Turnpike Troubadours - Long hot summer day
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Long Hot Summer Day- Turnpike Troubadours
Intro- A,E
Well I’m GonnaA pick up some of these empties Lord.
As soon as I find where they lEay.
Tied oAff of them jolly and leaving lines.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay.
Chorus:
For evAery day I workin’ on the Illinois River.
Get a half a day off with pEay.
Oh TAow boat pickin’ up barges.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay.
Well I gAot me a gal in Pecan.
She's a good ole' gal okEay.
Oh she's siAtting there waitin’ by a window fan.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay.
Chorus:
For evAery day I workin’ on the Illinois River.
Get a half a day off with Epay.
Oh TAow boat pickin’ up barges.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay.
Well Last nAight we had pork for supper.
And Tomorrow it'll be chicken consEommé.
And a fAruit jar full a iced tea.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay. Yeah.
Chorus:
For eAvery day I workin’ on the Illinois River.
Get a half a day off with pEay.
Oh TAow boat pickin’ up barges.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay.
Well we drAopped a man off in Beardstown.
When we got off yesteErday.
Gonna Aget off down in Alton.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay.
Chorus:
For eAvery day I workin’ on the Illinois River.
Get a half a day off with pEay.
Oh TAow boat pickin’ up barges.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay.
Lead:
Chorus 2x:
For eAvery day I workin’ on the Illinois River.
Get a half a day off with pEay.
Oh TAow boat pickin’ up barges.
On a loAng hoEt summer dAay.
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.
Have fun with this tab and practice your chicken pickin'