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Eminor

90BPM

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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 39Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: EADGBe
Intro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---5-3--------5-3-------5-3-------5-3-------5-3-------5-3-------5-3-------
A|-------555--------555-------555-------555-------555-------555-------555---
E|-3---------3----------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----------
Riff 1
e|----------
B|----------
G|----------
D|-3-5-3----
A|-------5--
E|----------
Riff 1              Am  Bm  
Whenever I’m with you
Something inEmside 
starts AmburningBm  
And my Emhearts filled with fire
AmStop this - it’s got a Bmhold on me
I said Cthis ain’t the way it’s suDpposed to be 
            G (Bass plays Riff 1)
It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart
I can’t keep from crying
Tearing me apart
Riff 1                   Am      Bm  
Whenever she calls my name
Sounds so Emsoft sweet and plain
Right Amthere, right Bmthen
I Emfeel this burning pain
This Amhigh blood pressure’s got a Bmhold on me
I said Cthis ain’t the way love’s suDpposed to be
            G (Bass plays Riff 1)
It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart
I can’t keep from crying
Tearing me apart
N.C.
(Bass-Riff 1)   Am
yeah yeah, yeah yeah (oh Yeah)
oh Bmyeah (oh Yeah)
Emooooh yeah
oh Amyeah (oh Yeah)
oh Bmyeah (oh Yeah)
Emooooh
This Amhigh blood pressure’s got a Bmhold on me
I said Cthis ain’t the way love’s suDpposed to be
            G (Bass plays Riff 1)
It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart
I can’t keep from crying
Tearing me apart
Solo (Behind the solo play the same as the verse and chorus)
Riff 1              Am  Bm  
Whenever I’m with you
Something inEmside 
starts AmburningBm  
And my Emhearts filled with fire
AmSomething’s got Bmme amazed 
Don’t Cknow what to do 
My Dhead’s in a haze 
            G (Bass plays Riff 1)
It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart
I can’t keep from crying
Tearing me apart
N.C.
(Bass-Riff 1)   Am 
yeah yeah, yeah yeah (oh Yeah)
oh Bmyeah (oh Yeah)
Emooooh yeah
oh Amyeah (oh Yeah)
oh Bmyeah (oh Yeah)
Emooooh
This Amhigh blood pressure’s got a Bmhold on me 
I said Cthis ain’t the way love’s suDpposed to be
                    G(End on G)
It’s like a heatwave
Chords Used
Am: 577555
Bm: 799777
Em: x79987 
C: 8-10-10-9-8-8 
D: 10-12-12-11-10-10 
G: 355433

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Heatwave

by The Jam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: EADGBe

Intro

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

D|---5-3--------5-3-------5-3-------5-3-------5-3-------5-3-------5-3-------

A|-------555--------555-------555-------555-------555-------555-------555---

E|-3---------3----------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-----------

Riff 1

e|----------

B|----------

G|----------

D|-3-5-3----

A|-------5--

E|----------

Am Bm

Riff 1

Whenever I’m with you

Something inside

Am Bm

starts burning

And my hearts filled with fire

Am Bm

Stop this - it’s got a hold on me

C D

I said this ain’t the way it’s supposed to be

G (Bass plays Riff 1)

It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart

I can’t keep from crying

Tearing me apart

Am Bm

Riff 1

Whenever she calls my name

Sounds so soft sweet and plain

Am Bm

Right there, right then

I feel this burning pain

Am Bm

This high blood pressure’s got a hold on me

C D

I said this ain’t the way love’s supposed to be

G (Bass plays Riff 1)

It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart

I can’t keep from crying

Tearing me apart

N..

(Bass-Riff 1) Am

yeah yeah, yeah yeah (oh Yeah)

oh yeah (oh Yeah)

ooooh yeah

oh yeah (oh Yeah)

ooooh

Am Bm

This high blood pressure’s got a hold on me

C D

I said this ain’t the way love’s supposed to be

G (Bass plays Riff 1)

It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart

I can’t keep from crying

Tearing me apart

Solo (Behind the solo play the same as the verse and chorus)

Am Bm

Riff 1

Whenever I’m with you

Something inside

Am Bm

starts burning

And my hearts filled with fire

Am Bm

Something’s got me amazed

Don’t know what to do

My head’s in a haze

G (Bass plays Riff 1)

It’s like a heatwave burning in my heart

I can’t keep from crying

Tearing me apart

N..

(Bass-Riff 1) Am

yeah yeah, yeah yeah (oh Yeah)

oh yeah (oh Yeah)

ooooh yeah

oh yeah (oh Yeah)

ooooh

Am Bm

This high blood pressure’s got a hold on me

C D

I said this ain’t the way love’s supposed to be

G G

(End on )

It’s like a heatwave

Chords Used

: 577555

: 799777

: x79987

: 8-10-10-9-8-8

: 10-12-12-11-10-10

: 355433

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