Tom: G G They were farm kids way down in Dixie C G They met in high school in the sixties D7 Everyone knew it was love from the start G One July in the midnight hour C G He climbed upon the water tower D7 C D Stood on the rail and painted a ten foot heart Em D C In John Deere Green G D C On a hot summer night Em D C He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene G D C In letters three foot high Em And the whole town said D that he should had used red G C But it looked good to Charlene Em D G in John Deere Green They settled down on eighty acres Raising sweet corn, kids and tomatoes They went together like a hand and a glove On a clear day from their front yard He you look and know what to look for Off to the east you can still read his words of love chorus