IntroEA x2
Verse 1E
How do you turn a scholarship down,
A
Tear up a ticket, already punched,
E
And watch a dream die?
E
Who's gonna tell me how
A
To face Daddy
E
And watch Momma cry?
B
Have I thrown my future away?
A
Played my last football game?
B
It all seems so strange
A
That in just one night
B
Your whole life can change.
ChorusA
Wish this old John Deere had wings
EB
And this cotton row was an airstrip
A B(quick hit)
Way outta here.
A
Wish this high noon Georgia sun
EB
Could melt what's been done
A
Make it disappear.
C#mBA
If I could leave, I'd be gone,
AG#mF#mB
But that's just one more thing done wrong
By this small town favorite son.
Verse 2E
By fall they're all gonna know
A
Our little secret
E
My baby holds inside.
E
By then she'll be startin' to show,
A
And I'll be the husband
E
To a shotgun bride.
B
I already miss that sound
A
The marching bands and the cheering crowds.
B
Stuck here in this red dirt ground
AB
Knowin' I, I let everybody down.
ChorusA
Wish this old John Deere had wings
EB
And this cotton row was an airstrip
A B(quick hit)
Way outta here.
A
Wish this high noon Georgia sun
EB
Could melt what's been done
A
Make it disappear.
C#mBA
If I could leave, I'd be gone,
AG#mF#mB
But that's just one more thing done wrong
By this small town favorite son.
OutroA
This high noon Georgia sun
EB
Can't melt what's been done.
A
Girl, I be right here
C#mBA
I don't know much about life
AG#mF#mB
But I know what's right
N.C.
For this small town favorite son.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.