Fever Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays571

Fever by Peggy Lee is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, E and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: Am C E  


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  


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  


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  


Am          C       Dm                  Am  
Romeo loved Juliet, Juliet she felt the same  
Am              C                          E                      Am  
When he put his arms around her, he said, "Julie, Baby, you're my flame�  
             Am     C                Dm                     Am  
"Thou giveth fever, when we kisseth, fever with thy flaming youth  
Am      C          E                       Am  
“Fever! I'm afire, fever, yeah, I burn, forsooth.�  


Am                C          Dm             Am  
Captain Smith and Pocahontas had a very mad affair  
Am             C                             E                    Am  
When her daddy tried to kill him, she said, “Daddy, oh, don't you dare!�  
             Am    C                Dm                     Am  
"He gives me fever with his kisses, fever when he holds me tight  
Am     C             E                          Am  
Fever! I'm his Mrs., so Daddy, Won't you treat him right?  


Am                  C            Dm                           Am  
Now you've listened to my story, here's the point that I have made:  
Am               C                        E                  Am  
Chicks were born to give you fever, be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade.  
              Am     C                   Dm                    Am  
They give you fever when you kiss them, fever if you live and learn.  
Am     C                 E                    Am  
Fever! 'till you sizzle—what a lovely way to burn!  


E                    Am  
what a lovely way to burn  
E                    Am  
what a lovely way to burn  
E                    Am  
what a lovely way to burn  

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante