Better Than Ezra — Desperately Wanting Acoustic Chords

Desperately Wanting
Better Than Ezra
Transcribed by Eric Norcross
For Acoustic Guitar
www.EricNorcross.com


This song is so easy I'm not even going to put the chords in chart form.  
If you think you're ready to play this song, then you really should know these 
chords already:

Chords:	F	Am	G	C	D	D(sus)

In the first verse, when moving from F to Am, try hammering onto the Am quickly 
then moving immediately to the G chord.  
For all following verses, try to use a more basic strumming pattern.

The only tricky part is knowing when to and when not to sing.

F	Am	G			F
                Past the road to your house
	Am	G			F
 		That you never called home
	Am	G			     F
 		Where they turned out the lights
	Am	G			F
 	Though they say you'll never know

	Am	G

F		 Am		        G
I remember running through the wet grass
G		C
Falling a step behind
F		 Am
Both of us never tiring
G		  C
Desperately wanting

	F	Am	G


F	Am	G				   F
 		When they pumped out your guts
	Am	G					F
 		And filled you full of those pills
	Am	G			   F
 		You were never quite right
	Am	G			F
 		Deserving all the chills
	Am	G			     F
 		They say the worst is over
	Am	G			 F
 	Kicked it over and ran
	Am	G				 F
 	 	Then they ask what went wrong
	Am	G			    F
 	 	When they turn you on again
	Am	G			F
 	 	They turn you on again.

		Am	G


F		 Am			G
I remember running through the wet grass
G		C
Falling a step behind
F		 Am
Both of us never tiring
G		  C
Desperately wanting

F		 Am			G
I remember running through the wet grass
G		C
Falling a step behind
F		 Am
Both of us never tiring
G		  C
Desperately wanting


F	Am	G		          F
 		 Kick them right in the face
	Am	G				F
 		 Make them wish they weren't born
	Am	G			      F
 	         And if they bring up your name
	Am	G				F
 		 Well they'll say you won the war.
	Am	G			  F
 		 Baby burst in the world
	Am	G		    F
 		 Never given a chance
	Am	G			    F
 		 Then they ask what went wrong
	Am	G			 F
 		 When you never had it right
	Am	G			 F
		 No you never had it right 

F		 Am				    G
I remember running through the wet grass
G		C
Falling a step behind
F		 Am
Both of us never tiring
G		  C
Desperately wanting

Bridge:

D	D(sus)—slide up to 5th fret e & b only—	C	G	D

D	    C			    	 G		D
Oh the letters they've dropped off
D		 C		 	G		D
Though they say you got them all
D		C			G  (let ring out)
I finally figured out some things you'll never know.

e|———————————————————————————————————|
B|———————————————————————————————————|
G|———————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————————|
A|————3/5—3—2———3/5—3—2—3————————————|
E|——3—————————3——————————————————————|

F	Am		G
Take back your life
F   Am   G
Let me inside
F	Am		G
Well find the door
F		F	  Am	    G
If you care, if you care to anymore.

F		 Am		        G
I remember running through the wet grass
G		C
Falling a step behind
F		 Am
Both of us never tiring
G		  C
Desperately wanting