Written by Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell
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