Desdemona Chords

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



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  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. 
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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