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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
D | D | D | D

Verse 1: 0:07
 D
Lord almighty,
   G       A           D
I feel my temp'rature rising
 D
Higher and higher;
G               A           D
It's burning through to my soul.
0:20
 D
Girl, girl, girl,
 G            A         D
You're gonna set me on fire, mm.
     D
My brain is flaming,
G              A           D
I don't know which way to go, yeah.

Chorus 1: 0:33
             Bm     A       G
'Cause your kisses lift me higher
           Bm       A      G
Like the sweet song of a choir.
     Bm       A        G
You light my morning sky
      A7sus4  D
With burning love.

Verse 2: 0:47
D
Ooh hoo hoo,
G          A           D
I feel my temp'rature rising.
 D
Help me, I'm flaming.
   G         A           D
I must be a hundred and nine.
1:00
 D
Burning, burning,
 G            A           D
Burning, and nothing can cool me, yeah.
D
I just might turn to
  G       A       D
Smoke but I feel fine.

Chorus 2: 1:13
             Bm     A       G
'Cause your kisses lift me higher
           Bm       A      G
Like the sweet song of a choir.
     Bm       A        G
You light my morning sky
      A7sus4  D
With burning love.

Instrumental: 1:27
Bm A | G | Bm A | G
Bm A | G A7sus4 | D | D

Verse 3: 1:40
D
It's coming closer;
      G             A          D
The flames are now licking my body.
 D
Won't you help me?
   G              A        D
I feel like I'm slipping away.
1:53
D
It's hard to breathe
G          A         D
  And my chest is a-heaving.
 D
Lord have mercy,
     G         A            D
I'm burning a hole where I lay, yeah.

Chorus 3: 2:06
             Bm     A       G
'Cause your kisses lift me higher
           Bm       A      G
Like the sweet song of a choir.
     Bm       A        G
You light my morning sky
      A7sus4  D
With burning love.
2:18
G               D ->
  With burning love,
D                G
Ah, ah, burning love.

Coda: 2:23
            D                       G
I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
        D                       G
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
            D                       G
I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
        D                       G
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
2:36
            D                       G
I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
        D                       G
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
            D                       G
I'm just a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
        D                       G
Just a hunk, a hunk of burning love...

Key

key
D
original
key
D
D# C#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Official Music Video
Live in Honolulu, 1973
With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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