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

INTRO:
[C] [C] [C] [C open]
[Dm] [Em] [Am] [Am]
[Dm] [Em] [Am] [Am]
[Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [C] [C] [C open]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + PRE-CHORUS]

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

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

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

OUTRO: [ad lib]