Grace Potter – Desire Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Grace Potter – Desire Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBmEmEGF#mBAbm

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[Verse]
Bm
What makes a woman?
What makes a man?
Em
That's a mystery deeper
              Bm
than biology, yeah
Bm
I know it's not that
simple and it's not that strange
Em
Just let my body move
any way I want it to
E     G     F#m
Yeah, yeah, yeah

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[Chorus]
F#m          Bm
Every time I look at you
(Look at you)
Bm
Oh I, I lose control
(I lose control)
               E    G
My soul is on fire
G       Bm       F#m
With desire, desire
(With desire, with desire)
B        Bm
Desire (Mmm)

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[Verse]
Bm
What makes me want it (Ooh)
Bm
Even when it bites my hand? (Ooh)
       Em
Well, that's a mystery that
                 Bm
I'm never gonna understand
Bm
So let's keep it very, very,
very, very simple (Ooh)
           Bm
I'm gonna show you
               Em
how to be my man
Em
Just let your body move
any way you want it to
E     G     F#m
Yeah, yeah, yeah

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[Chorus]
F#m          Bm
Every time I look
at you (Look at you)
Bm
Oh I, I lose control
(I lose control)
               E    G
My soul is on fire
G       Bm       F#m
With desire, desire
(With desire, with desire)
B        Bm
Desire (Mmm)

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[Bridge]
G
You got a way with me,
                 B
I got a way with you
                       Abm
(I got a way with you, baby, baby)
G
So just let my body move
Em                Bm
any way I want it to (To)
Bm
With you (With you)

[Chorus]
          Bm
Oh I, I lose control
(I lose control)
Bm             E    G
My soul is on fire
G        Bm       F#m
Desire, desire (Desire, oh, oh, oh)
F#m               Bm
And every time I look at you
(Look at you)
Bm
Oh I, I lose control
(I lose control)
               E    G
My soul is on fire
G       Bm       F#m
With desire, desire
(With desire, with desire)
B        Bm
Desire (Hoo)

How to play Desire: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Desire by Grace Potter on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Desire by Grace Potter is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 7 chords: Bm, Em, E, G, F#m, B and Abm.

The backbone of the song is Bm – E – G – Bm (i – IV – VI – i in B minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, D, F, Em, A, F#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
Abm chord on guitar (466444)
A♭mA♭ C♭ E♭

Desire chords: questions

What key is Desire in?

Desire by Grace Potter is centred on B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Desire?

Desire uses 7 chords: Bm, Em, E, G, F#m, B, Abm.

What is the chord progression of Desire?

The main progression is Bm – E – G – Bm (i – IV – VI – i).

Is Desire easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, D, F, Em, A, F#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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