Intro - G
G D/F# Em
Rebecca Lynn, grew up in Carolina
Am G/B C
Half a mile from Tucker Cherry's farm
G D/F# Em
A quiet girl, with green eyes full of fire
C Dsus D
Her daddy's pride and all her mama's charm
G D/F# Em
Rebecca Lynn, became my heart's desire
Am G/B C
Long about the start of second grade
G D/F# Em
Mrs. Rosenbloom let me sit beside her
C Dsus D G D
So we passed notes and after school we played
Chorus
G D/F# Em D C Dsus D
Singin' Ring around the rosy, pocket full of dreams and posies
G D/F# Em D C Dsus D
Patty cake the baker's man, tag you're it and kick the can
G D/F# Em D C Dsus
And I think I hear my mama callin', gotta go
D G
Man I loved her so
Key Change
A E/G# F#m
High school days, me and Becky learnin'
Bm A/C# D
What it really means to be in love
A E/G# F#m
Give and take, holdin' back for heaven's sake
D Esus E
And fightin' for a week then makin' up
A E/G# F#m
I said, "Please, Becky won't you marry me?"
Bm A/C# D
Prom night in my car out by the curb
A E/G# F#m
She was so surprised, first she laughed and then she cried
D E A E
And somewhere in my heart I'm sure I heard
A E/G# F#m E D Esus E
Ring around the rosy, pocket full of dreams and posies
A E/G# F#m E D Esus E
Patty cake the baker's man, tag you're it and kick the can
A E/G# F#m E D Esus
Mama flashed the porch light for me, gotta go
E A
Man I loved her so
Bridge - A - A/C#
D A/C# Bm
When love is wrong it dies, and that's the way it goes
F#m Bm A/C# D E
But when it's right, you know love grows
A E/G# F#m
Laura Jean born in Tennessee
Bm A/C# D
That's a common little miracle I know
A E/G# F#m E
But for me and Becky Lynn, she's the dream that started when we
D E A E
Fell in love so many years ago
A E/G# F#m E D Esus E
Singin' Ring around the rosy, pocket full of dreams and posies
A E/G# F#m E D Esus E
Patty cake the baker's man, tag you're it and kick the can
A E/G# F#m E D
And I think I hear your mama callin', gotta go
Esus E A
Ohhhhh, Man I loved her so
Outro - A
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