Fever Chords

“Fever” – Peggy Lee
Chords by Joan’s Genius 2002
 
- I've revised the chords for the last 3 verses, in response to the feedback re: the 2 key changes.
 
 
[Intro]
 
Am C E Am
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Am                    C         Dm                    Am
Never know how much I love you, never know how much I care
Am                      C                 E                       Am
When you put your arms around me, I get a fever that's so hard to bear
            Am     C                 Dm                     Am
You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight
Am     C               E                     Am
Fever! In the morning, fever all through the night
 
[Verse 2]
 
Am         C               Dm                 Am
Sun lights up the daytime, moon lights up the night
Am                  C                     E                        Am
I light up when you call my name, and you know I'm gonna treat you right
            Am     C                 Dm                     Am
You give me fever, when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight
Am     C               E                     Am
Fever! In the morning, fever all through the night
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Am          C              Dm                Am
Everybody's got the fever, that is something you all know
Am          C                 E                   Am
Fever isn't such a new thing, fever started long ago
 
[KEY]
 
[Verse 3]
 
Bbm         Db      Ebm                 Bbm
Romeo loved Juliet, Juliet she felt the same
Bbm                  Db                    F                      Bbm
When he put his arms around her, he said, "Julie, baby, you're my flame”
             Bbm    Db               Ebm                    Bbm
"Thou giveth fever, when we kisseth, fever with thy flaming youth
Bbm     Db         F                    Bbm
“Fever! I'm afire, fever, yeah, I burn, forsooth.”            
 
[KEY]
 
[Verse 4]
 
Bm                D          Em             Bm
Captain Smith and Pocahontas had a very mad affair
Bm             D                            F#                    Bm
When her daddy tried to kill him, she said, “Daddy, oh, don't you dare!”
             Bm    D                Em                     Bm
"He gives me fever with his kisses, fever when he holds me tight
Bm      D                  F#                         Bm
“Fever! I'm his missus, so Daddy, won't you treat him right?”
 
[Verse 5]
 
Bm                  D            Em                           Bm
Now you've listened to my story, here's the point that I have made
Bm               D                        F#                 Bm
Chicks were born to give you fever, be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
              Bm     D                   Em                    Bm
They give you fever, when you kiss them, fever if you live and learn
Bm      D                F#                   Bm
Fever! 'till you sizzle, what a lovely way to burn
 
[Outro]
 
F#                   Bm
what a lovely way to burn 
F#                   Bm
what a lovely way to burn 
F#                   Bm
what a lovely way to burn 
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