John Deere Green by Joe Diffie The first person to submit this did an excellent job. I just added a couple of chords, plus the bridge and key changes. [G]They were farm kids way down in Dixie [C]They met in high school in the [G]sixties Everyone knew it was love from the [D7]start One [G]July in the midnight hour [C]He climbed upon the [G]water tower Stood on the rail and [D7]painted a ten foot [C]heart[D] Chorus In [Em]John [D]Deere [C]Green [G]On a [D]hot summer [C]night He wrote [Em]Billy Bob [D]loves [C]Charlene [G]In letters [D]three foot [C]high And the [Em]whole town said that he [D]should’ve used red But it [G]looked good [D]to [C]Charlene in [Em]John [D]Deere [G]Green They settled down on eighty acres Raising sweet corn, kids and tomatoes They went together like a hand and a glove On a clear day from their front yard He you look and know what to look for Off to the east you can still read his words of love Repeat chorus Bridge Now [G]more than once the town has discovered Painting [C]over it aint no use There [G]aint no paint in the world that’ll cover it The [C]heart keeps showing [D]thru Chorus (up 1 step) In [F#m]John [E]Deere [D]Green [A]On a [E]hot summer [D]night He wrote [F#m]Billy Bob [E]loves [D]Charlene [A]In letters [E]three foot [D]high And the [F#m]whole town said that he [E]should’ve used red But it [A]looked good [E]to [D]Charlene in [F#m]John [E]Deere [A]Green Repeat chorus