{"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":2283935,"song":"Watermelon Dream","artist":"Guy Clark","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11479341-watermelon-dream-chords-by-guy-clark/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2283935?type=chord","rating":4.41191,"votes":5,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, the sun was hot and the dust rose up like smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]                                                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo we hid beneath the elm tree and watched the watermelons float[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThere in a big 'ol tub of ice[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Bbdim7[/ch]\r\nAnd we'd split 'em open with a kitchen knife[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]C#7[/ch]                   [ch]F#7[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd everybody had a slice, it was a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nAin't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen life is really sweeter than it seems[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThat's what you've got to call a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith sticky hands and faces we fought the yellow-jackets to a draw[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen we used the rind for second base and played a little hard ball[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI don't know how much we ate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Bbdim7[/ch]\r\nBut we all got the belly-ache[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nAnd everybody stayed up way too late[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#7[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt was a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nAin't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen life is really sweeter than it seems[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThat's what you've got to call a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     [ch]G#7[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     [ch]C#7[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen a little after sundown we'd be runnin' out of steam[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo we'd light a roman candle up and try to hold on to a dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nMaybe slip out behind a car[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bbdim7[/ch]\r\nTake a little taste from a jar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nThen just lay back and count the stars[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F#7[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat's called a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nAin't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen life is really sweeter than it seems[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThat's what you've got to call a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]G#7[/ch]\r\nAin't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nWhen life is really sweeter than it seems[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThat's what you've got to call a watermelon dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro Solo]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     [ch]G#7[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]     [ch]C#7[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nE     G#7    A     E\nE     C#7    F#    B\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro Solo]\nE     G#7    A     E\nE     C#7    F#  B  E","chords":["E","A","B","E7","Bbdim7","C#7","F#7","G#","F#","G#7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}