Turnpike Troubadours – Long Hot Summer Day (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] A E [Verse]
                A
Well I’m Gonna pick up some of these empties Lord.

                              E
As soon as I find where they lay.

      A
Tied off of them jolly and leaving lines.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day.
[Chorus]
      A 
For every day I workin’ on the Illinois River.

                           E
Get a half a day off with pay.

    A
Oh Tow boat pickin’ up barges.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day.
[Verse]
        A 
Well I got me a gal in Pekin.

                        E
She's a good ole' gal okay.

           A          
Oh she's sitting there waitin’ by a window fan.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day.
[Chorus]
      A
For every day I workin’ on the Illinois River.

                          E
Get a half a day off with pay.

    A
Oh Tow boat pickin’ up barges.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day.
[Verse]
           A       
Well Last night we had pork for supper.

                                  E
And Tomorrow it'll be chicken consommé.

       A      
And a fruit jar full a iced tea.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day. Yeah.
[Chorus]
     A
For every day I workin’ on the Illinois River.

                           E
Get a half a day off with pay.

    A                         
Oh Tow boat pickin’ up barges.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day.
[Verse]
          A       
Well we dropped a man off in Beardstown.

                     E
When we got off yesterday.

      A
Gonna get off down in Alton.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day.
[Chorus]
     A
For every day I workin’ on the Illinois River.

                           E
Get a half a day off with pay.

    A                         
Oh Tow boat pickin’ up barges.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day.
Lead: Chorus 2x:
     A
For every day I workin’ on the Illinois River.

                           E
Get a half a day off with pay.

    A                         
Oh Tow boat pickin’ up barges.

       A    E         A
On a long hot summer day.
Notes- This song has a real Classic Country bass line. You can get that if you're playing alone by thumping that E string back and forth with the A string. I also like to stretch the E string on the 3rd fret when I'm going back to the A chord.