Capo 3 
 
D5               G5 
Emily sat right next to me 
     D5                  G5 
Five days a week in the same bus seat 
G5                  A5 
For a girl she was pretty cool 
            D5             G5  
She wore an old ball cap, hated lace 
         D5                  G5 
Played a mean shortstop and second base 
      G5               A5  
Never missed a day of Sunday school 
      E5 
And I never told a soul back then 
    G5                A5 
But Emily Harper was my best friend 
 

   D5          A5           G5        A5 
We carved our names on an old oak limb 
       D5           A5              G5       A5 
On the bank of the creek where we used to swim 
  D5        A5         G5               A5 
A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter 
   D5       A5                G5      A5 
We ran barefoot through the garden gate 
    D5    A5         G5         A5 
All afternoon we'd laugh and play 
         D5        A5       G5            D5 
'Til the sun went down on me and Emily Harper  
 
About the time I turned sixteen 

I noticed Emily's eyes were green 

And how they shined when I made her laugh 

I liked it when her hair was down 

I hated other guys around 

I played it cool but I had it bad 

Lord, her Daddy had a fit 

When he caught me stealing my first kiss 
 
Chorus 2: 

We carved a heart on that old oak limb 

On the bank of the creek where we used to swim 

A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter 

We used to sneak off in my daddy's car 

Sit on the hood and count the stars 

'Til the sun came up on me and Emily Harper 
 
Bridge: 
G5            A5               B5 
It all seems just like yesterday 
G5                                A5  
We grew up but some things never change 
 
Chorus 3: 
We still hold hands by that old oak limb 
On the bank of the creek where we used to swim 
A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter 
She sure did make a lovely bride 
We vowed to grow old side by side 
'Til the sun goes down on me and Emily Harper 
Emily Harper 
Me and Emily Harper