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

INTRO:
[D] [D] [D] [D open]
[Em] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m] [G] [A]
[D] [D] [D] [D open]

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

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

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

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

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE + PRE-CHORUS]

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

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

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

OUTRO: [ad lib]