Sweet Evening Breeze

John Mellencamp

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Verse 1

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I was loud and a little sad

D

She was visiting from Atlanta, Georgia

A G

She had come to spend the summer with her dad

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I thought she was very pretty

C Em

We would kiss and hold hands

C Em

Every night by the football field

C Em

Her body was tan

D

From the afternoons by the public swimming pool

Chorus

A G

Sweet evening breeze

A G

Blows around my thoughts and memories

A

As I lie here today

G

And drink my tea

D

I can still see

A

Sweet evening breeze

Interlude

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Verse 2

A G

I saw her in a coffee shop

D G

In a big hotel down in Austin, Texas

A G

She had cut her long hair off

D

And replaced it with

G D G

Blue eyes of sadness

C Em

Still acted like we were kids

C Em

And she told me that she had to marry

C Em

And she asked me if I did

D

Still remember

Chorus

A G

Sweet evening breeze

A G

Blows around my thoughts and memories

A

As I lie here today

G

And drink my tea

D

I can still see

A

Sweet evening breeze

Solo

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G D A

G A G A

G A G A

Verse 3

A G

How redundant the future can be

D G

These days of old are very, very

A G

Ridiculous for me to see

G D G

When I think about the real gone stories

C Em

And how time holds the winning hand

C Bm A G

I can tell by the lines on our faces

C Em

And the young can't understand

D

That they look at me

G D

When they look at themselves

Chorus

A G

Oh, sweet evening breeze

A G

Blows around my thoughts and memories

A

As I lie here today

G

And drink my tea

D

I can still see

A

Sweet evening breeze

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