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G (320003@1)                 CThey (x32010@1)were farm kids way down in Dixie
G (320003@1)                     CThey (x32010@1)met in high school in the sixties
G (320003@1)                                DEveryone (xx0232@1)knew it was love from the start
G (320003@1)         COne (x32010@1)July in the midnight hour
G (320003@1)             CHe (x32010@1)climed up on the water tower
G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)DStood (xx0232@1)on the rail and painted a 10ft heart

Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)   CIn (x32010@1)John Deere green
G (320003@1)             COn (x32010@1)a hot summer night
         Em (022000@1)      D (xx0232@1)       CHe (x32010@1)wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
G (320003@1)               CIn (x32010@1)letters 3 foot high
        Em (022000@1)                    DAnd (xx0232@1)the whole town said that he should have used red
       G (320003@1)                CBut (x32010@1)it looked good to Charlene
   Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)   GIn (320003@1)John Deere green

G (320003@1)                  CThey (x32010@1)settled down on 80 acres
G (320003@1)                CRaising (x32010@1)sweet corn,kids and tomaters
G (320003@1)                                  DThey (xx0232@1)went together like a hand and a glove
G (320003@1)            COn (x32010@1)a clear day from their front yard
G (320003@1)             CIf (x32010@1)you look and know what to look for
G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)                     CD
Off to the east you can still read his words of love

Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)   CIn (x32010@1)John Deere green
G (320003@1)             COn (x32010@1)a hot summer night
         Em (022000@1)      D (xx0232@1)       CHe (x32010@1)wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
G (320003@1)               CIn (x32010@1)letters 3 foot high
        Em (022000@1)                    DAnd (xx0232@1)the whole town said the boy should have used red
       G (320003@1)                CBut (x32010@1)it looked good to Charlene
   Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)   GIn (320003@1)John Deere green

D (xx0232@1)                    GNow (320003@1)more then once the town has dicovered
D (xx0232@1)                       GPainting (320003@1)over it ain't no use
D (xx0232@1)                         GThere (320003@1)ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it
C (x32010@1)                     DThe (xx0232@1)heart keeps showing through

F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1)   DIn (xx0232@1)John Deere green
A (x02220@1)             DOn (xx0232@1)a hot summer night
         F#m (244222@1)     E (022100@1)       DHe (xx0232@1)wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
A (x02220@1)               DIn (xx0232@1)letters 3 foot high
        F#m (244222@1)                          EAnd (022100@1)the whole town said that the fool should have used red
       A (x02220@1)                DBut (xx0232@1)it looked good to Charlene
   F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1)   DIn (xx0232@1)John Deere green

Ahh,paint it green boy
   F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1)   DIn (xx0232@1)John Deere green
A (x02220@1)             DOn (xx0232@1)a hot summer night
         F#m (244222@1)     E (022100@1)       DHe (xx0232@1)wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
A (x02220@1)               DIn (xx0232@1)letters 3 foot high
        F#m (244222@1)                          EAnd (022100@1)the whole town said that the fool should have used red
       A (x02220@1)                DBut (xx0232@1)it looked good to Charlene
   F#m (244222@1)E (022100@1)   DIn (xx0232@1)John Deere green