From: smc@comserver.canberra.edu.au (Stuart Christopherson)
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They`re Red Hot
by Robert Johnson
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This song has been transcribed in C, the same key as Robert`s original
recording. Unfortunately it is his only uptempo `hokum` song. It is in
standard tuning.
The transcription is correct but it is difficult to convey any blues
rythym via this medium, therefore I suggest people listen to the
recording as well.
Introduction
C D7 G7 Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 F Fm G7/B
E--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--7--7-|-------0--0--1--1--1-|-1--1--1--1-----|
B--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--6--6-|-0--1--1--0--1--1--1-|-0--0--0--0-----|
G--5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7-|-0--0--0--0--2--1--1-|-0--0--0--0-----|
D-------------|----------0-|-2-----2--2--3--3--3-|-0--0--0--0-----|
A-------------|------------|-3-----3--3----------|-2-----2--------|
E-------------|------------|---------------------|----------------|
C B A A7 D7 G7 C
Hot tamales and the`re red hot, yes, she got em for sale.
E--8--8--7--7-|-5--5--3--3-|-2--2--1--1-|-0--0--3--0-|
B--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-1--1--0--0-|-1--1--1--1-|
G--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|
D--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|
A-------------|------------|------------|-3-----3----|
E-------------|------------|------------|------------|
C B A A7 D7 G7 G7/B
Hot tamales and the`re red hot, yes, she got em for sale.
E--8--8--7--7-|-5--5--3--3-|-2--2--2--2-|-1--1--1--1-|
B--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-1----------|-0--0--0--0-|
G--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0-|
D--5--5--4--4-|-2--2--2--2-|-0-----0----|-0--0--0--0-|
A-------------|------------|------------|-------2--2-|
E-------------|------------|------------|------------|
C7
I got a girl, say she long and tall,
E--0-----------------|----------------0-|
B--1-----------------|----------------1-|
G--3-----------------|----------------3-|
D--2-----------------|----------------2-|
A--3-----------------|----------------3-|
E--------------------|------------------|
F Dm7b5
she sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall.
E--1---------------------1-------|-1-----------------1-|
B--1---------------------1-------|-1-----------------1-|
G--2---------------------2-------|-1-----------------1-|
D--3---------------------3-------|-0-----------------0-|
A--------------------------------|---------------------|
E--------------------------------|---------------------|
C G7/B A A7 D7 G7 C
Hot tamales and the`re red hot, yes, she got em for sale.
E-----0--1----|-5--5--3--3-|-2--2--1--1-|-0--0--3--0-|
B--1--1--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|-1--1--0--0-|-1--1--1--1-|
G--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|
D--2--2--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|-0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|
A--3-----2--2-|------------|------------|-3-----3----|
E-------------|------------|------------|------------|
D7 G7 C
yes, she got em for sale.
E--2--2--1--1-|-0--0--3--0-|
B--1--1--0--0-|-1--1--1--1-|
G--2--2--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-|
D--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2-|
A-------------|-3-----3----|
E-------------|------------|
C C6
E--0---------------5-|-5-------5-------5---|
B--1---------------5-|-5-------5-------5---|
G--0---------------5-|-5-------5-------5---|
D--2---------------5-|-5-------5-------5---|
A--3-----------------|---------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------|
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
I got a girls, say she long and tall -
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
I mean - Yes she got em for sale, yeah.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime -
Would sell you more but they ain`t none of mine.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
I mean - Yes she got em for sale, yes, yeah.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
I got a letter from a girl in the room -
Now she got something good she got to bring home soon, now.
Its hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale,
I mean, yes she got em for sale, yeah.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
They`re too hot boy!
The billy got back in a bumble bee nest -
Ever since that he can`t take his rest, yeah.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes you got em for sale.
I mean, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Man don`t mess around em hot tamales now,
Cause they too black bad, if you mess around em hot tamales.
I`m onna upset your backbone, put your kidneys to sleep -
I`ll due to break away your liver and dare your heart to beat
bout my hot tamales cause they red hot
Yes, they got em for sale, I mean -
Yes, she got em for sale, yeah.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
You know grandma left and grandpa too -
Well I wonder what in the world we chillun gon do now.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale,
I mean, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Me and my babe bought a V-8 Ford -
Well we wind that thing all on the runnin board, yes.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale,
I mean, yes she got em for sale, yeah.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
They`re too hot boy!
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes, now she got em for sale.
You know the monkey, now the baboon playin in the grass -
Well the monkey stuck his finger in that old `Good Gulf Gas`, now.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale,
I mean, yes she got em for sale, yeah.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
I got a girls, say she long and tall -
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feets in the hall.
Hot tamales and they`re red hot, yes she got em for sale.
I mean - Yes she got em for sale, yeah.
