Intro G C G C x2
[G]They were farm kids [C]way down in Dixie
[G]They met in high school [C]in the sixties
[G]Everyone knew it was love from the [D]start
[G]One July in [C]the midnight hour
[G]He climed up on [C]the water tower
[G]Stood on the rail and [D]painted a 10ft [C]hea[D]rt
In [Em]John [D]Deere [C]green
[G]On a hot summer [C]night
He wrote [Em]Billy Bob [D]loves Char[C]lene
[G]In letters 3 foot [C]high
And the [Em]whole town said that he [D]should have used red
But it [G]looked good to Char[C]lene
In [Em]John [D]Deere [G]green
[G]They settled down on [C]80 acres
[G]Raising sweet corn,[C]kids and tomaters
[G]They went together like a hand and a [D]glove
[G]On a clear day [C]from their front yard
[G]If you look and [C]know what to look for
[G]Off to the east you can [D]still read his words of [C]lo[D]ve
In [Em]John [D]Deere [C]green
[G]On a hot summer [C]night
He wrote [Em]Billy Bob [D]loves Char[C]lene
[G]In letters 3 foot [C]high
And the [Em]whole town said the boy [D]should have used red
But it [G]looked good to Char[C]lene
In [Em]John [D]Deere [G]green
[D]Now more then once the [G]town has dicovered
[D]Painting over it ain't no [G]use
[D]There ain't no paint in the [G]world that'll cover it
[C]The heart keeps showing [D]through
In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]green
[A]On a hot summer [D]night
He wrote [F#m]Billy Bob [E]loves Char[D]lene
[A]In letters 3 foot [D]high
And the [F#m]whole town said that the fool s[E]hould have used red
But it [A]looked good to Char[D]lene
In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]green
Ahh,paint it green boy
In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]green
[A]On a hot summer [D]night
He wrote [F#m]Billy Bob [E]loves Char[D]lene
[A]In letters 3 foot [D]high
And the [F#m]whole town said that the fool s[E]hould have used red
But it [A]looked good to Char[D]lene
In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]green
[G]They were farm kids [C]way down in Dixie
[G]They met in high school [C]in the sixties
[G]Everyone knew it was love from the [D]start
[G]One July in [C]the midnight hour
[G]He climed up on [C]the water tower
[G]Stood on the rail and [D]painted a 10ft [C]hea[D]rt
In [Em]John [D]Deere [C]green
[G]On a hot summer [C]night
He wrote [Em]Billy Bob [D]loves Char[C]lene
[G]In letters 3 foot [C]high
And the [Em]whole town said that he [D]should have used red
But it [G]looked good to Char[C]lene
In [Em]John [D]Deere [G]green
[G]They settled down on [C]80 acres
[G]Raising sweet corn,[C]kids and tomaters
[G]They went together like a hand and a [D]glove
[G]On a clear day [C]from their front yard
[G]If you look and [C]know what to look for
[G]Off to the east you can [D]still read his words of [C]lo[D]ve
In [Em]John [D]Deere [C]green
[G]On a hot summer [C]night
He wrote [Em]Billy Bob [D]loves Char[C]lene
[G]In letters 3 foot [C]high
And the [Em]whole town said the boy [D]should have used red
But it [G]looked good to Char[C]lene
In [Em]John [D]Deere [G]green
[D]Now more then once the [G]town has dicovered
[D]Painting over it ain't no [G]use
[D]There ain't no paint in the [G]world that'll cover it
[C]The heart keeps showing [D]through
In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]green
[A]On a hot summer [D]night
He wrote [F#m]Billy Bob [E]loves Char[D]lene
[A]In letters 3 foot [D]high
And the [F#m]whole town said that the fool s[E]hould have used red
But it [A]looked good to Char[D]lene
In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]green
Ahh,paint it green boy
In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]green
[A]On a hot summer [D]night
He wrote [F#m]Billy Bob [E]loves Char[D]lene
[A]In letters 3 foot [D]high
And the [F#m]whole town said that the fool s[E]hould have used red
But it [A]looked good to Char[D]lene
In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]green
