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Is This Desire

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[Verse 1]
Joseph walked on and on the sunset
Went down and down coldness
Cooled their desire and Dawn said
"Let's build a fire"F  Fm  Ab  Fm  Ab  
FmThe sun dressed tAbhe trees in green
FmAnd Joe said
"Dawn AbI feel like a king"
And FmDawn's neck aAbnd her feet were bare
FmSweetness Abin her golden hair
FmSaid Ab"I'm not scared"Fm  
Turned to heAbr and smiledFm  
Secrets in Abhis eyesFm  
Sweetness Abof desire
[Chorus]
DbIs thiFms desirDbe, enoughFm, enough
DbTo lift us Fmhigher, Dbto lift Fmabove?
Ab    F    Abm
[Verse 2]
   Ab  FmHour long
By Abhour, may we two stand
When Fmwe're dead, Abbetween these lands
TFmhe sun set bAbehind his eyes
FmAnd Joe said : Ab"Is this desire"
 Fm     Ab
[Chorus]
DbIs thiFms desirDbe, enoughFm, enough
DbTo lift us Fmhigher, Dbto lift Fmabove?
[Outro]
DbIs thiFms desirDbe, enough Fmenough
DbEnough insFmide, is tDbhis desiFmre?

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Is This Desire

by PJ Harvey

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Abm

[Verse 1]

Joseph walked on and on the sunset

Went down and down coldness

Cooled their desire and Dawn said

F Fm Ab Fm Ab

"Let's build a fire"

Fm Ab

The sun dressed the trees in green

And Joe said

"Dawn I feel like a king"

Fm Ab

And Dawn's neck and her feet were bare

Fm Ab

Sweetness in her golden hair

Fm Ab Fm

Said "I'm not scared"

Ab Fm

Turned to her and smiled

Ab Fm

Secrets in his eyes

Sweetness of desire

[Chorus]

Db Fm Db Fm

Is this desire, enough, enough

Db Fm Db Fm

To lift us higher, to lift above?

Ab F Abm

[Verse 2]

Ab Fm

Hour long

By hour, may we two stand

Fm Ab

When we're dead, between these lands

Fm Ab

The sun set behind his eyes

Fm Ab

And Joe said : "Is this desire"

Fm Ab

[Chorus]

Db Fm Db Fm

Is this desire, enough, enough

Db Fm Db Fm

To lift us higher, to lift above?

[Outro]

Db Fm Db Fm

Is this desire, enough enough

Db Fm Db Fm

Enough inside, is this desire?

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