One Hot July

From The Album "21St Century Fiction (Epilogue)" (2026)

D Tuning.
If You Want To Play This Song With Your Guitar Tuned In Standard Tuning, Set The "Transpose" Button To -2.

Intro
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Verse 1
C She's Been Wearing Pretty Like It's Really GmGoing Fadd9Out Of SCtyle
She's Been Dancing Round The Corners GmOf My Fadd9Restless CMind
I've Been Hoping That Behind My GmEyes She'll Fadd9See The CTruth
The Truth Is I'm D#Burning, BDurningC For You

Chorus
Now GmThrow Me A Bone And FI'll Go And Fetch
D# I WCon't Ask For Nothing That I Wouldn't Give
Gm WannaFadd9 Dig InC​
Tell Me It'sGm More ThanFadd9 A FeelingC​
Amongst The GmGuessing Games That Fadd9Keep Me Up At CNight
It Could Be D#One Hot July, If YDou Would Be MineC​

Instrumental
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Verse 2
C She's Been Wearing Pretty Ever Since That GmOne Fadd9Hot  JuCly
It's A Scene Rеplaying Every GmTime I Fadd9Closе My CEyes
She's A Melody In Me But I Could GmNever Fadd9Find The CWords
The More That I D#Hold It, The MDore That I CBurn

Chorus
Now GmThrow Me A Bone And FI'll Go And Fetch
D#   IC'll Be Your Hound, Babe, With No Self Respect
Gm WannaFadd9 Dig InC​
So Deep ThatGm We're BothFadd9 Swimming C​
In All The GmMemories That Fadd9Ache To Come AClive
It Could Be D#One Hot July, If YDou Would Be MineC​
Yeah, Babe, It Could Be D#One Hot July, WDho Could Deny?C#​

Post-Chorus
D#WoahC,    WD#oah C​
D#Woah, WDoah, C#Woah, WCoah (I'm Seeing Double)
D#Woah, WDoah, C#Woah, WCoah (Think I'm In Trouble)
D#Woah, WDoah, C#Woah, WCoah (I'm Seeing Double)
D#Woah, WDoah, C#Woah, WCoah (Think I'm In Trouble)

Bridge
Gm    FI, CI, Baby I'm D#Burning, I'm BDurning For CYou
I, GmI,  FI, CI, Baby I'm D#Burning, I'm BDurning For CYou
Baby, I'm A#Burning, I'm BG#urning For YoCu
Baby, I'm A#Burning, I'm BG#urning For YoCu
Baby, I'm A#Burning, Burning, Burning, BG#urning, Burning For YoCu
Baby, I'm A#Burning, BG#urning For YoCu
Baby, I'm A#Burning, I'm BG#urning For YoCu
Baby I'm A#Burning, Burning, BG#urning, Burning For YoCu
Oh, Baby, I'm A#Burning, I'm BG#urning For YoCu
Baby, I'm A#Burning, BG#urning For YoCu

Outro
Oh, SA#pend My Days LG#ost In A DrCeam
A#Sheets Soaked And SkF7in Cracked In HCeat
A#All These Words WG#on't Mean A A# ThiCng
If I Don't Have D#One Hot July, LDost In Your EyesC​
If I Don't Have D#One Hot July, When YDou Would Be MineC#(b5)​
D#Oh, OCh