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Desperate Measures by Marianas Trench
Desperate Measures
Matt Web: Guitar 1
Josh Ramsay: Guitar 2
Standard tuning
Intro:
Guitar 1
e|5--5--5--6--7--7--9--9--------|
B|5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--------|
G|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------| x9
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|5--5--5--6--7--7--9--9--------|
B|5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--------|
G|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
B|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
G|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
D|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
A|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|5--5--5--6--7--7--9--9--------|
B|5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--------|
G|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------| x4
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|5-x-x-4---7-7---xx9---xx9-----|
B|5-x-x-4---7-7---xx9---xx9-----|
G|6-x-x-4---8x8---xx9---xx9-----| x4
D|7-x-x-6---9x9---xx11--xx11----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7--x-x--6-9-xx-9-xx9-xx9------xx7--x-x--6-9-xx-9-xx11-xx11----|
E|5--x-x--4-7-xx-7-xx7-xx7------xx5--x-x--4-7-xx-7-xx9--xx9-----|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------4----4-xx4--xx4-----xx2---------4----4-xx6--xx6-----|
D|2---------2----2-xx2--xx2-----xx2---------2----2-xx4--xx4-----|
A|0--x-x--6---xx----------------xx0--x-x--6---xx----------------|
E|---x-x--4---xx---------------------x-x--4---xx----------------|
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|xx7--x-x--6-9-xx-9-xx9-xx9------xx7--x-x--6-9-xx-9-xx11-xx11--|
E|xx5--x-x--4-7-xx-7-xx7-xx7------xx5--x-x--4-7-xx-7-xx9--xx9---|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|xx2---------4----4-xx4--xx4-----xx2---------4----4-xx6--xx6---| x3
D|xx2---------2----2-xx2--xx2-----xx2---------2----2-xx4--xx4---|
A|xx0--x-x--6---xx----------------xx0--x-x--6---xx--------------|
E|-----x-x--4---xx---------------------x-x--4---xx--------------|
Verse:
Guitar 1
e|5--5--5--6--7--7--9--9--------|
B|5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--------|
G|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------| x3
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|5--5--5--6--7--7--9--9--------|
B|5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--------|
G|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
B|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
G|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
D|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
A|-------------x-x--xxx--xxx--xx|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|5--5--5--6--7--7--9--9--------|
B|5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--------|
G|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------| x4
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|5-x-x-4---7-7---xx9---xx9-----|
B|5-x-x-4---7-7---xx9---xx9-----|
G|6-x-x-4---8x8---xx9---xx9-----| x4
D|7-x-x-6---9x9---xx11--xx11----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Chorus x1
Bridge:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|7--7--7--6--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--6--9--9--11-11---|
E|5--5--5--4--7--7--7--7-----5--5--5--4--7--7--9--9----|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|2--2--2-----4--4--4--4-----2--2--2-----4--4--6--6----| x2
D|2--2--2-----2--2--2--2-----2--2--2-----2--2--4--4----|
A|0--0--0--6-----------------0--0--0--6----------------|
E|---------4--------------------------4----------------|
Vocal/Synth Break
Outro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7--x-x--6-9-xx-9-xx9-xx9------xx7--x-x--6-9-xx-9-xx11-xx11----|
E|5--x-x--4-7-xx-7-xx7-xx7------xx5--x-x--4-7-xx-7-xx9--xx9-----|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------4----4-xx4--xx4-----xx2---------4----4-xx6--xx6-----|
D|2---------2----2-xx2--xx2-----xx2---------2----2-xx4--xx4-----|
A|0--x-x--6---xx----------------xx0--x-x--6---xx----------------|
E|---x-x--4---xx---------------------x-x--4---xx----------------|
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|xx7--x-x--6-9-xx-9-xx9-xx9------xx7--x-x--6-9-xx-9-xx11-xx11--|
E|xx5--x-x--4-7-xx-7-xx7-xx7------xx5--x-x--4-7-xx-7-xx9--xx9---|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|xx2---------4----4-xx4--xx4-----xx2---------4----4-xx6--xx6---|
D|xx2---------2----2-xx2--xx2-----xx2---------2----2-xx4--xx4---|
A|xx0--x-x--6---xx----------------xx0--x-x--6---xx--------------|
E|-----x-x--4---xx---------------------x-x--4---xx--------------|
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version 2
Intro:
A Abm B A Abm B C#
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5------4-----7------5------4-----7------9-------|
G|-6-x3---4-----8-x4---6-x3---4-----8-x2---11-x2---|
D|-7------6-----9------7------6-----9------11------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
The chords: A, Abm, B, A, Abm, B, C# repeat for the whole song, but strum pattern changes.
A Abm B C#
e|---5-------4--------7----------9---------------------|
B|---5-------4--------7----------9---------------------|
G|---6-------4--------8----------9---------------------|
D|---7-------6--------9----------11--------------------|
A|---7-------6--------9----------11--------------------|
E|---5-------4--------7----------9---------------------|
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version 3
F, G, F, G
F C G F
Gonna make a heart-throb out of me
C G F
Just a bit of minor surgery
C G F
These desperate times call for desperate measures
F C G
I'll give you something to cry about
F C G
Show some skin, and would be cache
F C G F G
How could you let this get to desperate measures now?
F C
For a first effort this,
G
Feels kinda last ditch
F C
I guess this just
G
Got kinda drastic
F C G F
Trust us you just fell off the bus, baby
G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F G Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh x2
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F G Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh x2 (Desperate Measures now!!)
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this
F C G
When I got you right where I want you
F C G
I been pushing for this for so long
F C G
Kiss me, just once, for luck
F C G
These are desperate measures now
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this
F C G F
Have a piece of American dream
C G F
Open up, and swallow, on your knees
C G
And say "Thank you"
F Am G
I'd like some desperate measures, please
F C
For a first effort this,
G
Feels kinda last ditch
F C
I guess this just
G
Got kinda drastic
F C G F
Trust us you just fell off the bus, suckers
C F
Yeah, well, payback is a mother f--
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F G Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh x2
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F G Am
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh x2
F C G
When I got you right where I want you
F C G
I been pushing for this for so long
F C G
Kiss me, just once, for luck
F C G
These are desperate measures now
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F C G
Go Forever, for worse, or better
F C G
My poor heart will only surrender
F C G
Go Forever, for worse, or better
F C G F
My poor heart will only surrender now
F, G, F, G
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F C G
When I got you right where I want you
F C G
I been pushing for this for so long
F C G
Kiss me, just once, for luck
F C G
These are desperate measures now
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
F C G
When I got you right where I want you
F C G
I been pushing for this for so long
F C G
Kiss me, just once, for luck
F C G
These are desperate measures now
F G
I can't let this, I can't let this go
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