Heat wave
C ~ ~
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- G Am
1. Whenever I'm with him,
something inside
F - G
Am
starts to burning, and I'm filled with desire.
F G
Could it be the devil in me,
F G
or is this the way love's
supposed to be ?
C F C
It's like a heat wave, burning in my heart,
F C F C
can't keep from crying, it's tearing me apart !
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2. Whenever he calls my name, soft, low, sweet and plain,
F G Am
I feel, yeah yeah, well, I feel that burning flame.
F G
Has high blood pressure got a
hold on me,
F G
or is this the way love's
supposed to be ?
C F C
It's like a heat wave, burning in my heart,
F C F C
can't keep from crying, it's tearing me apart !
+ instrumental = verse 2 + C ~ ~
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3. Sometimes I stare into space, tears all over my face,
F G Am
I can't explain it, don't
understand it, I hadn't ever felt like this before.
F G
Now that funny feeling has me
amazed,
F G
I don't know what to do, my
head's in a haze.
C F C
It's like a heat wave, burning in my heart,
F C F C
can't keep from crying, it's tearing me apart !
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G
Am
4. Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah, oh oh (heat wave),
F G Am
yeah yeah,
yeah yeah, oh (heat wave) !
F G
Don't pass up this chance,
F G
this time it's true romance.
C C C
Heat wave !
Heat wave ! Heat wave !
F
C - F - G - Am
O….h, heat wave
!
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Linda Ronstadt)