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Since I've been tabbing these "Strait Hits" I've had more requests for this song than any other. I guess it should be of no surprise since this hit managed to stay at number one on Billboard for 4 consectutive weeks. It also got single of the year from the ACM's and CMA's. Good going George.

All in all this song isn't too difficult. The strumming is fairly easily but the actually picking is can be complex in some places, but it's not hard to pick up once you've gotten use to the melody. I put a few key steel guitar fills during the verses to fill them out. The same goes for the chorus which features two other guitars appregiating the chords. Remember "Guitar 1" is CAPOED at the 3rd fret. All other guitars are standard. The chord chart features both ways of playing the same chords...either capoed or standard. (Type 2)'s are standard guitar charts.
Taken from piano score

Lyrics

INTRO: F, C, Bb
F, C, Bb

F C Bb
It started way back in third grade.
F C Bb
I used to sit beside Emmilou Hays.
F C Bb
A pink dress, a matching bow in her ponytail,

she kissed me on the school bus,
C
but told me not to tell.

F C Bb
Next day I chased her around the playground
F C Bb
'cross the monkey bars to the merry go round.
F C Bb
Then Emmilou got caught passin' me a note.

Before the teacher took it,
C
I read what she wrote.

F Dm7 Bb
Do you love me? Do you wanna be my friend?
C F
And if you do, well then don't be
Dm7 Bb
afraid to take me by the hand
C
if you want to.
Bb
I think this is how love goes:
C F C Bb F C Bb
check yes or no.

F C Bb
No we're grown up and she's my wife.
F C Bb
We're still like to kids with stars in our eyes.
F C Bb
Ain't much changed; I still chase Emmilou
C
up and down the hall, around the bed in our room.

F C Bb
Last night I took her out in a white limosine.
F C Bb
Twenty years together, she still gets to me.
F C Bb
Can't believe it's been that long ago

when we got started
C
with just a little note.

Chorus
Interlude
Chorus
Out Chorus