Cm6
 I make my living    calling out my pain

Abmaj7             Fm          Cm         G7
 Trying to make it through    another day

Cm              Cm#7    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         Cm#7    Cm7                  Cm6
 So hold a candle     till the darkness fades
 
Abmaj7      Fm         Cm           G7
 Night time sleeps but not for long

Cm           Cm#7                    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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