Hot Summer Day chords by Colin

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Well, I'm gonna pick
up some of these empties,
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As soon as I find where they lay
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Tied off's them jolly and leavin' mines
On a long hot summer day
And for every day I'm workin'
on the Illinois River
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Get a half a day off with pay
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Old towboat pickin' up arches
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On a long hot summer day
Well, I got me a gal in Pekin
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She's a good ol' gal, okay
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Oh, she's sittin' there
waitin' by the window fan
On a long hot summer day
Oh, every day I'm workin'
on the Illinois River
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Get a half a day off with pay
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Old soulful pickin' up barges
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on a long hot summer day
Well last night we had four full suppers
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And a Marabee chicken consomme
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And a blue job full of iced tea
On a long hot summer day
And for every day I'm workin'
on the Illinois River
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Get a half a day off the pay
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Old toll boat kickin' off spartans
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On a long hot summer day
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Well, we dropped a man off
in Beardstown
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When we got off yesterday
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Gonna get off down in Auburn
On a long, hot summer day
And for every day I'm workin'
on the Illinois River
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Get a half a day off with pay
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Oh, towboat picking up barges
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on a long hot summer day
And for every day I'm working
on the Illinois River
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Get a half a day off with pay
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Oh, towboat picking up barges
on a long hot summer day
And for every day I'm working
on the Illinois River
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Get a half a day off through the bay
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Oh, towboat picking up barges
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on a long hot summer day
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