Desperately Wanting Acoustic Chords - Better Than Ezra

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