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Desire

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Aminor

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Capo I
[Intro]
Am Em Dm
[Verse]
  AmI mEmust be tDmough
I must beAmhave, I Emmust keep fighDmting
  AmDon't Emgive it Dmup
I want to kAmeep us EmcompromDmising
 AmOpen your Emarms and pDmray
To the tAmruth that yEmou're deDmnying
 AmGive in Emto the gDmame
To the sAmense that yEmou've been hDmiding
[Pre-Chorus]
DmWhere are you taking me?
EmI can't be blamed
I wFant you to want me agGain
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--2----------------------|
D|-----2-------------------|
A|--------3---0------------|
E|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
Is it deAmsireEm  Dm  
Or is it lAmove that I'm fEmeeling for yDmou
I want deAmsireEm  Dm  
Cause your lAmove only gEmets me aDmbused
[Interlude]
Am Em Dm
Am Em Dm
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--2----------------------|
D|-----2-------------------|
A|--------3---0------------|
E|-------------------------|
[Verse]
  AmGive Emme that Dmrush
I want to sAmhow you what yEmou've been mDmissing
  AmAm I EmenougDmh
To keep your oAmther lEmovers hDmidden
[Pre-Chorus]
DmWhere are you taking me?
EmI can't be blamed
I waFnt you to want me aGgain
[Chorus]
Is it desAmireEm  Dm  
Or is it lAmove that I'm fEmeeling for Dmyou
I want desAmireEm  Dm  
Cause your lAmove only Emgets me aDmbused
Is it desAmireEm  Dm  
Or is it lAmove that I'm fEmeeling for Dmyou
I want desAmireEm  Dm  
I wanna see Amwhat you're Emwilling to lDmose
[Instrumental]
Dm G Am G
[Bridge]
You Dmknow that you've got me
You've lEmocked me down
You tFell me you want me
You nGeed it now
You kDmnow that you've got me
You've lEmocked me down
You tFell me you want me Gnow
[Chorus]
Is it desAmireEm  Dm  
Or is it lAmove that I'm fEmeeling for Dmyou
I want desAmireEm  Dm  
Cause your lAmove only gEmets me abDmused
Is it desAmire?Em  Dm  
Or is it lAmove that I'm fEmeeling for yDmou?
I want desAmireEm  Dm  
I wanna seAme what you're wEmilling to lDmose
[Outro]
Am Em Dm
Am Em Dm
Am Em Dm
Am Em Dm
(  Am)

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Desire

by Years & Years

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo I

[Intro]

Am Em Dm

[Verse]

Am Em Dm

I must be tough

Am Em Dm

I must behave, I must keep fighting

Am Em Dm

Don't give it up

Am Em Dm

I want to keep us compromising

Am Em Dm

Open your arms and pray

Am Em Dm

To the truth that you're denying

Am Em Dm

Give in to the game

Am Em Dm

To the sense that you've been hiding

[Pre-Chorus]

Where are you taking me?

I can't be blamed

F G

I want you to want me again

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|--2----------------------|

D|-----2-------------------|

A|--------3---0------------|

E|-------------------------|

[Chorus]

Am Em Dm

Is it desire

Am Em Dm

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you

Am Em Dm

I want desire

Am Em Dm

Cause your love only gets me abused

[Interlude]

Am Em Dm

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|--2----------------------|

D|-----2-------------------|

A|--------3---0------------|

E|-------------------------|

[Verse]

Am Em Dm

Give me that rush

Am Em Dm

I want to show you what you've been missing

Am Em Dm

Am I enough

Am Em Dm

To keep your other lovers hidden

[Pre-Chorus]

Where are you taking me?

I can't be blamed

F G

I want you to want me again

[Chorus]

Am Em Dm

Is it desire

Am Em Dm

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you

Am Em Dm

I want desire

Am Em Dm

Cause your love only gets me abused

Am Em Dm

Is it desire

Am Em Dm

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you

Am Em Dm

I want desire

Am Em Dm

I wanna see what you're willing to lose

[Instrumental]

Dm G Am G

[Bridge]

You know that you've got me

You've locked me down

You tell me you want me

You need it now

You know that you've got me

You've locked me down

F G

You tell me you want me now

[Chorus]

Am Em Dm

Is it desire

Am Em Dm

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you

Am Em Dm

I want desire

Am Em Dm

Cause your love only gets me abused

Am Em Dm

Is it desire?

Am Em Dm

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you?

Am Em Dm

I want desire

Am Em Dm

I wanna see what you're willing to lose

[Outro]

Am Em Dm

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