Intro (x4): | G      | G  C Bb |

Verse 1:
G                    G
  They were farm kids  way down in Dixie
C                        G
  They met in high school  in the sixties
G             G                     D     D
Everyone knew  it was love from the start
G             G
  One July in  the midnight hour
C                      G
  He climbed up on the   water tower
G                        D                 C    D
  Stood on the rail and painted a 10 foot heart

Chorus:
   Em   D     C
In John Deere green
G       D           C
  On a hot summer night
         Em        D         C
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
G            D       C
  In letters 3 foot high
        Em                      D
And the whole town said that he should have used red
       G                   C    C
But it looked good to Charlene
   Em   D     G
In John Deere green

Instrumental (x2): | G      | G  C Bb |

Verse 2:
G                     G
  They settled down on  80 acres
C                    G
  Raisin' sweet corn, kids and tomatoes
G                   G                    D
  They went together  like a hand and a glove
G                G
  On a clear day   from their front yard
C                 G
  If you look and   know what to look for
G                          D                       C    D
  Off to the east you can still read his words of love

Chorus:
   Em   D     C
In John Deere green
G       D           C
  On a hot summer night
         Em        D         C
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
G            D       C
  In letters 3 foot high
        Em                      D
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
       G                   C    C
But it looked good to Charlene
   Em   D     G
In John Deere green

Solo (x2): | G   | G   | C   | G   |

Bridge:
     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     D
The heart keeps showin' through

Chorus: (key change)
   Gbm  E     D
In John Deere green
A       E          D
  On a hot summer night
         Gbm       E         D
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
A            E      D
  In letters 3 foot high
        Gbm                       E
And the whole town said the fool should have used red
       A                   D   D
But it looked good to Charlene
   Gbm  E     A
In John Deere green

Solo:
| A   | A   | D   | A   |
| A   | A   | E   | E   |
                  (Ahh, paint it green, boy)
| A   | A   | D   | A   |
| A   | E   | D   | E   |

Chorus:
   Gbm  E     D
In John Deere green
A      E          D
  On a hot summer night
         Gbm       E         D
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
A            E      D
  In letters 3 foot high
        Gbm                       E
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
       A                  D    D
But it looked good to Charlene
   Gbm  E     A
In John Deere green

Outro (x4): | A      | A  D C | A
          John Deere green
 Dit arrangement is de eigen interpretatie van de inzender, gedeeld voor privéstudie, educatie en niet-commercieel gebruik. Het onderliggende nummer, de songtekst en de muziek blijven eigendom van hun rechthebbenden. Om verwijdering aan te vragen, zie Juridische verklaring.