[Intro]
| E   | Yeah, | D-A E^E | 4x   (^=Esus4)
[Strophe]
D-A E^E             D-A E^E 
lover,  I'm off the streets, 
                          D-A E^E                  D-A E^E 
Gonna go where the bright lights, And the big city meet
           D             A        D-A E^E   D-A E^E 
With a red guitar,  on fire       Desire
[Strophe]
          D-A E^E               D-A E^E 
She's the candle, Burning in my room
             D-A E^E            D-A E^E 
I'm like the needle, Needle and spoon
         D-A E^E          D-A E^E 
Over the counter, With a shotgun
       D-A E^E             D-A E^E 
Pretty soon, everybody got one
[Refrain]
        D               A 
And the fever, when I'm beside her
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E   (1st fill) 
Desire,             Desire,           baby
        D               A 
And the fever, when I'm beside her
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D         A         D        E 
Desire,             Desire              Burning,            Burning
 
(2nd fill BASS and DRUM)
[Strophe]
E  
She's the dollars, She's my protection
 
She's the promise, In the year of election
 
Ah Sister, I can't let you go
 
I'm like a preacher Stealing hearts at a travelling show
 
For the love or money, money, money, money,
 
money, money, money, money, money, money, money, money
[Refrain]
D              A   
Fever, getting higher 
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E 
Desire,                     desire,  
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E 
Desire,                     desire,  
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E (harmonica fill)
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E 
Desire,                     desire, 
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E  (harmonica fill end)