She Was September chords by Granger Smith

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:


C G F F C G F F

Verse:

C
I remember seventeen
G
Lazy days in July heat
F
Momma sayin' Are you gonna sleep all summer long?
C
August came and August went, I was
G

Gettin' books for school again
F
That's the time that she moved in
F
Three doors down

Verse:
Am
From then on I was captured by
G
A little blond with hazel eyes
F
I can't explain the butterflies
F
When she climbed in my window one night
N.C.
And said

Chorus:

Am        G
"Wake up, wake up, sleepy boy"
F
So soft and low I heard her voice
Am                G                     F
You gotta see the moonlight on the river
Am              G
So we ran down, fell down in the grass
F
Love was young and wild and growing fast
Am           G                 F
I gave up my heart, can't plead surrender
G
I remember
N.C
When she was September

C G F F C G F F

Verse:

C
When I think about my first truck
G
I pro'bly never really drove it that much
F
All I remember is steamin' it up
F
With her in my arms

Verse:

C
The first I heard about Santa Fe
G
I caught her holdin' back tears one day, said
F
Her daddy found the job he's gotta take
F
And that's where they're movin'

Verse:

Am
Before we had to say goodbye
G
She came over late that night
F
She walked in, I closed my eyes
N.C.
So I can hear her one more time

Chorus:

Am        G
"Wake up, wake up, sleepy boy"
F
So soft and low I heard her voice
Am                G                     F
You gotta see the moonlight on the river
Am              G
So we ran down, fell down in the grass
F
Love was young and wild and growing fast
Am           G                 F
I gave up my heart, can't plead surrender
G
I remember
G            C        F C F
When she was September

Bridge:

Am
It's been years
G
Since I've laid down
F
Had not heard the sound
G
That I'm hearin' now

Chorus:

Am        G
"Wake up, wake up, sleepy boy"
F
So soft and low I heard her voice
Am                G                     F
You gotta see the moonlight on the river
Am              G
So we ran down, fell down in the grass
F
Love was young and wild and growing fast
Am           G                 F
I gave up my heart, can't plead surrender
G
I remember
G            C        F C F
When she was September

Outro:

She was September