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

INTRO:
[E] [E] [E] [E open]
[F#m] [G#m] [C#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [G#m] [C#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [G#m] [A] [B]
[E] [E] [E] [E open]

VERSE 1:
Whenever I'm [F#m] with him [G#m]
Something in-[C#m]-side [C#m]
Starts to [F#m] burnin' [G#m]
And I'm [C#m] filled with [C#m] desire

PRE-CHORUS 1:
[F#m] Could it be, a [G#m] devil in me
Or is [A] this the way love's sup-[B]-posed to be?

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

VERSE 2:
Whenever he [F#m] calls my name [G#m]
Soft, low, [C#m] sweet and plain [C#m]
I [F#m] feel, right [G#m] there
I [C#m] feel that burning [C#m] flame

PRE-CHORUS 2:
Has [F#m] high blood pressure got a [G#m] hold on me
Or is [A] this is the way love's sup-[B]-posed to be

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + PRE-CHORUS]

VERSE 3:
Sometimes, I [F#m] stare in space [G#m]
Tears all [C#m] over my [C#m] face
I can't [F#m] explain it, don't [G#m] understand it
I ain't [C#m] never felt like this be-[C#m]-fore

PRE-CHORUS 3:
Now, that [F#m] funny feelin' has [C#m] me in a maze
Don't [A] know what to do, my [B] head's in a haze

BRIDGE:
It's like a [E] heat wave
Yeah yeah [F#m] yeah yeah [G#m]; [C#m] Oh yeah [C#m]
Yeah [F#m] yeah yeah [G#m] yeah; [C#m] Oh yeah [C#m]
[F#m] Don't pass up [G#m] this chance
[A] It sounds like [B] true romance

OUTRO: [ad lib]