Strawberry Wine
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Capo 1
C F
He was working thru college
C G
On my granpa's farm
C F
I was thurstin' for knowledge
C G
And he had a car
C F
I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child
C F
One restless summer we found love growin' wild
G F
On the banks of a river near a well beaten path
G F
Ain't it funny how those memories they last
[Refrão]F C
Like Strawberry Wine
G
Seventeen
Am
The hot July moon
F
Saw everything
C G
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
C
Like Green on the Vine
F C
Strawberry Wine
Verse 2
C F
I still remember
C G
when thirty was old
C F
My biggest fear was September
C G
when he had to go
C F
A few cards and letters and one long distance call
C F
we drifted away like the leaves in the fall
G F
but year after year I come back to this place
G
just to remember the taste
[Refrão] F C
Of Strawberry Wine
G
Seventeen
Am
The hot July moon
F
Saw everything
C G
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
C
Like Green on the Vine
F C
Strawberry Wine
Verse 3
Dm
The fields have grown over now
Dm
years since they've seen the plow
Dm
there'e nothing time hasn't touched
Am C
Was it really him or the loss of my innocence
G
I've missing so much!
Yaaaaaah.
[Refrão]F C
Like Strawberry Wine
G
Seventeen
Am
The hot July moon
F
Saw everything
C G
My first taste of love oh bittersweet
C
Like Green on the Vine
F C
Strawberry Wine
How to play Strawberry Wine
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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