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
G She's Been Wearing Pretty Like It's Really DmGoing Cadd9Out Of SGtyle
She's Been Dancing Round The Corners DmOf My Cadd9Restless GMind
I've Been Hoping That Behind My DmEyes She'll Cadd9See The GTruth
The Truth Is I'm A#Burning, BAurningG For You

Chorus
Now DmThrow Me A Bone And CI'll Go And Fetch
A# I WGon't Ask For Nothing That I Wouldn't Give
Dm WannaCadd9 Dig InG​
Tell Me It'sDm More ThanCadd9 A FeelingG​
Amongst The DmGuessing Games That Cadd9Keep Me Up At GNight
It Could Be A#One Hot July, If YAou Would Be MineG​

Instrumental
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Verse 2
G She's Been Wearing Pretty Ever Since That DmOne Cadd9Hot  JuGly
It's A Scene Rеplaying Every DmTime I Cadd9Closе My GEyes
She's A Melody In Me But I Could DmNever Cadd9Find The GWords
The More That I A#Hold It, The MAore That I GBurn

Chorus
Now DmThrow Me A Bone And CI'll Go And Fetch
A#   IG'll Be Your Hound, Babe, With No Self Respect
Dm WannaCadd9 Dig InG​
So Deep ThatDm We're BothCadd9 Swimming G​
In All The DmMemories That Cadd9Ache To Come AGlive
It Could Be A#One Hot July, If YAou Would Be MineG​
Yeah, Babe, It Could Be A#One Hot July, WAho Could Deny?G#​

Post-Chorus
A#WoahG,    WA#oah G​
A#Woah, WAoah, G#Woah, WGoah (I'm Seeing Double)
A#Woah, WAoah, G#Woah, WGoah (Think I'm In Trouble)
A#Woah, WAoah, G#Woah, WGoah (I'm Seeing Double)
A#Woah, WAoah, G#Woah, WGoah (Think I'm In Trouble)

Bridge
Dm    CI, GI, Baby I'm A#Burning, I'm BAurning For GYou
I, DmI,  CI, GI, Baby I'm A#Burning, I'm BAurning For GYou
Baby, I'm FBurning, I'm D#Burning For YGou
Baby, I'm FBurning, I'm D#Burning For YGou
Baby, I'm FBurning, Burning, Burning, D#Burning, Burning For YGou
Baby, I'm FBurning, D#Burning For YGou
Baby, I'm FBurning, I'm D#Burning For YGou
Baby I'm FBurning, Burning, D#Burning, Burning For YGou
Oh, Baby, I'm FBurning, I'm D#Burning For YGou
Baby, I'm FBurning, D#Burning For YGou

Outro
Oh, SFpend My Days D#Lost In A DGream
FSheets Soaked And SC7kin Cracked In GHeat
FAll These Words D#Won't Mean AF  TGhing
If I Don't Have A#One Hot July, LAost In Your EyesG​
If I Don't Have A#One Hot July, When YAou Would Be MineG#(b5)​
A#Oh, OGh