Intro G C G C x2 G C They were farm kids way down in Dixie G C They met in high school in the sixties G D Everyone knew it was love from the start G C One July in the midnight hour G C He climed up on the water tower G D C D Stood on the rail and painted a 10ft heart Em D C In John Deere green G C On a hot summer night Em D C He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene G C In letters 3 foot high Em D And the whole town said that he should have used red G C But it looked good to Charlene Em D G In John Deere green G C They settled down on 80 acres G C Raising sweet corn,kids and tomaters G D They went together like a hand and a glove G C On a clear day from their front yard G C 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 Em D C In John Deere green G C On a hot summer night Em D C He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene G C In letters 3 foot high Em D And the whole town said the boy should have used red G C But it looked good to Charlene Em D G In John Deere green D G Now more then once the town has dicovered D G Painting over it ain't no use D G There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it C D The heart keeps showing through F#m E D In John Deere green A D On a hot summer night F#m E D He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene A 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 D In John Deere green Ahh,paint it green boy F#m E D In John Deere green A D On a hot summer night F#m E D He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene A 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 D In John Deere green