Sweet Evening Breeze
John Mellencamp
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Key:
A [Verse 1]A G I was loud and a little sadD She was visiting from Atlanta, GeorgiaA G She had come to spend the summer with her dadD I thought she was very prettyC Em We would kiss and hold handsC Em Every night by the football fieldC Em Her body was tanD From the afternoons by the public swimming pool [Chorus]A G Sweet evening breezeA Blows around my thoughts andG memoriesA As I lie here todayG And drink my teaD I can still seeA Sweet evening breeze [Interlude]G A G AG A G AContinues after the ad[Verse 2]A G I saw her in a coffee shopD G In a big hotel down in Austin, TexasA G She had cut her long hair offD And replaced it withG D G Blue eyes of sadnessC Em Still acted like we were kidsC Em And she told me that she had to marryC Em And she asked me if I didD Still remember [Chorus]A G Sweet evening breezeA Blows around my thoughts andG memoriesA As I lie here todayG And drink my teaD I can still seeA Sweet evening breeze [Guitar Solo]G A G AG D AG A G AG A G A [Verse 3]A G How redundant the future can beD G These days of old are very, veryA G Ridiculous for me to seeG D When I think about the real goneG storiesC Em And how time holds the winning handC Bm A G I can tell by the lines on our facesC Em And the young can't understandD That they look at meG D When they look at themselves [Chorus]A G Oh, sweet evening breezeA Blows around my thoughts andG memoriesA As I lie here todayG And drink my teaD I can still seeA Sweet evening breeze