Guy Clark - Watermelon dream

^EWell, the sun was hot and the dust rose up like smoke ^A So we hid ^Bbeneath the elm tree and watched the watermelons float ^{E E}There in a big 'ol tub o^E7f ice And we'd split^A em open with a kitchen knife^A7 And eve^Erybody had a sli^C#mce it was a watermelon d^Aream ^{B E}

^EAin't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon^G#m dream ^A'Cept sittin on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cre^Eam ^EWhen life is really sweeter than it se^C#mems ^F#mThat's what you've got to call a watermel^Bon dream

With sti^Ecky hands and and faces we fought the yellow-jackets to a draw^A Then we used ^Bthe rind for second base and played a little hard b^Eall ^EI don't know how much we^E7 ate ^ABut we all got the belly^A7-ache And eve^Erybody stayed up way too late ^C#m It was a wat^Aermelon^B dream ^E

Then a litt^Ele after sundown we'd be runnin out of ^Asteam So we'd light^B a roman candle and try to hold on to the dr^Eeam ^EMaybe slip out behind a ^E7car ^ATake a little tastes from ^A7a jar ^EThen just lay back and count the ^C#mstars That's called a waterm^Aelon dr^Beam ^E