G5                                C5 
I drove a beat up tractor down a one lane road 
G5                      C5 
Pick her up early and away we'd go 
G5                       D5                   G5 
Dow to the river by the edge of her daddy's farm. 
G5                                C5 
We used to lay in the shade of a cottonwood tree 
G5                        C5 
In the back of my mind I thought she'd be 
G5                       D5         G5 
The one who'd spend forever in my arms 
C5                         D5 
She said there's gotta be more to life 
C5                     D5 
I don't wanna be some farmer's wife. 
C5                          G5 
Don't want a John Doe on a John Deere 
C5                               G5 
There's a whole lotta boys like you around here 
  C5                     D5     C5 
I wanna hear love songs in my ear 
G5                         C5 
Don't wanna John Doe on a John Deere 
      G5             D5    G5 
Not a John Doe on a John Deere. 
G5                               C5 
Well, she packed her things and left this town 
G5                   C5 
I kept workin' this rock hard ground 
G5                     D5             G5 
Wondering if she ever thought about me 
G5                            C5 
Then she called collect from San Antone 
G5                 C5 
Just to hear some news from home 
G5                     D5                   G5 
She laughed about how good things used to be 
C5                   D5 
This big city ain't good for me 
C5                         D5 
I'll meet you down by the cottonwood tree. 
C5                      G5 
I need a John Doe on a John Deere 
C5                               G5 
There's ain't a lotta boys like you around here 
  C5                     D5     C5 
I wanna hear love songs in my ears 
G5                      C5 
I need a John Doe on a John Deere 
G5                   C5 
Wanna John Doe on a John Deere. 
 
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