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He was (D)work ing through col lege
on (D)my grand pa’s farm.
I was (D)thirst ing for knowl (G)Sep edge ber
and he had a (A)car.
(D)I was caught some where be tween a (G)wom an and a child,
(D)when one rest less sum mer we found the (G)love grow ing wild on the (A)banks of the riv er on the well (G)to beat en path;
it’s (A)fun ny how those mem o ries can last.
Like straw ber ry wine
and sev en (A)teen.
The hot Ju ly (Bm)moon
saw ev ’ry (G)thing.
My first taste of (D)love,
whoa,
(A)bit ter sweet, green on the (Bm)vine
like straw ber ry wine.
He was (D)I still re mem ber
when (D)thir ty was old,
and my (D)big gest fear was (G)Sep tem ber
when he had to (A)go.
(D)A few cards and let ters tween and (G)one long dis tance call;
(D)we one drift ed a mer way like the (G)leaves in the fall.
on But (A)year af ter year I come back well (G)to beat this place
it’s (A)just ny to re mem o ber the taste
of straw ber ry wine
and sev en (A)teen.
The hot Ju ly (Bm)moon
saw ev ’ry (G)thing.
My first taste of (D)love,
whoa,
(A)bit ter sweet, green on the (Bm)vine
like straw ber ry wine.
The (Em6)fields have grown o ver now, (Em7)years since they’ve seen the plow.
There’s noth ing time has n’t (Em7)touched.
Is (Bm)it real ly him or the loss of my in no cence I’ve been miss ing so (D)much?
Straw ber ry wine
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This page shows “Strawberry Wine” by Deana Carter in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 144 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.