Desire

C G/B Am F You got a way about you, baby C G/B Am F I got a hunger for you that is killin' me C G/B Am F I'm gonna want you till they lay me in my grave C  G/B Am F You can put on your Sunday suit and dance in my parade C        G/B             Am        F I could die in a flood, sheddin' blood, or a fire    C       G/B    Am If I don't die of desire    C       G       C If I don't die of desire

Verse

C         G/B         Am           F I saw the Mississippi when I was a child C         G/B            Am            D Wanted to jump into that river runnin' wild C       G/B              Am             F My mama told me when she took me in her arms C          G/B                Am            F All of the things we long for come to do us harm

Chorus

C        G/B             Am        F I could die in a flood, sheddin' blood, or a fire    C       G/B    Am If I don't die of desire    C       G         C If I don't die of desire

Solo

C G/B Am  F C G/B Am C  G  C

Bridge

          F            Am     C             G When they lay me in my grave, They're gonna say              Am  that I lived right               G              Dm They're gonna cry for me all night               F They're gonna laugh G    at my epitaph

Chorus

        C           G/B           Am           F You can live like a king; you can sing in the choir     C      G/B     Am But we all die of desire C      G       C We all die of desire