I think that there are two acoustic guitars and two electric guitars in this one. I'm going to show you the chords - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.

By the way, I interpreted these chords from listening to the recording - I did not use any other written music as an aid in writing the tab presented on this page. If you think that I have made a mistake, please let me know about it by dropping me a quick note.

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THE CHORDS:

(intro)

C  C/C#  D  G
C  C/C#  D  G
C  C/C#  D  G  G/F# Em
C  C/C#  D  G

      G           C       G                 D
Well, listen everybody to what I'm gonna to say

G                  C               G     D      G
I don't think that I can beat this heat another day

   G               C           G              D
I went down to the river 'bout ninety-eight degrees

  G                 C                 G     D     G
I spent all day and half the night in water to my knees


             C     C/C#    D          G
Oh those scorchin' days of summer are here

     C    C/C#       D           G
When sun shines more likely than not

      C        C/C#   D            G             G/F#     Em
Gonna lay here in the shade, gonna drink another ice-cold beer

      C C/C# D          G
Cause o-oh   boys, it's hot

G  C  G  D
G  C  G  D  G
G  C  G  D
G  C  G  D  G
C  C/C#  D  G
C  C/C#  D  G
C  C/C#  D  G  G/F# Em
C  C/C#  D  G
(mandolin solo)


         G            C        G                D
Well I cut off all my Levis, I had to make some shorts

G              C                G       D      G
Left me with a bunch of legs of odd and varied sorts

    G              C        G                   D
I'm standin' by my garden I wish like hell it'd rain

  G                 C               G     D        G
I know that all the seeds I planted gotta feel the same


         C         C/C#    D          G
Oh those scorchin' days of summer are here

     C   C/C#        D           G
When sun shines more likely than not

      C        C/C#   D            G             G/F#     Em
Gonna lay here in the shade, gonna drink another ice-cold beer

      C C/C# D          G
Cause o-oh   boys, it's hot

G  C  G  D
G  C  G  D  G
G  C  G  D
G  C  G  D  G
C  C/C#  D  G
C  C/C#  D  G
C  C/C#  D  G  G/F# Em
C  C/C#  D  G
(piano solo)


     G           C       G               D
Well listen everybody to what I've gotta say

  G                C               G         D      G
I don't think that I can beat this heat for another day

         G                 C            G               D      
I've got dogs and cats and chickens all sleepin' in the shade

  G                  C           G     D      G  
A dreamin' how those huskies in Alaska got it made


         C         C/C#    D          G
Oh those scorchin' days of summer are here

     C   C/C#        D           G
When sun shines more likely than not

      C        C/C#   D            G             G/F#     Em
Gonna lay here in the shade, gonna drink another ice-cold beer

      C C/C# D          G
Cause o-oh   boys, it's hot

G  C  G  D
G  C  G  D  G
G  C  G  D
G  C  G  D  G
(guitar solo)

         C         C/C#    D          G
Oh those scorchin' days of summer are here

     C   C/C#        D           G
When sun shines more likely than not

      C        C/C#   D            G             G/F#     Em
Gonna lay here in the shade, gonna drink another ice-cold beer


      C C/C# D
Cause o-oh   boys,


       C C/C# D
I said o-oh  boys

       C C/C# D         G
I said o-oh   boys it's hot

(guitar lick)  D G
 

THE TAB:

The chords and fingerings for the guitars are:

C

1 -|| ----0---------------------------0
2 -|| ----1---------------------------1
3 -|| ----0---------------------------0
4 -|| ---------2----------------------2
5 -|| ----------------3---------------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------

C/C#

1 -|| ----0---------------------------0
2 -|| ----1---------------------------1
3 -|| ----0---------------------------0
4 -|| ---------2----------------------2
5 -|| ----------------(3)----4-------4
6 -|| ---------------------------------

(keep your 3rd finger down when the 4th finger presses on the same string)

D

1 -|| ----------2----------------------2
2 -|| ----------------3----------------3
3 -|| ----------1----------------------2
4 -|| ----0----------------------------0
5 -|| -----------------------------------
6 -|| -----------------------------------

G

1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| -----0--------------------------0
3 -|| -----0--------------------------0
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3

G/F#

1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| -----0--------------------------0
3 -|| -----0--------------------------0
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------X
6 -|| ---------------2----------------2

Em

1 -|| ----0----------------------------0
2 -|| ----0----------------------------0
3 -|| ----0----------------------------0
4 -|| ------------2--------------------2
5 -|| ------------1--------------------2
6 -|| ----0----------------------------0

TIPS

Most of the Song

Keep up and make up your own lick at the end!