Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
INTRO:
G+G E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
VERSE 1:
G+G E minorEm
Old tin roof leaves in the gutter
C majorC D MajorD
A augmentedA hole in the screen door as big as your fist
G+G
And flies on the butter
VERSE 2:
G+G
Mamaw baking sugar cookies
E minorEm
We were watching cartoons
C majorC
I heard her holler from the kitchen
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Which one of you yougins wants to lick the spoon
VERSE 3:
G+G
Yellow jackets on the watermelon
E minorEm
Honeysuckle in the air
C majorC
Daddy turning on the sprinkler
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Us kids running through it in our underwear
VERSE 4:
G+G
Old dog napping on the front porch
E minorEm
His ear just a-twitching
C majorC
Fell asleep on grandaddy's lap
D MajorD G+G
To the sound of his pocket watch a-tickin
CHORUS:
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
Whoa Oh Whoa oh
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
Whoa Oh Whoa oh
E minorEm A minorAm Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD
You can dream about it every now and then
D MajorD G+G E minorEm C majorC
But you can't go home again
VERSE 5:
G+G
Me and my best friend Jenny
E minorEm
Set up a backyard camp
C majorC
Stole one of mama's mason jars
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Poked holes in the lid and made a fire fly lamp
VERSE 6:
G+G E minorEm
Me and Billy Monroe sneaking down by the river
C majorC D MajorD
And I'm still haunted by the taste of the kiss
G+G
I was too scared to give him
CHORUS:
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
Whoa Oh Whoa oh
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
Whoa Oh Whoa oh
E minorEm A minorAm Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD
You can dream about it every now and then
D MajorD G+G C majorC
But you can't go home again
SOLO:
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD
VERSE 7:
G+G
There's a black-top road
E minorEm
A augmentedA faded yellow centerline
C majorC
It can take you back to the place
D MajorD G+G
But it can't take you back in time
CHORUS:
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
Whoa Oh Whoa oh
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
Whoa Oh Whoa oh
E minorEm A minorAm Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD
You can dream about it every now and then
D MajorD G+G
But you can't go home again
OUTRO:
G+G E minorEm
Old tin roof leaves in the gutter
C majorC D MajorD
A augmentedA hole in the screen door big as your fist
G+G C majorC G+G
And flies on the butter