Desire — U2

Chords and lyrics for Desire by U2 (key of E).

Intro

[E]

Main Riff

[D] [A] [E]
[A] [E]

Verse 1

Yeah, [D]lover [E]I'm off the [D]streets [E]
Gonna [D]go where the [E]bright lights [D]
And the [E]big city [D]meet [E]
With a [D]red guitar, on [E]fire [E7/B]
[D]Desire [E]

Verse 2

[D]She's [E]a candle [D]
Burning [E]in my [D]room [E]
I'm [Amaj7]like the [E]needle [D]
Needle and [E]spoon [D]
Over the [E]counter [D]
With a [E]shotgun [D]
Pretty [E]soon, everybody [D]got [E]one
And the [D]fever when I'm [Amaj7]beside her [E]
[D]Desire, [E]Desire [D]

Interlude

[E] [D] [E]
[D] [E] [D] [E]

Verse 3

[F#7/E]She's the [Cm]dollars [D]
[F#7/E]She's my [Dmaj7]protection [Cm]
[F#7/E]She's the [Cm]promise [D]
In the [Bm]year of [Cm]election [Bm]
Sister, [Cm]I can't let you [D7]go [D]
I'm [Amaj7]like a preacher [E]
Stealing hearts at a [D]traveling [E]show [D]
For the [E]love or money, [D]money [E]

Chorus

[D]Desire [E]
[D]Desire [E]
[Amaj7]Desire [E]
[D]Desire [E]
[Amaj7]Desire [Am]
[E]Desire [D]
[E]Desire [B/F#]

Outro

[E]

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