When You're Hot,you're Hot

Jerry Reed

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When You're Hot,you're Hot

Written by Jerry Reed

Key: A

When You're Hot,you're Hot Key EE

When You're Hot,you're Hot Key FF

When You're Hot,you're Hot Key F#F#

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When You're Hot,you're Hot Key AA(original key)

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When You're Hot,you're Hot Key BB(one step up)

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When You're Hot,you're Hot Key C#C#

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	  		INTRO:  A - ADA    A - ADA 
 
VERSES 
A                           F#7 
Well me and Homer Jones and Big John Talley 
      A                   F#7 
Had a big crap game goin' back in the alley 
B7                          E7         A                    E7 
...And I kept rollin' them sevens, 'an winnin' all them pots 
 
 
A                            F#7 
My luck was so good I could  do  no wrong 
        A                      F#7 
I jest kept on rollin' and con-trollin' them bones 
     B7                       
And finally they jest threw up their hands and said 
E7              A                        E7 
.."When you hot, .you hot".I said "Yeah?" 
A                      F#7 
When you're hot, you're hot 
B7            E7          A 
..when you're not, you're not 
    A                          F#7 
Put all the money in and let's roll 'em again 
B7          E7          A  E7     
When you're hot, you're hot
 
A            F#7          B7        E7  A 
La la la la- la la la.....La la la -la -la 
A            F#7          B7          E7          A  E7 
La la la la- la la la,....when you're hot, you're hot 
 
 
VERSES 
            A                        F#7 
Well,.. now every time I rolled them dice I'd win 
    A                            F#7 
And I was just gettin' ready to  roll 'em again 
       B7                                      
When I heard somethin' behind me 
E7                                A          E7 
..I turned around and there was a big old cop 
 
 
         A                                  F#7 
He said "Hello, boys" and then he gave us a grin 'n' said 
 A                         F#7 
"Look like I'm gonna hafta haul you all in 
    B7                       E7 
And keep all that money for evidence" 
                  A              E7 
I said ,"Well, son...when you hot,...you hot" 
A                      F#7 
When you're hot, you're hot 
    B7          E7          A 
And when you're not, you're not 
    A                          F#7 
You can 'splain it all down at City Hall 
B7          E7          A  E7     
When you're hot, you're hot
 
A            F#7        B7        E7    A 
La la la la- la la la...La la la  la -  la 
A            F#7        B7          E7          A  E7 
La la la la- la la la,..when you're hot, you're hot 
 
 
 
VERSES 
                                                  
     A                                     F#7 
Well,when he took us inta court I couldn't believe my eyes 
     A                  F#7 
The judge was a fishin' buddy that I recognized 
        B7                             E7 
I said "Hey, judge, old buddy, old pal" 
                   A                                                E7 
"I'll pay ya that hundred I owe ya if you'll get me outta this spot" 
 
      A                        F#7 
So he gave my friends a little fine to pay 
    A                           F#7 
He turned around and grinned at  me  and said 
B7             E7                 A        E7           
."Ninety days, Jerry, when you hot,.you hot" 
              
'N' I said "Thanks a lot" 
 
 
A                       F#7 
When you're hot, you're hot 
    B7          E7          A 
And when you're not, you're not 
           A                              F#7 
He let my friends go free and throwed the book at me 
         B7                E7          A  E7 
He said "Well, when you're hot, you're hot" 
 
 
OUTTRO VERSE (Talking and Laughhing) 
A                                             F#7            
I said"Well I'll tell ya one thing judge, old buddy,old pal 
       B7                  E7     A 
If you wasn't wearin' that black robe  
     A                        F#7 
I'd take out in back of this courthouse 
                     B7     E7         A 
And I'd try a little bit of your honor on 
          A                F#7     
You under-stand that, you hillbilly? 
    B7      E7        A 
Who gonna collect my welfare?" 
A                F#7 
..Pay for for my Cadillac? 
           B7    E7          A 
Whadda you mean 'contempt of court'?" 
A      F#7    B -  E  -  A ( fade) 
"Judge"

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