Strawberry Wine
Written by Matraca Berg & Gary Harrison
Recorded by Deana Carter

(Capo on 1st)

Intro.:  3/4|(C) /  / |(C) / / |(F) / / |(F) / / |  x 2

(Verse)
(C) He was working thru (F)college (C) on my grampa's (G)farm
(C) I was thirstin’ for (F)knowledge, (C) and he had a (G)car
Yeah, (C)I was caught somewhere between a (F)woman and a chil
(C)One restless summer we found (F)love growing wild
On the (G)banks of a river near a (F)well beaten path
Ain't it (G)funny how those memories they (F)last

(Chorus)
Like (F)strawberry (C)wine seven-(G)teen
The hot July (Am)moon saw everything (F)
My first taste of (C)love was (G)bittersweet
Like green on the (Am)vine, (F) like strawberry (C)wine

Solo:  / / |(C) / / |(F) / / |(F) / / |

(Verse 2)
(C) I still re-(F)member, (C) when thirty was (G)old
(C) My biggest fear was Sep-(F)tember (C) when he had to go (G)
A (C)few cards and letters and one (F)long distance call
We (C)drifted away like the (F)leaves in the fall
But (G)year after year I come (F)back to this place, (G)just to remember the (F)taste of 

(Chorus)
Strawberry (C)Wine, seven-(G)teen
The hot july (Am)moon saw everything (F)
My first taste of (C)love was (G)bittersweet
Like Green on the (Am)vine, like strawberry (C)wine / / |(C) / / |(C) / / |(C) / / |

(Bridge)
The (Dm)fields have grown over now, years since the've seen the plow
(Dm) There'e nothing time hasn't touched
Was (Am)it really him or the (C)loss of my innocenc
(G/B) I’ve been missing so (G)much, yeah!

Solo:  |(C) / / |(C) / / |(G) / / |(G) / / |(Am) / / |(Am) / / |(F) /
 
(Chorus)
Like strawberry (C)wine, seven-(G)teen
The hot july (Am)moon saw everything (F)
My first taste of (C)love was (G)bittersweet
Like Green on the (Am)Vine (F)

(Chorus)
Like strawberry (C)wine, seven-(G)teen
The hot july (Am)moon saw everything (F)
My first taste of (C)love was (G)bittersweet
Like Green on the (Am)Vine (F)
Like strawberry (C)wine

Outro.:  |(C) / / |(C) / / |(G) / / |(G) / / ((Am) / / |(Am) / / |(F) / / |(F) / / | x 3 times to fade