[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    
Gonna go where the bright lights, And
              D-A E^E 
 the big city meet
Gonna go where the bright lights, And the big city meet
           D             A       
With a red guitar,  on fire      
 D-A E^E   D-A E^E 
 Desire
With a red guitar,  on fire       Desire
[Strophe]
          D-A E^E              
She's the candle, Burning in my
 D-A E^E 
 room
She's the candle, Burning in my room
             D-A E^E           
I'm like the needle, Needle and
 D-A E^E 
 spoon
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  
Desire,             Desire,          
 (1st fill) 
 baby
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
Desire,             Desire           
   D         A         D        E 
   Burning,            Burning
Desire,             Desire              Burning,            Burning
 
(2nd fill BASS and DRUM)
[Strophe]
E  
She's the dollars, She's my
 protection
She's the dollars, She's my protection
 
She's the promise, In the year of
 election
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
I'm like a preacher Stealing hearts at a travelling show
 
For the love or money, money, money,
 money,
For the love or money, money, money, money,
 
money, money, money, money, 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
Desire,                     desire, 
 E^E 
 
Desire,                     desire,  
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A
Desire,                     desire, 
 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
Desire,                     desire,
 E^E 
 
Desire,                     desire, 
D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E^E   D-A E  (harmonica fill end)