John Deere Green Chords by Joe Diffie
- Key: D
- BPM: 130
- Capo: no capo
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JOHN DEERE GREEN CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] [Verse] G G7 G C ■ ■ They were farm kids way down in Dixie G Met in high school in the 'sixtys D7 D Everyone knew it was love from the start ■ G G7 G C ■ One July in the midnight hour G He climbed upon the water tower D C D Stood on the rail and painted a tenfoot heart ■ [Chorus] Em D C G In John Deere green ■ D C On a hot summer night Em D C He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene G D C In letters threefoot high Em D And the whole town said that he should've used red G G7 C7 But it looked good to Charlene ■ C Em D G7 ■ In John Deere green [Verse] G C They settled down on eighty acres G Raising sweet corn kids and tomatoes D They went together like a hand and a glove G C ■ On a clear day from their front yard G If you look and know what to look for D C D Up to the east you can still read his words of love ■ [Chorus] Em D C G In John Deere green ■ D C On a hot summer night Em D C Em He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene ■ G D C In letters threefoot high Em D And the whole town said The boy should've used red G C C7 C But it looked good to Charlene ■ ■ Em D G In John Deere green [Inst] G7 C G7 G C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] D G Now more than once the town has discovered C G Painting over it ain't no use D G There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it C D The heart keeps showing through F#m E D A In John Deere green ■ [Chorus] E D On a hot summer night F#m E D He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene A E D In letters threefoot high F#m E And the whole town said The fool should've used red A C#m D But it looked good to Charlene F#m E A In John Deere green D A A7 A E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] E Aw paint it green boy A D A E7 D E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] F#m E D A In John Deere green ■ E D On a hot summer night F#m E D A He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene ■ E D In letters threefoot high [Outro] F#m E And the whole town said The boy should've used red A C#m D But it looked good to Charlene F#m E A In John Deere green A7 A A7 A A7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C A John Deere green [End]