She Was September Chords

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