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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
Song History
Published: June 14, 2021
Last Updated: February 8, 2026