Lyrics (inside brackets) are backup singers.
The song is pretty sparse - chord strikes instead of strumming.
A few drum ticks and bumps on the pre-chorus.
Fuller drums on the chorus.
Intro
(short blues vamp)
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Verse
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North Carolina in July
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Fry and egg on the hood outside
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Air like soup in a plastic bag
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Sweat run down my back
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Porch boards burning through my shows
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Dogs laid out, they don't wanna move
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Bugs circle like they got a grudge
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Everything seems extra rough
Pre-Chorus
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I got the (FAN on full)
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Still can't (COOL my skin)
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Even the (SHADE gone bad)
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I'm stuck right here in the thick of it
Chorus
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Hot as balls (hot as balls)
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Miserable, gross (hot as balls)
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Hot as balls (hot as balls)
[G] [A] N.C.
I'd trade this day for any other 'cauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse
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It's hot as balls
Verse
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Car seat sears through my jeans
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Mailbox bends in the heat I see
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Pool water's like a bath right now
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Even the rain can't help somehow
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Stand in front of the freezer door
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Windows open, still want more
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Flies on the screen, dead grass in the yard
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Every breath feels way to hard
Pre-Chorus
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I got the (FAN on full)
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Still can't (COOL my skin)
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Even the (SHADE gone bad)
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I'm stuck right here in the thick of it
Chorus
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Hot as balls (hot as balls)
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Miserable, gross (hot as balls)
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Hot as balls (hot as balls)
[G] [A] N.C.
I'd trade this day for any other 'cauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse
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It's hot as balls
Bridge
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Might drag my ass to the river
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Might stand there all night
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Might put my face in a bucket of ice
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Just to feel aliiiiiiiiive, cause I'm
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Hot as balls (hot as balls)
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Miserable, gross (hot as balls)
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Hot as balls (hot as balls)
N.C.
North Carolina you got me in a viiiiiiiiiiiice
Chorus
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Hot as balls (hot as balls)
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Somebody please (hot as balls)
[F] [G] [A] N.C.
Turn down the skyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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It's hot as balls
Outro
(short blues vamp)
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