“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 CHANGE to Bbm = so the chords are now Bbm Db F]
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 CHANGE to Bm = so the chords are now Bm D F#]
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
