Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart:The Supremes
#7 R&B and #9 on Both CASH BOX and BB Hot 100
on MOTOWN Records in 1966.
INTRO: B F Bb C F Bb C
#1.
The [Eb]love [Bb]bug done bit me..[Ab]didn't [Fm]mean for him to
[Bb]get me.
Wooo, get [F]up in the [Gm]morn..[Ab]ing and [Eb]I'm [F]filled with
de[Bb]sire.
[Eb]No, no, I [F]can't stop the [C]fire..[Ab]love is a [Bb]real live
wire.
[Eb]Ooh, it's a [F]burning sensation..[Ab]far beyond imagi[Bb]nation[C].
CHORUS:
Love is like an [Dm]itchin' in my heart..[Bb]tearing it [Gm]all
a[F]part..just an itching in my heart and [C]baby, I can't
[Bb]scratch it.
BRIDGE:
[F]Keeps me [Bb]sighing, [Eb]oooo-oooo-[Fm]ooo..[Ab]keeps me yearning.
[Eb]Nooo, [Ab]mama can't help me..[Eb]nooo, [Ab]daddy can't [Bb]help me.
I've been [F]bitten by the love bug [Bb]and I need some infor[Gm]mation[F],
to [Bb]help me out this situ[F]ation.
#2.
[Eb]Now, when you're [Bb]ill, you take a [F]pill[Bb]...[Fm]...[Bb]when you're [F]thirsty,
drink your [Bb]fill.[Fm]
What you gonna [Gm]do (oh, [C]yeah) when love gets a [Dm]hold, a [Bb]hold
on you..[C]love is [F]like an itchin' [C]in my [Dm]heart and [C]baby, I can't
[Bb]scratch it.
INTERLUDE: Dm F Bb Cm Eb F Bb Cm F C Cm Eb F Cm
#3.
[Eb]Love is a [F]naggin' [Bb]irri[Ab]tation..[F]causing my heart comp[Gm]lication[F].
[Bb]Love is a growing [Ab]infect[Bb]ion and I [F]don't know the [Fm]correction.
Got me [F]rockin' and [Ab]a-reel[Bb]in'..and I can't shake the [C]feelin'.
CHORUS:
Love is like an [Dm]itchin' in my heart..[Bb]tearing it [Gm]all
a[F]part..just an itching in my heart and [C]baby, I can't
[Bb]scratch it.[F]
BRIDGE:
[Bb]Keeps me sighing, [Ab]ooo-ooo-[F]ooo.(keeps me cryin')..
[Bb]Keeps me yearning..([Eb]keeps me [F]burning)..
[Bb]Keeps me tossing..([Eb]keeps me [F]turning)..[Bb]keeps me yearning.
OUTRO:
[F]I've been bitten by the love bug [Bb]and I need some [Gm]infor[Fm]mation..
to [C]help me [F]out this situ[Bb]ation.
Love is a naggin' [C]irri[Bb]tat[F]ion..[Eb]causing my [F]heart compli[Bb]cation[Fm].
[F]I've been bitten by the [Bb]love bug..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#7 R&B and #9 on Both CASH BOX and BB Hot 100
on MOTOWN Records in 1966.
INTRO: B F Bb C F Bb C
#1.
The [Eb]love [Bb]bug done bit me..[Ab]didn't [Fm]mean for him to
[Bb]get me.
Wooo, get [F]up in the [Gm]morn..[Ab]ing and [Eb]I'm [F]filled with
de[Bb]sire.
[Eb]No, no, I [F]can't stop the [C]fire..[Ab]love is a [Bb]real live
wire.
[Eb]Ooh, it's a [F]burning sensation..[Ab]far beyond imagi[Bb]nation[C].
CHORUS:
Love is like an [Dm]itchin' in my heart..[Bb]tearing it [Gm]all
a[F]part..just an itching in my heart and [C]baby, I can't
[Bb]scratch it.
BRIDGE:
[F]Keeps me [Bb]sighing, [Eb]oooo-oooo-[Fm]ooo..[Ab]keeps me yearning.
[Eb]Nooo, [Ab]mama can't help me..[Eb]nooo, [Ab]daddy can't [Bb]help me.
I've been [F]bitten by the love bug [Bb]and I need some infor[Gm]mation[F],
to [Bb]help me out this situ[F]ation.
#2.
[Eb]Now, when you're [Bb]ill, you take a [F]pill[Bb]...[Fm]...[Bb]when you're [F]thirsty,
drink your [Bb]fill.[Fm]
What you gonna [Gm]do (oh, [C]yeah) when love gets a [Dm]hold, a [Bb]hold
on you..[C]love is [F]like an itchin' [C]in my [Dm]heart and [C]baby, I can't
[Bb]scratch it.
INTERLUDE: Dm F Bb Cm Eb F Bb Cm F C Cm Eb F Cm
#3.
[Eb]Love is a [F]naggin' [Bb]irri[Ab]tation..[F]causing my heart comp[Gm]lication[F].
[Bb]Love is a growing [Ab]infect[Bb]ion and I [F]don't know the [Fm]correction.
Got me [F]rockin' and [Ab]a-reel[Bb]in'..and I can't shake the [C]feelin'.
CHORUS:
Love is like an [Dm]itchin' in my heart..[Bb]tearing it [Gm]all
a[F]part..just an itching in my heart and [C]baby, I can't
[Bb]scratch it.[F]
BRIDGE:
[Bb]Keeps me sighing, [Ab]ooo-ooo-[F]ooo.(keeps me cryin')..
[Bb]Keeps me yearning..([Eb]keeps me [F]burning)..
[Bb]Keeps me tossing..([Eb]keeps me [F]turning)..[Bb]keeps me yearning.
OUTRO:
[F]I've been bitten by the love bug [Bb]and I need some [Gm]infor[Fm]mation..
to [C]help me [F]out this situ[Bb]ation.
Love is a naggin' [C]irri[Bb]tat[F]ion..[Eb]causing my [F]heart compli[Bb]cation[Fm].
[F]I've been bitten by the [Bb]love bug..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
