| G      | G  C Bb |
| G      | G  C Bb |
| G      | G  C Bb |
| 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]
| G      | G  C Bb |
| 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
In John Deere green

[Solo]
| G      | G  C Bb |
| G      | G  C Bb |

[Bridge]
     D                 G
Now more then once the town has dicovered
         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)
   F#m  E     D
In John Deere green
A       E          D
  On a hot summer night
         F#m       E         D
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
A            E      D
  In letters 3 foot high
        F#m                            E
And the whole town said that the fool should have used red
       A                   D
But it looked good to Charlene
   F#m  E     A
In John Deere green

[Solo]
A A  A A
A A  Em D
A A  A A
A A  Em D
D

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

[Outro]
| A      | A  D C |
| A      | A  D C |
| A      | A  D C |
| A      | A  D C |
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