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

and