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Desperate Man Blues

John Fahey

Chord: Version 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Em 
E|2-------------------2-----------3-----------2-------------------|
B|1-----------1---------------1------1----------------1-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|0-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
B|0-----------------------0-----------------------0-------0-------|
G|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|
D|------------------------0-------5-------5-------0---------------|
A|0-------0-------0---------------------------------------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--------2-----------2-----------3-----------2-------------------|
B|(1)---------1---------------1-------1---------------1-----------|
G|---------------------------------------(0)----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|0-------------------------------0-------------------0-----------|
B|0-----------------------0-------0-----------0--------------(0)--|
G|------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------0---------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--------2-----------2-----------3-----------2-------------------|
B|------------1---------------1-------1---------------1-----------|
G|---------------------------------------(0)----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-----------------------0---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------0-----------------------0-------|
D|------------------------------------------------0--h2-----------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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start A
  vvv                              v
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---------------0-------------------------------0---------------|
D|--------------------------------2-------------------------------|
A|--------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
A|--------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-----------0---------------------------0-------------------0---|
D|----0---------------------------0--h2---------------0--h2-------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                  * End A
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------0-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------0--h2-----------------------0--h2-----------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Repeat A;                  d|----------------------------------|
E|------------0-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
                                     3   .   .   .   4   .   .   .

Repeat from start

E|----------------------------------|
B|------------0-----------------------|
G|--------------------0---------------|
D|--------------------0---------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
E|------------------------------------|
                                     3   .   .   .   4   .   .   .
(B)

E|--------2-----------2-----------2-------------------2-----------|
B|--------1---1---------------1---------------1--h3-----------0---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|0-------------------------------0-------------------0-----------|
B|0-----------------------0-------0-----------0-------0-----------|
G|------------------------0-------------------0-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--------2-----------2-----------2-------------------2-----------|
B|(1)-----1---1---------------1-------------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|(5)-----5---------------5-------5-------------------0-----------|
B|(3)-----3---------------3-------3-----------3-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Repeat from B

E|------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
B|--------3---------------------------------------------------0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
A|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|0-------------------------------0-------------------0-----------|
B|0-----------------------0-------0-----------0-------0-----------|
G|------------------------0-------------------0-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Repeat last two bars

E|--------------------------------7-----------7-------------------|
B|---------------------------(8)------7---------------7-----------|
G|--------7---h9------7--h9---------------7---------------7-------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|5-------------------------------0-------------------0-----------|
B|3-----------------------0-------0-----------0-------0-----------|
G|------------------------0-------------------0-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--------------------------------7-----------7-------------------|
B|---------------------------(8)------7---------------7-----------|
G|--------7---h9------7--h9---------------7---------------7-------|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|5-----------------------5-------5-------------------0-----------|
B|3-----------------------3-------3-----------0-------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------0-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Next bar 3/4 timing
Start C
E|------------5---------------5---------------4---|
B|----5---------------5---------------5-------3---|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------5---------------5-------|
A|5---------------5---------------5---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
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E|s5--5-----------5---------------5-----------5---5---------------|
B|----3-----------3---------------3-----------3---3-------3--p0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
A|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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End C
Repeat C
E|------------7---------------7----------10-------9--p8-----------|
B|----7---------------7-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7---------------7---------------7---------------7-------|
A|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Repeat C
Repear second bar of C
(D)
E|--------0-----------0-------------------0-----------0-----------|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--------0-----------0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------0-------------------3-------0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------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.
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