Love In The Hot Afternoon Chords by Gene Watson
Tempo:
121.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [E]
From somewhere outside I hear [A] the street vendor [E] cry,
Filly Gumbo.
From my window I see him [A] going down [E] the street,
And he don't know
That she fell right [C#m] to sleep [E] in the damp tangled [C#m] sheets [E] so soon.
After love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon,
[B] [C#m] Now [B] the bourbon street lady [A] sleeps like [E] a baby in the shadows.
In the shadows.
[B] [C#] [B] She was dear to me, [A] full of [E] mystery,
But now I know, I know,
That she's [C#m] just a girl, [E] and I'm just [C#m] a guy [E] in the room.
After love in the [B] 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 the [E]
day, tired of walking.
Where under her [C#m] breath [E] she hummed to [C#m] herself [E] a tune.
After love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon,
Now [B] the bourbon street lady [A] sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows.
In the shadows.
[B] [C#m] [B] She was dear to me, [A] full of [E] mystery,
But now I know, I know,
That she's [C#m] just a girl, [E] and I'm [C#m] just a guy [E] in the room.
After love in [B] the hot [E] afternoon,
[D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E]
From somewhere outside I hear [A] the street vendor [E] cry,
Filly Gumbo.
From my window I see him [A] going down [E] the street,
And he don't know
That she fell right [C#m] to sleep [E] in the damp tangled [C#m] sheets [E] so soon.
After love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon,
[B] [C#m] Now [B] the bourbon street lady [A] sleeps like [E] a baby in the shadows.
In the shadows.
[B] [C#] [B] She was dear to me, [A] full of [E] mystery,
But now I know, I know,
That she's [C#m] just a girl, [E] and I'm just [C#m] a guy [E] in the room.
After love in the [B] 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 the [E]
day, tired of walking.
Where under her [C#m] breath [E] she hummed to [C#m] herself [E] a tune.
After love [B] in the hot [E] afternoon,
Now [B] the bourbon street lady [A] sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows.
In the shadows.
[B] [C#m] [B] She was dear to me, [A] full of [E] mystery,
But now I know, I know,
That she's [C#m] just a girl, [E] and I'm [C#m] just a guy [E] in the room.
After love in [B] the hot [E] afternoon,
[D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E]
Key:
E
A
C#m
B
D
E
A
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ From somewhere outside I hear [A] the street vendor [E] _ cry,
Filly Gumbo. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ From my window I see him [A] going down [E] the street,
And he don't _ know _
That _ _ _ she fell right [C#m] to sleep [E] in the damp tangled [C#m] sheets [E] so _ soon. _
_ _ _ _ After _ _ love [B] in the hot _ [E] afternoon,
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] Now [B] the bourbon street lady _ [A] sleeps like [E] a baby in the shadows.
_ In the shadows.
_ [B] _ [C#] [B] She was dear to me, _ [A] full of [E] mystery,
_ But now I know, I know, _ _ _ _ _ _
That she's [C#m] just a girl, _ [E] and I'm just [C#m] a guy [E] in the room. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ After love _ in the [B] 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 the [E]
day, tired of walking. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where under her [C#m] breath [E] she hummed to [C#m] herself [E] a tune. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
After love [B] in the hot _ [E] afternoon,
_ _ _ Now [B] the bourbon street lady _ [A] sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows.
_ In the shadows.
_ [B] _ [C#m] [B] She was dear to me, _ [A] full of [E] mystery,
But now I know, I know,
_ _ _ _ _ That _ she's [C#m] just a girl, [E] and I'm [C#m] just a guy [E] in the _ room. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
After love in [B] the hot [E] afternoon,
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ From somewhere outside I hear [A] the street vendor [E] _ cry,
Filly Gumbo. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ From my window I see him [A] going down [E] the street,
And he don't _ know _
That _ _ _ she fell right [C#m] to sleep [E] in the damp tangled [C#m] sheets [E] so _ soon. _
_ _ _ _ After _ _ love [B] in the hot _ [E] afternoon,
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] Now [B] the bourbon street lady _ [A] sleeps like [E] a baby in the shadows.
_ In the shadows.
_ [B] _ [C#] [B] She was dear to me, _ [A] full of [E] mystery,
_ But now I know, I know, _ _ _ _ _ _
That she's [C#m] just a girl, _ [E] and I'm just [C#m] a guy [E] in the room. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ After love _ in the [B] 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 the [E]
day, tired of walking. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where under her [C#m] breath [E] she hummed to [C#m] herself [E] a tune. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
After love [B] in the hot _ [E] afternoon,
_ _ _ Now [B] the bourbon street lady _ [A] sleeps [E] like a baby in the shadows.
_ In the shadows.
_ [B] _ [C#m] [B] She was dear to me, _ [A] full of [E] mystery,
But now I know, I know,
_ _ _ _ _ That _ she's [C#m] just a girl, [E] and I'm [C#m] just a guy [E] in the _ room. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
After love in [B] the hot [E] afternoon,
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _