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