Heat Wave

Words & Music by Irving Berlin
Recorded by Ethyl Waters, 1933


Intro:

   Am             G         Em7   D9   Am
A heat wave blew right into town last week;

E    Am             G    Em7  D9        Am
She came from the island of  Mar - ti - nique.

     C           F           Dm7      C
The can-can she dances will make you fry;

    C           F         Fdim    E  
The can-can is really the reason why.


Verse:

E     A        D9    A       A - D9 - A
We're having a heat wave,  

   F#m     E           E7/6   E
A tropical heat wave,

     A           G/B   A7       D          D9   Bm7-5
The temperatures ris - ing, it isn't sur - pri - sing --

     A        F#m  E   A
She certainly can can-can.


E     A        D9    A       A - D9 - A
She started a heat wave

   F#m          E           E7/6   E
By letting her seat wave

     A    G/B  A7       D        D9 Bm7-5
In such a way that the customers say that

     A        F#m  E   A
She certainly can can-can.


Bridge:

 D  Em7 Em7/9    Em7       D           Em7         D
Gee,     her a - nat - o - my made the mer - cur - y

 A       E           A      E
Jump to nine - ty - three, yes sir,


E     A        D9    A       A - D9 - A
Were having a heat wave,

   F#m     E           E7/6   E
A tropical heat wave,

     A           G/B   A7           D        D9  Bm7-5
The way that she moves that ther - mom - e - ter proves 

          A        F#m  E   A
That she certainly can can-can.


i*Requested by recent visitor Slim Ukelele


 
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