Chords for gene watson-love in a hot afternoon
Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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song for the entire year of 1975.
Would you sing it for us?
I'll try my best.
Love in the hot [E] afternoon.
From somewhere outside I [A] hear the street [E] vendor cry, fillet gumbo.
From my window I see him
[A] going [E] down the street and he don't know that she fell right [C#m] to sleep
[E] in the damp [C#m] tangled sheets [E] so soon.
Love [B] in the hot
[E] afternoon.
[B] [C#m]
[B] Now the bourbon street lady
[A] sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows.
[G#m] [C#m]
[B] She was near to me,
[A] full of [E] mystery.
But now I know that she's [C#m] just a girl [E] and I'm [C#m] just a guy [E] in love.
Fall in love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon.
[D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] We got high in the park [A] this morning and [E] we sat without talking.
Then we came back here [A] in the heat of [E] the day, tired of walking.
Where under [C#m] her breath [E] she hummed [C#m] to herself [E] a tune.
Fall in love [B] in the hot
[E] afternoon.
[B] [C#m]
[B] Now the bourbon street lady
[A] sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows.
[B] [C#m] She [B] was near to me, [A] full of [E] mystery.
But now I know that she's [C#m] just a girl
[E] and I'm just [C#m] a guy [E] in love.
Fall in love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon.
[D] [A] [E] [D] [A]
[E]
[D#]
Would you sing it for us?
I'll try my best.
Love in the hot [E] afternoon.
From somewhere outside I [A] hear the street [E] vendor cry, fillet gumbo.
From my window I see him
[A] going [E] down the street and he don't know that she fell right [C#m] to sleep
[E] in the damp [C#m] tangled sheets [E] so soon.
Love [B] in the hot
[E] afternoon.
[B] [C#m]
[B] Now the bourbon street lady
[A] sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows.
[G#m] [C#m]
[B] She was near to me,
[A] full of [E] mystery.
But now I know that she's [C#m] just a girl [E] and I'm [C#m] just a guy [E] in love.
Fall in love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon.
[D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] We got high in the park [A] this morning and [E] we sat without talking.
Then we came back here [A] in the heat of [E] the day, tired of walking.
Where under [C#m] her breath [E] she hummed [C#m] to herself [E] a tune.
Fall in love [B] in the hot
[E] afternoon.
[B] [C#m]
[B] Now the bourbon street lady
[A] sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows.
[B] [C#m] She [B] was near to me, [A] full of [E] mystery.
But now I know that she's [C#m] just a girl
[E] and I'm just [C#m] a guy [E] in love.
Fall in love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon.
[D] [A] [E] [D] [A]
[E]
[D#]
Key:
E
A
C#m
B
D
E
A
C#m
song for the entire year of 1975.
Would you sing it for us?
I'll try my best.
Love in the hot [E] afternoon.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
From somewhere _ outside I [A] hear the street [E] vendor cry, fillet gumbo. _
From _ _ _ _ my window I see him _
[A] going [E] down the street and he don't know _ _ _ _ _ _ that she fell right [C#m] to sleep
[E] in the damp [C#m] tangled sheets [E] so _ soon. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Love _ [B] in the hot _
[E] afternoon.
_ _ [B] _ [C#m]
[B] Now the bourbon street lady _
[A] _ sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m]
[B] She was near to me, _
[A] _ full of [E] mystery.
But now I know _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
that she's [C#m] just a girl [E] and I'm [C#m] just a guy [E] in love. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Fall in love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ We got high in the park [A] this morning and [E] we sat without talking. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Then we came back here [A] in the heat of [E] the day, tired of walking. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Where under [C#m] her breath [E] she hummed [C#m] to herself [E] a _ _ tune. _
_ _ _ _ _
Fall in love [B] in the hot _
[E] afternoon.
_ _ [B] _ [C#m]
[B] Now the bourbon street lady _
[A] _ sleeps [E] like a baby in the _ shadows. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] [C#m] She [B] was near to me, [A] full of [E] mystery.
But now I know _ that _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ she's [C#m] just a girl
[E] and I'm just [C#m] a guy [E] in love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Fall in love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
Would you sing it for us?
I'll try my best.
Love in the hot [E] afternoon.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
From somewhere _ outside I [A] hear the street [E] vendor cry, fillet gumbo. _
From _ _ _ _ my window I see him _
[A] going [E] down the street and he don't know _ _ _ _ _ _ that she fell right [C#m] to sleep
[E] in the damp [C#m] tangled sheets [E] so _ soon. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Love _ [B] in the hot _
[E] afternoon.
_ _ [B] _ [C#m]
[B] Now the bourbon street lady _
[A] _ sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m]
[B] She was near to me, _
[A] _ full of [E] mystery.
But now I know _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
that she's [C#m] just a girl [E] and I'm [C#m] just a guy [E] in love. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Fall in love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ We got high in the park [A] this morning and [E] we sat without talking. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Then we came back here [A] in the heat of [E] the day, tired of walking. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Where under [C#m] her breath [E] she hummed [C#m] to herself [E] a _ _ tune. _
_ _ _ _ _
Fall in love [B] in the hot _
[E] afternoon.
_ _ [B] _ [C#m]
[B] Now the bourbon street lady _
[A] _ sleeps [E] like a baby in the _ shadows. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] [C#m] She [B] was near to me, [A] full of [E] mystery.
But now I know _ that _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ she's [C#m] just a girl
[E] and I'm just [C#m] a guy [E] in love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Fall in love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _