Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) INTRO: G Em C D G VERSE 1: G Em Old tin roof leaves in the gutter C D A hole in the screen door as big as your fist G And flies on the butter VERSE 2: G Mamaw baking sugar cookies Em We were watching cartoons C I heard her holler from the kitchen D G D Which one of you yougins wants to lick the spoon
VERSE 3: G Yellow jackets on the watermelon Em Honeysuckle in the air C Daddy turning on the sprinkler D G D Us kids running through it in our underwear VERSE 4: G Old dog napping on the front porch Em His ear just a-twitching C Fell asleep on grandaddy's lap D G To the sound of his pocket watch a-tickin CHORUS: Cadd9 D G Whoa Oh Whoa oh Cadd9 D G It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago Cadd9 D G Whoa Oh Whoa oh Em Am Cadd9 D You can dream about it every now and then D G Em C But you can't go home again VERSE 5: G Me and my best friend Jenny Em Set up a backyard camp C Stole one of mama's mason jars D G D Poked holes in the lid and made a fire fly lamp VERSE 6: G Em Me and Billy Monroe sneaking down by the river C D And I'm still haunted by the taste of the kiss G I was too scared to give him CHORUS: Cadd9 D G Whoa Oh Whoa oh Cadd9 D G It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago Cadd9 D G Whoa Oh Whoa oh Em Am Cadd9 D You can dream about it every now and then D G C But you can't go home again SOLO: Cadd9 D Cadd9 D VERSE 7: G There's a black-top road Em A faded yellow centerline C It can take you back to the place D G But it can't take you back in time CHORUS: Cadd9 D G Whoa Oh Whoa oh Cadd9 D G It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago Cadd9 D G Whoa Oh Whoa oh Em Am Cadd9 D You can dream about it every now and then D G But you can't go home again OUTRO: G Em Old tin roof leaves in the gutter C D A hole in the screen door big as your fist G C G And flies on the butter