Desperate Times Chords by Theo Katzman
Intro
C Bb Dm C Gm F
Verse 1
C Bb Dm C
You took a selfie with your dog this morning, you said
Gm F C
While you were sleeping in, smoking a spliff in your bed
Bb Dm C
I never felt so much, from so little so quick
Gm F C
It seems too good to be true, which means it probably is
Bb Dm C
You live in San Antone, I'm in Los Angeles
Gm F C
That ain't exactly close, now that you mention it
Bb Dm C
I saved some sick days up, for a solo road trip
Gm F
And Texas is on my list
Chorus
F G C F
Cause when the big get weird, the weird get high
F G C F
It's when you dance with death that you know you're alive
F G E F
I've got some good mezcal and the will to survive
Fm G C Bb Dm7
Yes, these are desperate measures, but these are desperate times
C Gm F
Verse 3
C Bb Dm C
I bought a camper van off of a teenage kid
Gm F C
Hail Mary to the gods, California Craigslist
Bb Dm C
Cashed out my bank account, gave away all my shit
Gm7 F C
Just to shake things up, just to scratch that itch
Bb Dm7 C
I probably should not say, just how down I am
Gm7 F C
To meet you in the bathroom of a gas station
Bb Dm7 C
A thousand miles away from anywhere I've ever been
Gm7 F
Just to feel like a human again
Chorus
F G C F
Cause when the big get weird, the weird get high
F G C F
It's when you dance with death that you know you're alive
F G E F
I've got some good mezcal and the will to survive
Fm G Fm
Yes, these are desperate measures, but these are desperate times
Bridge
Bb Ebmaj7
How many glasses of wine, over a six-inch screen
Eb/D Eb/C C Dm Em Fm
Before my will resigns, and my judgment recedes?
C Cm
Across these divided states, into a stranger's arms
D7 G F
Hail Mary keep me, keep me, keep me from harm
Chorus
F G C F
It's when you dance with death that you know you're alive
F G E F
I've got some good mezcal and the will to survive
Fm F
Yes, these are desperate measures
Fm F
Yes, these are desperate measures
Fm G
I'm taking desperate measures
C Bb Dm C Gm F
But these are desperate times