The following is my transcription of Desperate People by Living Colour, from the first album. I am hoping someone could help me with a few points. Firstly, the G in what I have called fig1 doesn't sound like a single note, but I can't get the chord. Also, I'm at a loss as to the final chord. Play all chords as power chords playing the 4th, 5th and 6th stings (verse), or triads on the second third and fourth strings in the seventh and fifth positions(chorus). thus, E, F# and D are A formations, A, B and C# are F formations and I play Aii as a D. A/D is the F fomation with the pinky added on to the third string. The tab should straighten out in a true type font, so that all notes are played as single notes, not chords. Have Fun! Wile E. Coyote, super genius send corrections to c/o sirijul Desperate People (Reid, Calhoun, Glover, Skillings) (half time)E E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord D D Piano Chord A/D A/D Piano Chord A A Piano Chord E E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord D D Piano Chord A/D A/D Piano Chord A A Piano Chord (slow down)E E Piano Chord Aii (full time)F# F# Piano Chord C# C# Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord C# C# Piano Chord E E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord C# C# Piano Chord E E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord fig 1 (2x) e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3-B B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord I see you crying in the sunshineB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord I hear you lauging in the rainB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord You say you can't tell any differenceB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord Between the pleasure and the painB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord You say you never dream at night timeB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord You say you only dream when you're awakeB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord And say that TV looks like your lifeB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord And the life you lead is fake e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3- (fake) Desperate people e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3- Desperate peopleB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord You get your sunshine from a tab of paperB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord Then you're sitting in a spinning roomB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord The clock is tocking and it's laughing at youB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord You're life's a mystery without a clueB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord The crowd you're in thinks you're so amusingB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord They're oh so flattering and so sincereB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord They stand and laugh as they watch you crumbleB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord And when you cry for help they don't hear e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3- (hear no) Desperate people e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3- Desperate peopleE E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord D D Piano Chord A/D A/D Piano Chord A A Piano Chord E E Piano Chord You feel the earth revolvingB B Piano Chord You see the sun dissolvingD D Piano Chord A/D A/D Piano Chord A A Piano Chord You hear the night calling out to youE E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord You have no direction and you have no protectionD D Piano Chord A/D A/D Piano Chord A A Piano Chord What you gonna do when your trip turns blue?E E Piano Chord Aii When you come crashing down and there's no help aroundF# F# Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord C# C# Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord F# F# Piano Chord C# C# Piano Chord You need friends, you need helpE E Piano Chord E E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord E E Piano Chord B B Piano Chord But first you have to help yourself fig 1 (many times) SOLOB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord The music stops and the party's overB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord The money's gone and your crowd is tooB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord Can't break the chains that have kept you underB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord Has the monkey got the best of you?B B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord I see you crying in the sunshineB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord I hear you laughing in the rainB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord You say you can't tell any differenceB B Piano Chord E E Piano Chord G G Piano Chord A A Piano Chord Between the pleasure and the pain e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3- (pain) Desperate people e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3- Desperate people e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3- Desperate people e-------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------- D--------2---------------------------2------- A--0-1-2-----------------------0-1-2--------- E----------0-3-3-x-0-3-0-4-0-5---------0-3-3- Desperate people