Aerosmith - Fever

Originally in E, I play in E capo 3

Play the 5’s as 7#9’s

Vox on the 5 on “rip”

	E5
I got a r	ip in my pants and a hole in my brand new shoes

	E5
I got a M	argarita nose and a breath full of Mad Dog booze

Now it’s definitely a major chord, maybe with 6th

	E	A	E	A
I got the f	ever, fev	er, fev	er, fev	er

	E	A
Yeah, they thr	ew me out of jail I tell you	it ain’t fair

	E	A
I tri	ed to kiss the judge from the el	ectrical chair

	E	A	E	D
But w	e all here cause we’re n	ot all there tonight	→

	E5
The gu	itar’s cranked and the bass man’s blown a fuse

	E5
And when the wh	ole gang bangs tell me then what’s your excuse?

	E	A	E	A
We got the f	ever, fev	er, fev	er, fev	er

E	A
Fever gives you lust with an	appetite

	E	A
It h	its you like the fangs from a r	attlesnake bite

	E	A
W	e all here cause we’re n	ot all there tonight

E	D	D	A	A	G	G	A
→		→		→		→

E	D	D	A	A	G	G	A
→		→		→		→

That pattern continues through the bridge, but I’m only writing the second chord from each pair

Vox basically on the 4 of the key (5 of the first chord for the entire bridge, until “caviar”

	D5	A5
We c	an’t run away from tr	ouble

	G5	A5
There ai	n’t no place that f	ar

	D5	A5
But if we	do it right at the sp	eed of light

	G5	A5	B5
There’s the b	ack seat of my	car, cavia	r

Lyrics move a little faster here, no pause after the first line

	E5
I was f	eeling so high I forgot what day

	E5
Now I’m f	eeling low down even slow seems way too fast

	E5
And now the b	ooze don’t work ‘cause the drugs ran out of gas

	E	A	E	A
I got the f	ever, fev	er, fev	er, fev	er

	E	A
The b	uzz that you be getting from the cr	ack don’t last

Every once in a while, I find a line so awkward that I change it for awesomesongbook.com...

	E	A
I’d r	ather be O.D.in’ in the b	ack of the class

	E	A
Yeah w	e all here ‘cause we’re n	ot all there tonight

E	D	D	A	A	G	G	A
→		→		→		→

Same deal, just writing the second chord in each pair

	D5	A5
My	first time ever lov	er

	G5	A5
We fell asl	eep out on the l	awn

	E5	B5
And when	I woke up I was	all alone

	A5	B5
Makin’ l	ove to the crack of	dawn

	D5	A5
So	yo, I beg your pard	on sir

	G5	A5	B5
The	gang...ster of l	ove rides ag	ain

Harmonica solo

E	E	E	E

A	A	B	B

	E
I got the f	ever (you know I got the chill)

	A
F	ever (it give me such a thrill)

	E
F	ever (like a burnin’ plague)

	A
F	ever (yeah, get outta my way)

E	A
Fever may be hell and a cr	oss to bear

	E	A
As l	ong as I’m in heaven honey	I don’t care

	E	A
You l	ook so good baby l	ook so fine

	E	A
I t	ell you you’re the image of the p	erfect crime

	E	A
You g	ets so tired holding	on so tight

	E	A
If you th	ink you’re going crazy well you m	ay be right

	E	A
Yeah, w	e’re all here ‘cause we’re n	ot all there, that’s right

E	D
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