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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,

        e|-2---2------|-0---0------|
        B|-3-----3----|-2-----2----|
        G|-2--2----2--|-2--2----2--|
        D|-0----------|-2----------|
        A|------------|-0----------|
        E|------------|------------|
           D            A
With a red guitar, on fire,

[Verse 2]
D A E Esus4 E     D A E Esus4 E 
Desire.
          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.
 
     e|-2---2--------|-0---0------|
     B|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|
     G|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|
     D|-0------------|-2----------|
     A|--------------|-0----------|
     E|--------------|------------|
        D              A
And the fever when I'm beside her,

D A E Esus4 E     D A E Esus4 E 
Desire.
D A E Esus4 E     D A E Esus4 E 
Desire.

[Solo]
e|----0----0----0----0--------|----0----0----0----0--------|
B|-3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3-2-0--|-3/5--3/5--3/5--3/5--3-2-0--|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

   D              A 
e|-2---2--------|-0---0------|
B|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|
G|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|
D|-0------------|-2----------|
A|--------------|-0----------|
E|--------------|------------|

[Interlude]
D A E Esus4 E     D A E Esus4 E 
Desire.
D A E Esus4 E     D A E Esus4 E 
Desire.

e|-2---2--------|-0---0------|-2---2--------|-0---0------|
B|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|
G|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|
D|-0------------|-2----------|-0------------|-2----------|
A|--------------|-0----------|--------------|-0----------|
E|--------------|------------|--------------|------------|
   D              A            D              A 
   Burning,                    Burning. 

[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,
N.C.
Stealing hearts at a traveling show,
N.C.
For the love or money, money?

e|-2---2--------|-0---0------|
B|-3-----3------|-2-----2----|
G|-2--2----2----|-2--2----2--|
D|-0------------|-2----------|
A|--------------|-0----------|
E|--------------|------------|
   D              A 
   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     D A E Esus4 E 

D A E Esus4 E       x4
(Harmonica)



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