When You're Hot, You're Hot — Jerry Reed
Chords and lyrics for When You're Hot, You're Hot by Jerry Reed (key of A).
Verse 1
By Jerry Reed
Intro
[A] [A] [D] [A] [A] [A] [D] [A]
Verse
[A]Well, me and Homer Jones and [D7]Big John Talley
Had a [A]big crap game goin' [F#7]back in the alley
[B7] And I kept rollin' them [E7]sevens, an' [A]winnin' all them pots[E7]
[A]My luck was so good I could [D7]do no wrong
I jest [A]kept on rollin' and [F#7]controllin' them bones
And [B7]finally they jest threw up their hands and said
[E7] "When you hot,[A] you hot", I said "Yeah?"[E7]
Chorus
[A]When you're hot, you're[F#7] hot
[B7] When you're [E7]not, you're [A]not
Put [A]all the money in and let's [F#7]roll 'em again
[B7]When you're [E7]hot, you're [A]hot[E7]
[A]La la la la- [F#7]la la la... [B7]La la la [E7]-la [A]-la
[A]La la la la- [F#7]la la la,.. [B7]when you're [E7]hot, you're [A]hot[E7]
Verse
Well,.. now [A]every time I rolled them [D7]dice I'd win
And [A]I was just gettin' ready to [F#7]roll 'em again
When I [B7]heard somethin' behind me
[E7] I turned around and there was a [A]big old cop[E7]
He said [A]"Hello, boys" and then he gave us a [D7]grin 'n' said
[A]"Look like I'm gonna hafta [F#7]haul you all in
And [B7]keep all that money for [E7]evidence"
I said, "Well, [A]son... when you [E7]hot... you hot"
Chorus
[A]When you're hot, you're[F#7] hot
And [B7]when you're [E7]not, you're [A]not
You [A]can 'splain it all down at [F#7]City Hall
[B7]When you're [E7]hot, you're [A]hot[E7]
[A]La la la la- [F#7]la la la... [B7]La la la [E7]la - [A]la
[A]La la la la- [F#7]la la la,.. [B7]when you're [E7]hot, you're [A]hot[E7]
Verse
Well, [A]when he took us inta court I couldn't [D7]believe my eyes
The [A]judge was a fishin' [F#7]buddy that I recognized
I said [B7]"Hey, judge, old buddy, old pal"[E7]
"I'll pay ya that [A]hundred I owe ya if you'll get me outta this spot"[E7]
So he [A]gave my friends a little [D7]fine to pay
He [A]turned around and grinned at [F#7]me and said
[B7] "Ninety days, [E7]Jerry, when you [A]hot, you [E7]hot"
'N' I said "Thanks a lot"
[A]When you're hot, you're [F#7]hot
And [B7]when you're [E7]not, you're [A]not
He let my [A]friends go free and throwed the [F#7]book at me
He said [B7]"Well, when you're [E7]hot, you're [A][E7]hot"
[Outro] (Talking and Laughhing)
[A]I said "Well, I'll tell ya one thing judge, old[F#7] buddy, old pal
If you [B7]wasn't wearin' that [E7]black [A]robe
I'd [A]take out in back of this [F#7]courthouse
And I'd try a little [B7]bit of [E7]your honor [A]on
You [A]understand that, you [F#7]hillbilly?
Who [B7]gonna [E7]collect my [A]welfare?"
[A] Pay for for my [F#7]Cadillac?
Whadda you [B7]mean [E7]'contempt of [A]court'?"
A F#7 B - E - A (fade)
"Judge"
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