Desire - Anna Calvi
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Tunin: eb-Bb-Gb-Db-Ab-Eb
 
Intro: accordion
E A/E E
E A/E E
 
Verse: *single electric guitar upstroke
E
I wanna go to the sun
A/E E
Hold my life like I've never done
E
But it's just the devil in me
A/E E
The devil that's calling as I come undone
E*
The sky is getting dark tonight
A/E E
Darker than the fear that's gonna pull us apart
E*
The beating is the sound of love
A/E E
The sound of love is beating like a fevered heart
 
Pre-Chorus add electric guitar chords
A
And it's the fire, the fire, the fire
B
It's heavenly, heavenly...
 
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Chorus:
E A/E E
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1-----1-1---------------2-----2-2-----1-----------------|
D|-2-----2-2---------------2-----2-2-----2-----------------|
A|-2-----0-2---------------4-----2-4-----2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
E A/E E
...desire, desire
E A/E E
Desire, desire
 
Verse: continue to play Chorus riff
E
I wanna lay in the dust
A/E E
The dust is gonna fall here when I lie
E
God knows it's just the devil in me
A/E E
The devil that's taking my hand to the fire
E
I never wanna leave you now
A/E E
Leave you like the sun is gonna disappear
E
But it's just believing now
A/E E
Believing in my heart is what I've come to fear
 
Pre-Chorus guitar plays chords
A
And it's the fire, the fire, the fire
B
It's heavenly, heavenly...
 
Chorus: play riff again
E A/E E
...desire, desire
E A/E E
Desire, desire
E A/E E
Desire, desire
E A/E E
Desire, desire
 
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Bridge:
 
B G#m C#m A
"Only the lonely, only the lonely fall"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------9-11--9-\-4--------9------5----------------|
 
B G#m C#m A G#m
"Only the lonely, only the lonely fa - ll"
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7----------------12-14---12-\-4------/-9------5-------4--------|
 
A/E E A/E E A/E E
"Fa - ll"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----1-----2---1-----1-1---------------2-----2-2-----1-----------------|
D|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-2---------------2-----2-2-----2-----------------|
A|-4-----2-----4---2-----0-2---------------4-----2-4-----2-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse: guitar restart riff
E
I want to go to the fire
A/E E
But God knows it's the sound, it's the sound of love
E
It's the beating of my heart that you find it's beating
A/E E
And it's coming, coming, coming for you
E
And it's just the devil in me
A/E E
It's just a door to the devil gathered in disguise
E
Taking me by the hand
A/E E
And leading me, leading me off into the fire
 
Pre-Chorus
A
And it's the fire, the fire, the fire
B
It's heavenly, heavenly...
 
[Refrão]
E A/E E
...desire, desire
E A/E E
Desire, desire
E A/E E
You don't have to be lost
E A/E E
You don't have to be lost
N.C.
You don't have to be lost
 
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How to play Desire

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Bb. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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