D                        G 
He was working through college  
D                A 
On my grandpa's farm 
D                       G 
I was thirsting for knowledge 
D              A 
And he had a car 
D 
I was caught somewhere between  
   G 
a woman and a child 
D  
When one restless summer 
          G 
we found love growing wild 
         A 
On the banks of the river  
     G 
On a well beaten path 
     A                                 G 
It's funny how those memories can last 
 
Chorus: 
                  D 
Like strawberry wine 
            A 
and seventeen 
             Bm 
The hot july moon  
         G  
Saw everything 
                  D  
My first taste of love 
      A 
Whoa, bittersweet 
             Bm       
green on the vine 
G                  D  
Like strawberry wine 
 
Verse 2: 
 
I still remember 
When thirty was old 
My biggest fear was September 
When he had to go 
A few cards and letters  
and one long distance call; 
we drifted away 
like the leaves in the fall 
But year after year  
I come back to this place 
Just to remember the taste... 
 
Repeat Chorus  
Em6 
Fields have grown over now 
Em7 
Years since they've seen the plow 
Em6                         Em7 
there's nothing time hasn't touched 
   Bm 
Is it really  him 
            D 
Or the loss of my innocence 
A 
I've been minning so much.