A                    D
Gimme all your money
                      A
The thief said with a grin
    G#          F#m     A
The gun started shaking 
                 B    A
In his trembling hand
        G#    F#m         A
I don?t wanna hurt no one
But I gotta make a stand
                    E                 D
You don?t know, the kind of shape I?m in
A  E                A
Oh, I?m a Desperate Man.

A                           D
Honey please don?t leave me
                   A
I?m beggin? you he said
             G#          F#m  A
You?re all I got to live for
                   B    A
I might as well be dead
     G#          F#m    A
Do I have to end my life 
To make you understand
                    E                 D
You don?t know, the kind of shape I?m in
A  E                A
Oh, I?m a Desperate Man.

[Instrumental]
A D A G# F#m A B A G# F#m A E D A E A

A                       D
Jesus please forgive me
                   A
I cried out in the night
  G#           F#m     A
I know you can help me
                B    A
You can make it right
        G#            F#m  A
I don?t wanna hurt no one
But I know you?ll understand
                    E                 D
You don?t know, the kind of shape I?m in
A  E                A
Oh, I?m a Desperate Man.

A                          D
Everynight I sing my songs
                A
Playin? with my band
    G#         F#m    A
Sometimes they listen
                  B    A
I hope they understand
        G#            F#m  A
I don?t wanna hurt no one
I?m just tryin? to make a stand
                    E                 D
You don?t know, the kind of shape I?m in
A  E                A
Oh, I?m a Desperate Man.

                    E                 D
You don?t know, the kind of shape I?m in
A  E                A
Oh, I?m a Desperate Man
                    E                 D
You don?t know, the kind of shape I?m in
A  E                A
Oh, I?m a Desperate Man