Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fever – Elvis Presley --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Eddie Cooley/John Davenport (i.e. Otis Blackwell) From: “Elvis is Back!” (1960) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard For less barre chords transpose -3 to Am and use a capo 3rd fret to match the original key. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] swing feel Cm G Cm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--5-3-----------| D|----------------|----------------|5---------------|--------6---5---| A|3-------6-------|3-----6---6-3---|--------2-------|3---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Verse] swing feel Cm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|------------5---|----------------|------------5---| A|3-------6-------|3-----6---------|3-------6-------|3-----6---------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Cm G Cm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| A|3-------6-------|3-----6-----3---|----------------|3---------------| E|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|------------3---| Cm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|------------5---|----------------|----------------| A|3-------6-------|3-----6---------|3-------6-------|3-----6---------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5---| Cm G Cm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--5-3-----------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------6---5---| A|3---------------|3-----6-----3---|----------------|3---------------| E|------------3---|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Cm | % | G | Cm | [Verse 1]

^CmNever know how much I love you ^CmNever know how much I care ^CmWhen you put your arms around me I get a ^Gfever that's so hard to ^Cmbear You give me fever .^Cm.. when you kiss me ^CmFever when you hold me tight ^CmFever in the morning ^GFever all through the ^Cmnight.

[Verse 2]

^Cm Sunlight’s up the daytime ^CmMoonlight’s up the night ^CmI light up when you call my name And you ^Gknow I'm gonna treat you ^Cmright You give me fever .^Cm.. when you kiss me ^CmFever when you hold me tight ^CmFever in the morning ^GFever all through the ^Cmnight

[Middle 8]

^Cm Ev'rybody's got the fever ^Cm That is something you all know ^Cm Fever isn't such a new thing G Cm | % | % | G | Cm | Fever started long ago (= Intro)

[Verse 3]

^CmRomeo loved Juliet ^CmJuliet she felt the same ^CmWhen he put his arms around her He said '^GJulie, baby, you're my ^Cmflame Thou giv-est fever ^Cm... when we kisseth ^CmFever with thy flaming youth ^CmFever - I'm afire ^GFever, yea, I burn for ^Cmsooth'

[Verse 4]

^CmCaptain Smith and Pocahontas ^CmHad a very mad affair ^CmWhen her daddy tried to kill him She said '^GDaddy, o, don't you ^Cmdare He give me fever ^Cm... with his kisses ^CmFever when he holds me tight ^CmFever, I'm his misses, G Cm | % | % | G | Cm | Oh daddy, won't you treat him right' (= Intro with some extra notes)

[Verse 5]

^CmNow you listened to my story ^CmHere's the point that I have made ^CmCats were born to give chicks fever Be it ^GFahrenheit or Centi^Cmgrade O, they give-a you fever ^Cm... when you kiss them ^CmFever if you live and learn ^CmFever till you sizzle ^GWhat a lovely way to ^Cmburn

[Outro]

^GWhat a lovely way to ^Cmburn ^GWhat a lovely way to ^Cmburn (repeat and fade)

Elvis Presley - Fever