Martha & the Vandellas, Heat Wave (1963)
^{Key: :[F] (w: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland Jr.)}

INTRO:
[F] [F] [F] [F open]
[Gm] [Am] [Dm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Am] [Dm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Am] [Bb] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F open]

VERSE 1:
Whenever I'm [Gm] with him [Am]
Something in-[Dm]-side [Dm]
Starts to [Gm] burnin' [Am]
And I'm [Dm] filled with [Dm] desire

PRE-CHORUS 1:
[Gm] Could it be, a [Am] devil in me
Or is [Bb] this the way love's sup-[C]-posed to be?

CHORUS:
It's like a [F] heat wave
Burnin' in my [F] heart
I can't keep from [F] crying
Tearin' me a-[F]-part

VERSE 2:
Whenever he [Gm] calls my name [Am]
Soft, low, [Dm] sweet and plain [Dm]
I [Gm] feel, right [Am] there
I [Dm] feel that burning [Dm] flame

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Has [Gm] high blood pressure got a [Am] hold on me
Or is [Bb] this is the way love's sup-[C]-posed to be

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + PRE-CHORUS]

VERSE 3:
Sometimes, I [Gm] stare in space [Am]
Tears all [Dm] over my [Dm] face
I can't [Gm] explain it, don't [Am] understand it
I ain't [Dm] never felt like this be-[Dm]-fore

PRE-CHORUS 3:
Now, that [Gm] funny feelin' has [Dm] me in a maze
Don't [Bb] know what to do, my [C] head's in a haze

BRIDGE:
It's like a [F] heat wave
Yeah yeah [Gm] yeah yeah [Am]; [Dm] Oh yeah [Dm]
Yeah [Gm] yeah yeah [Am] yeah; [Dm] Oh yeah [Dm]
[Gm] Don't pass up [Am] this chance
[Bb] It sounds like [C] true romance

OUTRO: [ad lib]