In The Heat Of The Night Chords
In The Heat Of The Night by Maggie Reilly is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords F, Am, G, C, Dm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
F
Blossoms fall like rain
Am G C
Under a sleepless moon
Dm C Em Am G
Amber fireflies dance across the shore
F Am
Helping her to keep her hopes alive
Dm Em Am
All those tiny sparks of flame
F G F
But in the heat of the night her blood runs cold, can she survive?
G F
And in the heat of the night she longs to feel his touch
G Am
Her mind is reeling and she can feel the earth revolving
F G Dm
In the heat of the night she needs him, oh so much
F
Many miles away
G Am
Under a starlit sky
Dm Em
He's lying all alone
Am
Waiting for the dawn
F G F
But in the heat of the night his blood runs cold, can he survive?
G F
And in the heat of the night he's burning for her touch
G Am
How could he let it slip right thru his fingers
F G Dm
When in the heat of the night he needs her, oh so much
G C F C
Come to me now (come to me now)
Please take my hand
F C G Am
Look in my heart and you'll find someone forever true
C Em F C
You know our love is alive (somewhere out there)
Waiting for you
F G
It's shining a light on the path that leads me back to you
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