Desire Chords

by U2
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Ab
Capo: no capo
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E
Esus4

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Desire - U2
Album: Rattle and Hum, 1988
Band members: Larry Mullen Jr (Drums), Adam Clayton (Bass guitar), The Edge (Main guitar), Bono (Vocals).
Tune: Half step down
 
[Intro]
E                 (DUD - Fast)
   Yeah
D A E Esus4 E     x4
 
[Verse 1]
D A E Esus4 E
Lover
            D A E Esus4 E
I'm off the streets,
                   D      A    E Esus4 E
Gonna go where the bright lights,
                 D A E Esus4 E
And the big city meet,
 
          eb|-2---2------|-0---0------|
          Bb|-3-----3----|-2-----2----|
          Gb|-2--2----2--|-2--2----2--|
          Db|-0----------|-2----------|
          Ab|------------|-0----------|
          Eb|------------|------------|
              D            A
With a red guitar ...   on fire,
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
 
[Verse 2]
          D A E Esus4 E
She's the candle,
              D A E Esus4 E
Burning in my room,
             D A E Esus4 E
I'm like the needle,
           D A E Esus4 E
Needle and spoon,
         D A E Esus4 E
Over the counter,
       D A E Esus4 E
With a shotgun,
       D A E Esus4 E
Pretty soon,
          D A E Esus4 E
everybody got one.
 
    eb|-2---2--------|-0---0------|
    Bb|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|
    Gb|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|
    Db|-0------------|-2----------|
    Ab|--------------|-0----------|
    Eb|--------------|------------|
        D              A
And the fever        beside her,
             when I'm
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
 
[Solo]
 
eb|----0----0----0----0--------|----0----0----0----0--------|
Bb|-3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3-2-0--|-3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3-2-0--|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
[Interlude]
 
    eb|-2---2--------|-0---0------|
    Bb|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|
    Gb|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|
    Db|-0------------|-2----------|
    Ab|--------------|-0----------|
    Eb|--------------|------------|
        D              A
And the fever, getting higher
 
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
 
eb|-2---2--------|-0---0------|-2---2--------|-0---0------|
Bb|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|
Gb|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|
Db|-0------------|-2----------|-0------------|-2----------|
Ab|--------------|-0----------|--------------|-0----------|
Eb|--------------|------------|--------------|------------|
    D              A            D              A
    Bur -          ning,        bur -          ning.
 
[Larry on the drums, no guitar]
N.C.
She's the dollars,
N.C.
She's my protection,
N.C.
Yeah, she's the promise,
N.C.
In the year of election,
N.C.
Ah, sister, I can't let you go,
N.C.
I'm like a preacher stealing hearts at a travelling show,
N.C.
For love or money, money, money, money, money
Money, money, money, money, money
 
    eb|-2---2--------|-0---0------|
    Bb|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|
    Gb|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|
    Db|-0------------|-2----------|
    Ab|--------------|-0----------|
    Eb|--------------|------------|
        D              A
And the fever, getting higher
 
[Outro]
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
 
D A E Esus4 E     x4
(Harmonica)
 
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
  D A E Esus4 E   D A E Esus4 E
Desire.
 
D A E Esus4 E     x3
D A E
(Harmonica)
 
 
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