Fever — Peggy Lee
Chords and lyrics for Fever by Peggy Lee (key of G).
Verse 1
“Fever” – Peggy Lee
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Intro
[Am] [C] [E] [Am]
Verse 1
[Am]Never know how much I [C]love you, [Dm]never know how much I [Am]care
[Am]When you put your arms [C]around me, I get a [E]fever that's so hard to [Am]bear
You give me [Am]fever, [C]when you kiss me, [Dm]fever when you hold me [Am]tight
[Am]Fever! [C]In the morning, [E]fever all through the [Am]night
Verse 2
[Am]Sun lights [C]up the daytime, [Dm]moon lights up the [Am]night
[Am]I light up when you [C]call my name, and you [E]know I'm gonna treat you [Am]right
You give me [Am]fever, [C]when you kiss me, [Dm]fever when you hold me [Am]tight
[Am]Fever! [C]In the morning, [E]fever all through the [Am]night
Bridge
[Am]Everybody's [C]got the fever, [Dm]that is something [Am]you all know
[Am]Fever isn't [C]such a new thing, [E]fever started long [Am]ago
Verse 3
[Bbm]Romeo loved [Db]Juliet, [Ebm]Juliet she felt the [Bbm]same
[Bbm]When he put his arms [Db]around her, he said, [F]"Julie, baby, you're my [Bbm]flame”
"Thou giveth [Bbm]fever, [Db]when we kisseth, [Ebm]fever with thy flaming [Bbm]youth
[Bbm]“Fever! [Db]I'm afire, [F]fever, yeah, I burn, [Bbm]forsooth.”
Verse 4
[Bm]Captain Smith and [D]Pocahontas [Em]had a very mad [Bm]affair
[Bm]When her daddy [D]tried to kill him, she said, [F#]“Daddy, oh, don't you [Bm]dare!”
"He gives me [Bm]fever [D]with his kisses, [Em]fever when he holds me [Bm]tight
[Bm]“Fever! [D]I'm his missus, so [F#]Daddy, won't you treat him [Bm]right?”
Verse 5
[Bm]Now you've listened [D]to my story, [Em]here's the point that I have [Bm]made
[Bm]Chicks were born [D]to give you fever, be it [F#]Fahrenheit or [Bm]Centigrade
They give you [Bm]fever, [D]when you kiss them, [Em]fever if you live and [Bm]learn
[Bm]Fever! [D]'till you sizzle, [F#]what a lovely way to [Bm]burn
Outro
[F#]what a lovely way to [Bm]burn
[F#]what a lovely way to [Bm]burn
[F#]what a lovely way to [Bm]burn
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