Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
🎸 Intro:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
G+G C majorC D MajorD
G+G C majorC D MajorD
G+G C majorC D MajorD
🎸 Verse 1:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
Me and Britney used to sit on the front porch drinking lemonade
G+G
Talking about things no one else was ever supposed to hear
C majorC D MajorD
In the summer shade
G+G
She said she was gonna be a movie star
C majorC D MajorD
And I said she was crazy
G+G
Catching dreams and fireflies in a jar
C majorC D MajorD
Just me and Britney
🎸 Chorus:
G+G D MajorD
Oh, oh
C majorC D MajorD
We were babies, we were beautiful and free
G+G D MajorD
Oh, oh
C majorC D MajorD
There was nothing that was out of reach
N.C.
For me and Britney
G+G C majorC D MajorD
G+G C majorC D MajorD
🎸 Verse 2:
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
She never made it to Hollywood but she made it to Memphis
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
And this little old town just hasn’t been the same since
G+G D MajorD G+G G+G C majorC D MajorD
That boy she went ran off with, well, I thought he was crazy
G+G C majorC D MajorD
Maybe I was just jealous that he'd come between me and Britney
🎸 Chorus:
G+G D MajorD
Oh, oh
C majorC D MajorD
She was in love, she was beautiful and free
G+G D MajorD
Oh, oh
C majorC D MajorD
She was always so much braver than me
🎸 Bridge:
E minorEm C majorC
When the phone rang in the middle of the night
G+G D MajorD
Before she said a word I knew it was her
E minorEm C majorC G+G D*
She said I’m sorry for waking you up but I didn’t know who else to call
C*
Or where else to go
🎸 Verse 3:
G+G
Me and Britney sat down on the front porch
C majorC D MajorD
Talking about love and how it changes things
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
Changes people and it changes names and everything but me and Britney
🎸 Chorus:
G+G D MajorD
Oh, oh
C majorC D MajorD
We’re not as young, but we’re still beautiful and free
G+G D MajorD
Oh, oh
C majorC D MajorD
Even when we’re old, we’re still going to be
🎸 Outro:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
Me and Britney sitting on the front porch drinking lemonade
G+G C majorC G+G
Talking about things no one else was ever gonna hear
C* G*
In the summer shade