Written by Robert Earl Keen
verse 1: C F C We were at the Rhythm room in Scottsdale Arizona it was in the summertime F G it must have been 02 C F C we got there way too early and we sat around for hours we loaded in when the man came down G C (Again, try F then C then F for some fun) and the smushball game was through V2 C F C You can fry an egg out there on a city sidewalk F G You can fry your bacon and and and and and C F C I understand why lizards live in sunny Arizona G C why people do and call it home ill never understand Chorus: F C its hotter than a furnace fan out in Arizona G F C 110 ain't nothin when you live out there you see F C stars come out they scream and shout hey its good to know u G F C if you're going there and you don't mind say hello for me V3 Uncle Joe he lives out there in Phoenix Arizona he wears a cap that spells it out, "Hi, I'm Uncle Joe" His kids in the restaurant biz so he bought us fourteen boxes of chicken strips and ranch-style dip and wings from buffalo Chorus F C its hotter than a furnace fan out in Arizona G F C 110 ain't nothin when you live out there you see F C the stars come out they scream and shout hey its good to know u G F C if you're going there and you don't mind say hello for me Solo- same as Chorus V4 the room was small but the crowd turned out in Scottsdale Arizona they listened to the stuff we played and sometimes sang along we finished up but they wanted more so we kept right on playing we played and stayed in the desert shade till we played up every song Chorus F C its hotter than a furnace fan out in Arizona G F C 110 ain't nothin when you live out there you see F C the stars come out they scream and shout hey its good to know u G F C if you're going there and you don't mind say hello for me Refrain G F C if you're going there and you don't mind say hello for me