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

INTRO:
[G] [G] [G] [G open]
[Am] [Bm] [Em] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [Em] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [C] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [G open]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + PRE-CHORUS]

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

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

BRIDGE:
It's like a [G] heat wave
Yeah yeah [Am] yeah yeah [Bm]; [Em] Oh yeah [Em]
Yeah [Am] yeah yeah [Bm] yeah; [Em] Oh yeah [Em]
[Am] Don't pass up [Bm] this chance
[C] It sounds like [D] true romance

OUTRO: [ad lib]