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
