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[Intro]
C G Em D
C G Em D
C G Em D
C G Em D
[Verse 1]
CSweat dGrip down Emmy Dface, it's a Chot one, GhuEmhD  
CRed dGirt, bEmone-dDry under the Chot sun, GyeahEm  D  
But if Cyou touch my GhandEm,    Dwhile the Cmercury's Grisin'Em  D  
Then I Cswear, what's out tGhere don't cEmompare
To how my Dtemperature's cClimbin', cGlimbin', Emclimbin' every Dtime
[Chorus]
When the Cweatherman Gsays
We're Embound to set a Drecord or twoC  
GWoah-woah,   Emhe don't Dknow that
The sCummertime Gheat wave aEmin't got Dnothin' on yCouG  
Girl, I lEmove the way you Dburn me like you dCo
G(Heat wave)Em  D  C  
G(Heat wave)Em  D  C  
[Verse 2]
CI'm a Gfool Emthinkin' I'll Dcool off in the CwaterG, rightEm?D  
'Cause Cyou jump iGn for a Emswim and girl, it Djust gets hCotterG, yeahEm  D  
River dCrops on your GskinEm  
Safe to Dsay, the way you're Clookin', you're Gputtin' EmJuly to Dshame
[Chorus]
Yeah, the Cweatherman Gsays
We're Embound to set a Drecord or twoC  
GWoah-woah,   Emhe don't Dknow that
The sCummertime Gheat wave aEmin't got Dnothin' on yCouG  
Girl, I lEmove the way you Dburn me like you dCo
G(Heat wave)Em  D  C  
G(Heat wave)Em  D  C  
[Bridge]
It's crCazy how you sGtay so Emhot, but you Dplay it so cCool
    GGirl, you Emplay it so coDol
[Chorus]
Yeah, the Cweatherman Gsays
We're Embound to set a Drecord or twoC  
GWoah-woah,   Emhe don't Dknow that
The sCummertime Gheat wave aEmin't got Dnothin' on yCouG  
Girl, I lEmove the way you Dburn me like you dCo
G(Heat wave) EmI love the way you Dburn me like you Cdo
G(Heat wave) EmI love the way you Dburn me like you Cdo
             G                    EmBDurn me like you do

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Heat Wave

by John King

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Em D

[Verse 1]

C G Em D C G Em D

Sweat drip down my face, it's a hot one, huh

C G Em D C G Em D

Red dirt, bone-dry under the hot sun, yeah

C G Em D C G Em D

But if you touch my hand, while the mercury's risin'

C G Em

Then I swear, what's out there don't compare

D C G Em D

To how my temperature's climbin', climbin', climbin' every time

[Chorus]

C G

When the weatherman says

Em D C

We're bound to set a record or two

G Em D

Woah-woah, he don't know that

C G Em D C G

The summertime heat wave ain't got nothin' on you

Em D C

Girl, I love the way you burn me like you do

G Em D C

(Heat wave)

G Em D C

(Heat wave)

[Verse 2]

C G Em D C G Em D

I'm a fool thinkin' I'll cool off in the water, right?

C G Em D C G Em D

'Cause you jump in for a swim and girl, it just gets hotter, yeah

C G Em

River drops on your skin

D C G Em D

Safe to say, the way you're lookin', you're puttin' July to shame

[Chorus]

C G

Yeah, the weatherman says

Em D C

We're bound to set a record or two

G Em D

Woah-woah, he don't know that

C G Em D C G

The summertime heat wave ain't got nothin' on you

Em D C

Girl, I love the way you burn me like you do

G Em D C

(Heat wave)

G Em D C

(Heat wave)

[Bridge]

C G Em D C

It's crazy how you stay so hot, but you play it so cool

G Em D

Girl, you play it so cool

[Chorus]

C G

Yeah, the weatherman says

Em D C

We're bound to set a record or two

G Em D

Woah-woah, he don't know that

C G Em D C G

The summertime heat wave ain't got nothin' on you

Em D C

Girl, I love the way you burn me like you do

G Em D C

(Heat wave) I love the way you burn me like you do

G Em D C

(Heat wave) I love the way you burn me like you do

G Em D

Burn me like you do

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