{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1079396,"song":"John Deere Green","artist":"Joe Diffie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11238817-john-deere-green-chords-by-joe-diffie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1079396?type=chord","rating":4.66766,"votes":365,"content":"[Intro]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]      | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]      | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]      | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]      | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  They were farm kids  way down in Dixie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  They met in high school  in the sixties[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEveryone knew  it was love from the start[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  One July in  the midnight hour[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  He climbed up on the   water tower[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Stood on the rail and painted a 10 foot heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn John Deere green[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  On a hot summer night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  In letters 3 foot high[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the whole town said that he should have used red[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut it looked good to Charlene[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn John Deere green[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n|([ch]G[/ch])     | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]      | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  They settled down on  80 acres[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Raisin' sweet corn, kids and tomatoes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  They went together  like a hand and a glove[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  On a clear day   from their front yard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  If you look and   know what to look for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Off to the east you can still read his words of love[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn John Deere green[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  On a hot summer night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  In letters 3 foot high[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the whole town said the boy should have used red[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut it looked good to Charlene[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn John Deere green[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n|([ch]G[/ch])  | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow more than once the town has discovered[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPainting over it ain't no use[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe heart keeps showin' through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] (key change)\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn John Deere green[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  On a hot summer night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  In letters 3 foot high[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the whole town said the fool should have used red[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it looked good to Charlene[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn John Deere green[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n|([ch]A[/ch])  | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   |\r\n[tab]| [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]E[/ch]   | [ch]E[/ch]   |\r\n                  (Ahh, paint it green, boy)[/tab]\r\n| [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]A[/ch]   |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch]   | [ch]E[/ch]   | [ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]E[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn John Deere green[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  On a hot summer night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  In letters 3 foot high[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the whole town said the boy should have used red[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut it looked good to Charlene[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn John Deere green[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n|([ch]A[/ch])     | [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch]      | [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch]      | [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n[tab]| [ch]A[/ch]      | [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch]\r\n          John Deere green[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n| G      | G  C Bb |\n| G      | G  C Bb |\n| G      | G  C Bb |\n| G      | G  C Bb |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n|(G)     | G  C Bb |\n| G      | G  C Bb |\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n|(G)  | G   | C   | G   |\n| G   | G   | C   | G   |\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] (key change)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n|(A)  | A   | D   | A   |\n\n| A   | A   | D   | A   |\n| A   | E   | D   | E   |\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n|(A)     | A  D C |\n| A      | A  D C |\n| A      | A  D C 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