Hotter Than The Mojave chords by Iris Dement

Chords with lyrics

HOTTER THAN MOJAVE IN MY HEART (Iris DeMent)
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[On "Austin City Limits," she had a capo on the fourth fret. The
 recording sounds like it's on the third.]
[Play bass runs between D MajorD & G+G if you can, and between G+G & G+G between
 sections (the bass goes G-D-E-F#-G).]
[Each chord is one fast measure.]

G+G C majorC G+G G+G  E minorEm D MajorD G+G G+G
[intro]

     G+G           C majorC      G+G  G+G
Well I've heard 'em say ...
      E minorEm         D MajorD          G+G  G+G
And I just knew somehow that ...
    G+G        C majorC         G+G  G+G
'Cause making love with ...
        E minorEm         D MajorD       G+G  G+G
No, it's the flame that burnt ...

  E minorEm       E minorEm      D MajorD     D MajorD
And darling was it day ...
     G+G        G+G          D MajorD  D MajorD       D7D7 D7D7
Were them whipporwills a-moaning through ...
 G+G           C majorC        G+G           E minorEm
I don't remember just what you ...
G+G       D MajorD     G+G   G+G
Hotter than Mojave ...

G+G C majorC G+G G+G  E minorEm D MajorD G+G G+G
[mandolin solo]

Well baby, I could stay this ....

And I'll not prepare my heart ....

G+G C majorC G+G G+G  E minorEm D MajorD G+G G+G
[guitar solo]
G+G C majorC G+G G+G  E minorEm D MajorD G+G G+G
[piano solo]

And I'll not prepare my heart...
And I'll whip old Winte...
Well god bless the day that ...
And you tipped my ...
G+G       D MajorD     G+G   E minorEm
Hotter than Mojave ..
     G+G       D MajorD     G+G   G.
Now it's hotter than ....

GUITAR SOLO:

   G+G        C majorC        G+G        G+G
----|----------------|------------5---|3-----3---------|----------------|
----|3---5---3-----5-|----5-7-8-7---7-|--5-3---5-3-----|--3-------------|
4-5-|--4---4---4-----|5-7-------------|------------4---|2---4-2-0-4-2-0-|
----|------------5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

   E minorEm        D MajorD        G+G        G+G
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  |----------0-----|3-----3---------|----0-----------|----------------|
  |----0---0-----0-|--------2-2-----|3/4---4\2-0-----|0-----0---------|
  |2-4---4-----4---|----4-------4---|------------2-0-|--2-0---2-0-----|
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------1=2-|
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .


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Adam Schneider       [email protected]      Minneapolis, MN
     Mail me if you want guitar chords for Mary-Chapin Carpenter,
        Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc.
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