It was Labor Day weekend I was seventeen
I bought a Coke and some gasoline
And I drove out to the county fair
When I saw her for the first time
She was standing there in the ticket line
And it all started right then and there
Oh a sailor sky made a perfect sunset
And that's a day I'll never forget
I had a barbecue stain on my white T-shirt
She was killin' me in that mini-skirt
Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
She had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss and a
Heart don't forget something like that
Well it was five years later on a southbound plane
I was headin' down to New Orleans
To meet some friends of mine for Mardi Gras
When I heard a voice from the past
Comin' from a few rows back
And when I looked I couldn't believe just what I saw
She said, I bet you don't remember me
And I said, Only ev'ry other memory
I had a barbecue stain on my white T-shirt
You were killin' me in that mini-skirt
Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
You had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss and a
Heart don't forget something like that
Instrumental: F Eb Bb Dm C
Like an old photograph time can make a feeling fade
But the mem'ry of the first love never fades away
(Note: Do two quick strums for the next six chords)
I had a barbecue stain on my white T-shirt
She was killing me in that mini-skirt
Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
She had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss and a
Heart don't forget
N.C. Dm C Bb
No, a heart don't forget
I said, a heart don't forget something like that
Oh, not something like that
P.S. I hope all the chords got lined up in the right place. If they
didn't, it is confusing and it also makes me look stupid. I promise I had
it perfect before I sent the email, so I'm hoping for the best. Oh yeah, I
love this song.
I bought a Coke and some gasoline
And I drove out to the county fair
When I saw her for the first time
She was standing there in the ticket line
And it all started right then and there
Oh a sailor sky made a perfect sunset
And that's a day I'll never forget
I had a barbecue stain on my white T-shirt
She was killin' me in that mini-skirt
Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
She had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss and a
Heart don't forget something like that
Well it was five years later on a southbound plane
I was headin' down to New Orleans
To meet some friends of mine for Mardi Gras
When I heard a voice from the past
Comin' from a few rows back
And when I looked I couldn't believe just what I saw
She said, I bet you don't remember me
And I said, Only ev'ry other memory
I had a barbecue stain on my white T-shirt
You were killin' me in that mini-skirt
Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
You had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss and a
Heart don't forget something like that
Instrumental: F Eb Bb Dm C
Like an old photograph time can make a feeling fade
But the mem'ry of the first love never fades away
(Note: Do two quick strums for the next six chords)
I had a barbecue stain on my white T-shirt
She was killing me in that mini-skirt
Skippin' rocks on the river by the railroad tracks
She had a suntan line and red lipstick
I worked so hard for that first kiss and a
Heart don't forget
N.C. Dm C Bb
No, a heart don't forget
I said, a heart don't forget something like that
Oh, not something like that
P.S. I hope all the chords got lined up in the right place. If they
didn't, it is confusing and it also makes me look stupid. I promise I had
it perfect before I sent the email, so I'm hoping for the best. Oh yeah, I
love this song.