John Deere Green - Joe Diffie (LYRICS ON SCREEN) Chords
Tempo:
133.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[A#] [G]
They
[C] [G] were farm kids way down in [C] Dixie, they met in high [G] school in the 60s.
Everyone knew it was love [D] from the start.
[G] In July in the midnight [C] hour, they climbed up on [G] the water tower, stood on the rail [D] and
painted a ten [C]-foot heart.
[D]
[Em] In [D] John [C] Deere Green, [G] on a hot [C] summer night, he [Em] wrote Billy [D] Bob Love [C]
Charlene [G] in [D] letters
three [C] foot high.
[Em] And the whole town said [D] that he shouldn't use red, [G] but it looked good to [C]
Charlene.
[Em] In [D] John [G] Deere Green,
[A#] they settled down on 80 [C] acres, raising sweet [G] corn, kids and tomatoes.
They went together like a hand [D] in a glove,
[G] on a clear day from their front [C] yard.
If you look [G] and know what to look for, off to the east you [D] can still read his words [C] aloud.
[D]
[Em] In [D] John [C] Deere Green, [G] on [D] a hot [C] summer night, he [Em] wrote Billy [D] Bob Love [C]
[G] Charlene in [D] letters
three [C] foot high.
And [Em] the whole town said that he [D]
shouldn't use red, but [G] it looked good to [C]
Charlene.
[Em] In John [G] Deere Green.
[C] [Gm]
[G]
[C] [G] [G]
[D] Now for that month the town has discovered [C] painting over it ain't [G] no use.
There [D] ain't no paint in the [G] world that'll cover with [C] the hard teeth showing [D] through.
In [F#m]
[E] John [D] Deere Green, [A]
on [E] a hot [D] summer night, he [F#m] wrote Billy Bob [E] Love [D] Charlene [A]
in [E] letters
three [D] foot high.
And [F#m] the whole town said the fool should have used red, but [A] it looked good to [D] Charlene.
In [F#m] John [A] Deere Green.
[D]
[A]
[E]
Oh paint it green boy.
[Am]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
In [F#m]
John [D] Deere Green, [A]
on [E] a hot summer [D] night, he wrote [F#m] Billy Bob Love [D] Charlene.
[A]
In letters [E] three foot [D] high.
And the [F#m] whole town said the boy should have used red, but it [A] looked good to Charlene.
[D]
[F#m] In John [E] Deere [A]
Green.
[D] [A]
[C]
[A] [C]
[A] [C] John Deere Green.
[E]
[A#] [G]
They
[C] [G] were farm kids way down in [C] Dixie, they met in high [G] school in the 60s.
Everyone knew it was love [D] from the start.
[G] In July in the midnight [C] hour, they climbed up on [G] the water tower, stood on the rail [D] and
painted a ten [C]-foot heart.
[D]
[Em] In [D] John [C] Deere Green, [G] on a hot [C] summer night, he [Em] wrote Billy [D] Bob Love [C]
Charlene [G] in [D] letters
three [C] foot high.
[Em] And the whole town said [D] that he shouldn't use red, [G] but it looked good to [C]
Charlene.
[Em] In [D] John [G] Deere Green,
[A#] they settled down on 80 [C] acres, raising sweet [G] corn, kids and tomatoes.
They went together like a hand [D] in a glove,
[G] on a clear day from their front [C] yard.
If you look [G] and know what to look for, off to the east you [D] can still read his words [C] aloud.
[D]
[Em] In [D] John [C] Deere Green, [G] on [D] a hot [C] summer night, he [Em] wrote Billy [D] Bob Love [C]
[G] Charlene in [D] letters
three [C] foot high.
And [Em] the whole town said that he [D]
shouldn't use red, but [G] it looked good to [C]
Charlene.
[Em] In John [G] Deere Green.
[C] [Gm]
[G]
[C] [G] [G]
[D] Now for that month the town has discovered [C] painting over it ain't [G] no use.
There [D] ain't no paint in the [G] world that'll cover with [C] the hard teeth showing [D] through.
In [F#m]
[E] John [D] Deere Green, [A]
on [E] a hot [D] summer night, he [F#m] wrote Billy Bob [E] Love [D] Charlene [A]
in [E] letters
three [D] foot high.
And [F#m] the whole town said the fool should have used red, but [A] it looked good to [D] Charlene.
In [F#m] John [A] Deere Green.
[D]
[A]
[E]
Oh paint it green boy.
[Am]
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
In [F#m]
John [D] Deere Green, [A]
on [E] a hot summer [D] night, he wrote [F#m] Billy Bob Love [D] Charlene.
[A]
In letters [E] three foot [D] high.
And the [F#m] whole town said the boy should have used red, but it [A] looked good to Charlene.
[D]
[F#m] In John [E] Deere [A]
Green.
[D] [A]
[C]
[A] [C]
[A] [C] John Deere Green.
[E]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ They _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] were farm kids way down in [C] Dixie, they met in high [G] school in the _ 60s.
Everyone _ knew it was love [D] from the _ start. _
_ _ [G] _ _ In July in the midnight [C] hour, they climbed up on [G] the water tower, stood on the rail [D] and
painted a ten [C]-foot _ heart.
[D] _
_ _ [Em] In [D] John [C] Deere Green, [G] _ _ on a hot [C] summer night, he [Em] wrote Billy [D] Bob Love [C]
Charlene _ _ [G] in [D] letters
three [C] foot high.
[Em] And the whole town said [D] that he shouldn't use red, [G] but it looked good to _ [C] _
_ Charlene.
_ _ _ [Em] In [D] John [G] Deere _ _ Green,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ they settled down on 80 [C] acres, raising sweet [G] corn, kids and tomatoes.
They went _ together like a hand [D] in a _ glove, _
_ _ _ [G] on a clear day from their front [C] yard.
If you look [G] and know what to look for, off to the east you [D] can still read his words [C] _ aloud.
_ [D] _
_ _ [Em] In [D] John [C] Deere Green, _ [G] _ on [D] a hot [C] summer night, he [Em] wrote Billy [D] Bob Love [C] _
[G] Charlene _ in [D] letters
three [C] foot high.
And [Em] the whole town said that he [D]
shouldn't use red, but [G] it looked good to _ [C] _
_ _ _ Charlene.
_ [Em] In John [G] Deere Green. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Now for that month the town has discovered [C] painting over it ain't [G] no use.
_ There [D] ain't no paint in the [G] world that'll cover with [C] the hard teeth showing [D] through.
_ _ _ _ _ In [F#m] _
[E] John [D] Deere Green, [A] _ _
on [E] a hot [D] summer night, he [F#m] wrote Billy Bob [E] Love _ [D] Charlene _ [A] _
in [E] letters
three [D] foot high.
And [F#m] the whole town said the fool should have used red, but [A] it looked good to [D] Charlene. _ _ _ _
_ In [F#m] John _ [A] Deere Green.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Oh paint it green boy.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ In [F#m]
John [D] Deere Green, _ [A] _
on [E] a hot summer [D] night, he wrote [F#m] Billy Bob Love [D] _ Charlene.
_ [A] _
In letters [E] three foot [D] high.
And the [F#m] whole town said the boy should have used red, but it [A] looked good to Charlene.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] In John [E] Deere [A]
Green.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C] John Deere Green.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ They _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] were farm kids way down in [C] Dixie, they met in high [G] school in the _ 60s.
Everyone _ knew it was love [D] from the _ start. _
_ _ [G] _ _ In July in the midnight [C] hour, they climbed up on [G] the water tower, stood on the rail [D] and
painted a ten [C]-foot _ heart.
[D] _
_ _ [Em] In [D] John [C] Deere Green, [G] _ _ on a hot [C] summer night, he [Em] wrote Billy [D] Bob Love [C]
Charlene _ _ [G] in [D] letters
three [C] foot high.
[Em] And the whole town said [D] that he shouldn't use red, [G] but it looked good to _ [C] _
_ Charlene.
_ _ _ [Em] In [D] John [G] Deere _ _ Green,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ they settled down on 80 [C] acres, raising sweet [G] corn, kids and tomatoes.
They went _ together like a hand [D] in a _ glove, _
_ _ _ [G] on a clear day from their front [C] yard.
If you look [G] and know what to look for, off to the east you [D] can still read his words [C] _ aloud.
_ [D] _
_ _ [Em] In [D] John [C] Deere Green, _ [G] _ on [D] a hot [C] summer night, he [Em] wrote Billy [D] Bob Love [C] _
[G] Charlene _ in [D] letters
three [C] foot high.
And [Em] the whole town said that he [D]
shouldn't use red, but [G] it looked good to _ [C] _
_ _ _ Charlene.
_ [Em] In John [G] Deere Green. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Now for that month the town has discovered [C] painting over it ain't [G] no use.
_ There [D] ain't no paint in the [G] world that'll cover with [C] the hard teeth showing [D] through.
_ _ _ _ _ In [F#m] _
[E] John [D] Deere Green, [A] _ _
on [E] a hot [D] summer night, he [F#m] wrote Billy Bob [E] Love _ [D] Charlene _ [A] _
in [E] letters
three [D] foot high.
And [F#m] the whole town said the fool should have used red, but [A] it looked good to [D] Charlene. _ _ _ _
_ In [F#m] John _ [A] Deere Green.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Oh paint it green boy.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ In [F#m]
John [D] Deere Green, _ [A] _
on [E] a hot summer [D] night, he wrote [F#m] Billy Bob Love [D] _ Charlene.
_ [A] _
In letters [E] three foot [D] high.
And the [F#m] whole town said the boy should have used red, but it [A] looked good to Charlene.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] In John [E] Deere [A]
Green.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C] John Deere Green.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _