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Burning desire sets my soul on fire
Burning desire sets my soul on fire
I feel my body drowning in your sea of love
But in the meantime there's nothing to dream

Between Hell and Heaven you just may see me chase my heart everywhere
Burning desire hotter than an electric chair

Burning desire hotter than an electric chair

Bridge:

Last night sure was sweet
it sure was good this time around
you really sent me around and around, round and round

You came on down hard on me baby
you showed me just how love could be
that's the way I like it to be
I better leave now baby
Baby I'll see you about 2 or 3, yeah


Burning desire hotter than an electric chair

Tracks

  1. West Coast Seattle Boy (1964/1970)
    4.402. Burning Desire
    January 16, 1970 session
    (Instrumental)
  2. Strate Ahead (1968/70)
    2.04. Burning Desire
  3. The Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions (1969-12)
    01. Burning Desire
  4. 12. Burning Desire
  5. Box of Gypsys Vol.1 - Revised (1969-12-31)
    1.112. Burning Desire
    Live
  6. 2.205. Burning Desire
    Live
  7. Machine Gun (1969-12-31)
    11. Burning Desire
    Live
  8. Box Of Gypsys (1969-12-31/1970-01-01/1970-01-28)
    1.12. Burning Desire
    Live
  9. 2.05. Burning Desire
    Live
  10. 4.09. Burning Desire
    Live
  11. Live At The Fillmore East (1969-12-31/1970-1-1)
    2.08-09. Burning Desire
    Medley: Burning Desire/Wild Thing
    Live

    BURNING DESIRE BY JIMI HENDRIX (with the Band of Gypsies)
    From the album Fillmore East '69/'70


    ----------------------------6------6----6------6--------------------|
    ----------------------------6------6----6------6--------------------|
    -----------5(7)5------------4------4----4------4-------5(7)5--5-3~--|
    ----------------5---5-3~----5------5----5------5------------5-------|
    -15\--3-5------------------------------------------2-3--------------|
    -13\--1-3-----------------3----3-3---3-----3-3----------------------|

    ---6------6----6------6-----------------------------------------------------|
    ---6------6----6------6-----------------------------------------------------|
    ---4------4----4------4---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
    ---5------5----5------5-----------------------------------------------------|
    --------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
    -3----3-3---3-----3-3-------------------------------------------------------|

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    -4-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-|
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    -2-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--|
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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    ----------11-14--14\--|
    -11-11-11--------11\--|
    ----------------------|
    ----------------------|
    ----------------------|
    2nd verse
    ----------------------------------------------------------------|
    ----------------------------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------3-5(7)-5(7)-5(7)-5(7)-5(7)5-3--------------|
    ----5------3---5---5-------------------------------3-5---7-6-5~-|
    -------3-5-----------------------------------------------5-4-3~-|
    -3-----------3--------------------------------------------------|

    ---------------------------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------------------------|
    ----5------3---5---5-3-5(7)-5(7)-5(7)-5(7)-5(7)5-3-------------|
    -------3-5-------------------------------------------5-3(4)----|
    -3-----------3----------------------------------------------5~-|
    ---------------------------------------------------------------|

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ------------------9-7---------7-5--------------------------------------|
    -----0------------9-7---------7-5--------------------------------------|
    ------3p0---------9----9------7---7---------------5-5--8-8-7-7-6-6-----|
    ----------3-------------------------------3-4-5-5------------------6-6-|
    -1-3----------5-7---------3-5-------5-6-7------------------------------|

    ------------------------------6p4-----------------|
    ----------------------------------6p4-------------|
    ------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------6p4\2-------|
    ---5----6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------4-2-0-|
    -0-3--x-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
    --------------------------------------------------|

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    -----------6(8)-6-3------------------------6(8)-6-6(8)-3--------------------------|
    --------------------5(7)-5(7)-3~-------------------------5-3---3h5--5p3---3-5p3---|
    ------5-3~------------------------5-3------------------------5----------5-------5-|
    --------------------------------------5~------------------------------------------|
    -1-3------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ----------------------------------------------------7---6--5----3---\2-2-|
    ----------------------------------------------------6--------------------|
    -3h5-5(7)-5p3---3-5(7)-5p3---3--3h5-3h5-3h5p3----/7-7-/6--5-----3h4-\2---|
    --------------5------------5------------------5--------------------------|
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ---3-----5-----7------10-----------------10----------------------------|
    ---------------------------------10---------13p10----------------------|
    -/4---/5----/7----/11-----12(14)----(14)-----------12p10----10(11)-----|
    ---------------------------------------------------------12--------12--|
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ---------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------|
    ----5-7(9)-7-5(6)---5-7(9)-7-5---|
    -/7---------------7------------7-|
    ---------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------|

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    --------11------11----------------------9--------9---------------------|
    -----8--10(12)-(12)10---8h10-8----8~----8(10)--(10)8--8p6----x-5--x-6--|
    -----8-------------------------10-------------------------8--x-5--x-6--|
    -/10---------------------------------------------------------x-3--x-4--|
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      16x    8x
    -||---||-----------||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    -||---||-----------||--------------17p15----15-17~(19)17-15-17-15---------------------------|
    -||---||-----------||---7///////---------16-----------------------17-17~-16\14-12-----------|
    -||---||-----------||---7///////--------------------------------------------------14--------|
    -||5-3||-5p3---3-4-||---5///////-----------------------------------------------------12\10--|
    -||---||-----5-----||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ----------------------------------------------------|
    --------------------------------13--13--------------|
    -------------5-5-7-7-9-9-/13\11--------10/12--12-12-|
    ----12\10-----------------------10--10--------------|
    -------------3-3-5-5-7-7-/11\9----------8/10--10-10-|
    -12-10\8--------------------------------------------|
                                             4x
    ---------------------------------------||-3p1p0--------||3p1p0-3h5-3-----------------------|
    -----7-----5-----9-----7---------------||-------3p1p0--||------------5-3~------------------|
    -----7-----5-----9-----7---------3t5~~-||--------------||-----------------/4~-5-4h5p4-0-/7-|
    -7-7---5-5---9-9---7-7---5-4---5-------||--------------||----------------------------------|
    -5-5---3-3---7-7---5-5---3-2-5-5-------||--------------||----------------------------------|
    -------------------------------3-------||--------------||----------------------------------|
                                                                         4x
    -----------------------------------------------------------------||---------||
    -----------------------------------------------------------------||------13-||
    -4t5~-2t4~-0-/12-10~------------------------------------------10-||12(14)---||
    --------------------12p10----12p10-------------12-------10-12----||---------||
    --------------------------12-------12-12-11-10----10-12----------||---------||
    -----------------------------------------------------------------||---------||

    ---2x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    -13p10----------------------------------13(15)~-13h15p13-------15(17)-15-13----15-13~-|
    -------12p10--------12(14)-12-10(11)---------------------14-----------------14--------|
    -------------12-10-------------------12---------------------15------------------------|
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    -----------------------------------------------------------------|
    -----7------5-----9-------12-------11-----5-----4------2---------|
    -----7------5-----9-------12-------11-----5-----4------2---------|
    -7-7----5-5---9-9---12-12----11-11----5-5---4-4----2-2-----------|
    -5-5----3-3---7-7---10-10-----9--9----3-3---2-2----0-0-----------|
    ---------------------------------------------------------0-1-2-3-|

    -----------------1h3p1p0-------------------------------------------15----------------|
    -3---3-------------------3p1p0----------6h8p6-------------------------18p15----------|
    -5(7)5(7)-3-5~-3---------------4-5~--/7-------7-\5-3---3-5--17(19)----------17-15----|
    -----------------------------------------------------5----------------------------17-|
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    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                 4x
    -/17-13-----17p13---------------------------------------------13----13-----|
    --------13--------13--13(15)-13-13-10-------10-13(15)-13(15)~----15----15~-|
    --------------------------------------12-10--------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    -15(17)-15-15(17)--------15h17p15-----------------18(20)18(20)-15-18---------------18--------|
    ------------------15-15~----------17-15----15-18~--------------------15--15-18(20)----18-15~-|
    ----------------------------------------16---------------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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    -----7-----5-----9-----7------7--------------4-------------4-----3-------------------|
    -----7-----5-----9-----8------7------5-------4------3------4-----3-------------------|
    -7-7---5-5---9-9---9-9----7-7--------6---4-4--------4--4-4---1-1-----------------3~--|
    -5-5---3-3---7-7---9-9----5-5----7-7-----2-2----4-4----2-2---1-1-----------1-3-5-----|
    -------------------7-7-----------5-5------------2-2----------------0-1-2-3-----------|
        4x
    -------------------------------------------|
    -------------------------------------------|
    ------------------------------------6~~----|
    -5p3--5p3-------------------------------8\-|
    ------------13\-------5-8-------5-8--------|
    ------------13\--3-/7------/5-7------------|

    Bridge:
                          repeat many times
    ------------------||----------10-----9---8-||
    ----5---5---5---5-||-12-------10-----9---8-||
    ------------------||-12-------10t11-10---9-||
    --5---5---5---5---||-12h14p12-10-----9---8-||
    ------------------||-----------------------||
    ------------------||----------10-----9---8-||
       repeat many times       with these licks scattered throughout
    ||-----------8----7---6-||--------------|--------------|-/10-8------------------------|
    ||-10--------8----7---6-||------13------|--------------|-------10p8-------------------|
    ||-10--------8t9--8---7-||--/14----14\--|--7-8-10-8-7--|------------10-8-10-(11)-10-8-|
    ||-10h12p10--8----7---6-||--------------|--------------|------------------------------|
    ||----------------------||--------------|--5-6-8--6-5--|------------------------------|
    ||-----------8----7---6-||--------------|--------------|------------------------------|

    -10(12)10-8---------------------------------------------------------|
    ------------10-8----------------------------------------------------|
    -----------------10(11)10~--8-10(11)-10-8~--|-----------------------|
    --------------------------------------------------10-12(14)12-10----|
    ----------------------------------------------/12----------------12-|
    --------------------------------------------------------------------|

    repeat verse before bridge and then follow the crescendo with this:
        4x                4x
    ||-5-5-6-7-6-5-||--/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-18-17-||
    ||-5-5-6-7-6-5-||--/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-18-17-||
    ||-5-5-6-7-6-5-||--/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-18-17-||
    ||-4-4-5-6-5-4-||--/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-17-16-||
    ||-5-5-6-7-6-5-||--/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-18-17-||
    ||-------------||------------------------------||

    Lyrics:

    Burning desire sets my soul on fire
    Burning desire sets my soul on fire
    I feel my body drowning in your sea of love
    But in the meantime there's nothing to dream

    Between Hell and Heaven you just may see me chase my heart everywhere
    Burning desire hotter than an electric chair

    Burning desire hotter than an electric chair

    Bridge:

    Last night sure was sweet
    it sure was good this time around
    you really sent me around and around, round and round

    You came on down hard on me baby
    you showed me just how love could be
    that's the way I like it to be
    I better leave now baby
    Baby I'll see you about 2 or 3, yeah


    Burning desire hotter than an electric chair
  12. Burning Desire (1969/70)
    06. Burning Desire
    Record Plant, 1/23/70, with Billy Cox (b) and Buddy Miles (d)
    (Instrumental)
  13. 2 Nights at the Fillmore East (1969/70)
    112. Burning Desire
    Live
  14. 205. Burning Desire
    Live
  15. 409. Burning Desire
    Live
  16. Live At The Fillmore East - Early Show (1970-01-01)
    09. Burning Desire
    Live
  17. Box of Gypsys Vol.2 - Revised (1970-01-01 / 1970-01-28)
    2.507. Burning Desire
    Live
  18. Loose Ends (1974)
    6. Burning Desire