Mark Wills

Emily Harper

Mark Wills


Tom: D

D  A  G  A  D  A   G G

[Verse 1]

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Emily sat right next to me

Five days a week in the same bus seat
G                  A
For a girl she was pretty cool
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She wore an old ball cap, hated lace

Played a mean shortstop and second base
      G               A
Never missed a day of Sunday school
      Em
And I never told a soul back then
    G                A
But Emily Harper was my best friend

[Chorus 1]

   D          A           G        A
We carved our names on an old oak limb
       D           A              G       A
On the bank of the creek where we used to swim
  D        A         G               A
A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter
   D       A                G      A
We ran barefoot through the garden gate
    D    A         G         A
All afternoon we'd laugh and play
         D        A       G            D
'Til the sun went down on me and Emily Harper

[Verse 2]

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About the time I turned sixteen

I noticed Emily's eyes were green
G                          A
And how they shined when I made her laugh
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I liked it when her hair was down

I hated other guys around
G                       A
I played it cool but I had it bad
Em
Lord, her Daddy had a fit
        G                  A
When he caught me stealing my first kiss

[Chorus 2]

   D         A           G        A
We carved a heart on an old oak limb
       D           A              G       A
On the bank of the creek where we used to swim
  D        A         G               A
A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter
   D              A          G      A
We used to sneak off in my daddy's car
   D         A        G        A
Sit on the hood and count the stars
         D        A     G            D
'Til the sun came up on me and Emily Harper


[Bridge]

G            A               Bm
It all seems just like yesterday
G                                A
We grew up but some things never change

[Chorus 3]

   D         A           G        A
We still hold hands by that old oak limb
       D           A               G        A
On the bank of the creek where we used to swim
  D        A         G               A
A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter
   D           A      G      A
She sure did make a lovely bride
   D           A      G      A
We vowed to grow old side by side
         D         A      G            D        G
'Til the sun goes down on me and Emily Harper
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Emily Harper
G       A      D
Me and Emily Harper