When You're Hot, You're Hot Jerry Reed
INTRO: A - ADA A - ADA
VERSES
[A]Well me and Homer Jones and [F#7]Big John Talley
Had a [A]big crap game goin' [F#7]back in the alley
[B7]...And I kept rollin' them s[E7]evens, ?an [A]winnin' all them pots[E7]
[A]My luck was so good I could [F#7]do no wrong
I jest k[A]ept on rollin' and con-[F#7]trollin' them bones
And f[B7]inally 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]
VERSES
Well,.. now [A]every time I rolled them [F#7]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 [F#7]grin 'n' said
"[A]Look like I'm gonna hafta [F#7]haul you all in
And [B7]keep all that money for e[E7]vidence"
I said ,"Well, son[A]...when you hot[E7],...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]
VERSES
Well,[A]when he took us inta court I couldn't [F#7]believe my eyes
The j[A]udge was a fishin' [F#7]buddy that I recognized
I said "[B7]Hey, judge, old buddy, old pal"[E7]
"I'll pay ya that h[A]undred I owe ya if you'll get me outta this spot"[E7]
So he [A]gave my friends a little [F#7]fine to pay
He t[A]urned around and grinned at [F#7] me and said
[B7]."Ninety days, [E7]Jerry, when you hot[A],.you hot[E7]"
'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 f[A]riends go free and throwed the [F#7]book at me
He said "[B7]Well, when you're [E7]hot, you're [A]hot[E7]"
OUTTRO VERSE (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 r[A]obe
I'd t[A]ake out in back of this c[F#7]ourthouse
And I'd try a little [B7]bit of [E7]your honor [A]on
You under-[A]stand that, you h[F#7]illbilly?
Who [B7]gonna co[E7]llect my w[A]elfare?"
[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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