In The Heat Of The Night Chords

KeyF Capo5st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays548

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.

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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 
  
  
Instrumental:

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100 BPM Andante