Desdemona chords

Paul Kelly

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Intro: G  C/G  G  C/G (2x)

G                    C/G          G        C/G                        
Once I had a life so rare 
G                    C/G          G        C/G                        
Beauty lived inside the lair 
G                    C/G              G        C/G                        
Desdemona straight and true 
G                    C/G          G        C/G                        
Desdemona gold and blue 

              C             G             
Well I lost my Desdemona 
               C                  G             
With my own hands I destroyed her 
            C         G             
Yes I lost my Desdemona 
   D             Em    D     C              G        C/G   G   C/G 
I fell for lies,               I fell for lies 

G                    C/G          G        C/G                        
Poison in my ear at night 
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Took away my appetite 
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I couldn’t hold on to the pain 
G                    C/G   G        C/G                        
Something broke inside my brain 

              C       G             
Well I lost my Desdemona 
                C                  G             
With my own hands I destroyed her 
          C           G             
Yes I lost my Desdemona 
D             Em    D     C              G        C/G   G   C/G 
I fell for lies,            I fell for lies 

G                    C/G           G        C/G                        
Never has a man been born 
G             C/G     G               C/G                        
Who can take a woman’s scorn 
G         C/G                 G        C/G                        
Never tasted a more bitter wine 
G             C/G         G        C/G                        
Then the brewing of his mind 

          C           G             
Well I lost my Desdemona 
               C                  G             
With my own hands I destroyed her 
         C             G             
Yes I lost my Desdemona 
D             Em    D     C              G        C/G   G   C/G 
I fell for lies,           I fell for lies 

G   C/G   G   C/G   G   C/G 
Lies .............................. 
Repeat 3 times