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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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- From: Sekhar Narayanaswami <rsn@aloha.EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
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- The Last Resort -- The Eagles, from the album _Hotel California_
- (also featured on their latest release, _Hell Freezes Over_)
-
- Note: This is how I learned the song. If you want to play
- along with the recorded version, you need to drop everything
- one half step (i.e. F->E, Bb->A, etc.). At the end of this post,
- along with the fingerings for the listed chords, I'll list the
- half-step dropped chords/fingerings also.
-
- Corrections/Criticisms/Comments welcome
- (Please mail these to
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- F Bb C
- She came from Providence
- C F
- The one in Rhode Island
- F Bb C
- Where the old world shadows hang
- C F
- Heavy in the air
- F Bb C
- She packed her hopes and dreams
- C F
- Like a refugee
- F Bb C
- Just as her father came
- C F F F F F+
- Across the sea
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- She heard about a place
- People were smiling
- Spoke about the red man's ways
- How they loved the land
- They came from everywhere
- To the Great Divide
- Seeking a place to stand
- Or a place to hide
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- Down in the crowded bars
- Out for a good time
- Can't wait to tell you all
- What it's like up there
- They called it paradise
- I don't know why
- Somebody laid the mountains low
- While the town got high
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- F F F F F+
- Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm*
- F F F F F+
- Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm*
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- When the chilly winds blew down
- Across the canyon
- Through the canyons of the coast
- To the malibus
- Where the pretty people played
- Hungry for power
- To light their neon ways
- Give 'em things to do
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- Some rich man came and raped the land
- Nobody caught him
- Put up a bunch of ugly boxes
- And Jesus people bought them
- They called it paradise
- The place to be
- They watched the hazy sun
- Sinking in the sea
-
- (Key Change: changes from F to Ab)
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- Ab Db Eb
- You can leave it all behind
- Eb Ab
- Sail to Lahaina
- Ab Db Eb
- Just like the missionaries did
- Eb Ab
- So many years ago
- Ab Db Eb
- They even brought a neon sign
- Eb Ab
- Jesus is Coming
- Ab Db Eb
- Brought the white man's burden down
- Eb Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab+
- Brought the white man's reign
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- And we'll provide the grand design
- What is yours and what is mine
- 'Cuz there is no more new frontier
- We have got to make it here
- We satisfied our endlees needs
- And justified our bloody deeds
- In the name of destiny
- And in the name of God
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- And you can see them there
- On sunday morning
- Stand up and sing about
- What it's like up there
- They called it paradise
- I don't know why
- To call someplace paradise
- Kiss it goodbye
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- Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab+
- Fm Fm Fm Fm Fm*
- Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab+
- Fm Fm Fm Fm Fm* (repeat this and fade)
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- Chords Used:
- Listed Chords: Chords Dropped 1/2 step:
- F: 133211 E: 022100
- Bb: x13331 or 688766 A: x02220
- C: x32010 or 8aa988 B: x24442
- F+: 133311 (Faug?) E+: 022200
- Dm: xx0231 C#m: x46654
- Dm*: xx0331 C#m*: X47654
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- After key change:
- Ab: 466544 G: 355433 or 320003
- Db: x46664 C: x32010
- Eb: x68886 D: xx0232
- Ab+: 466644 G+: 355533
- Fm: 133111 Em: 022000
- Fm*: 133121 Em*: 022010
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- Sekhar Narayanaswami
- "I wanna find myself a girl
- Who can show me what laughter means
- And we'll fill in the missing numbers
- In each others paint-by-number dreams" -- Jackson Browne
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