Originally in D, I play in A capo 2
Highest note is the 5 (“stayin’ the whole night through”)
Intro, with 6ths
| A |
Vox start on the 5
| A |
| Lazy yellow moon comin’ up tonight, shinin’ through the trees |
| D |
| Crickets are singin’ and lightin’ bugs are floatin’ on the breeze |
| A | |
| Baby get | ready |
| A |
| A | |
| A | cross the field where the creek turns back by the old stump road |
| D |
| I’m gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows |
| A | E | |
| Baby get | ready, | ooo, ooo |
| A |
| You and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark |
Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars
| D | |
| Where the | cool grass grows |
| D |
| A |
| Down by the river in the full moonlight |
We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night
| D | |
| Just | movin’ slow |
| D |
| Bm | E |
| Stayin’ the whole night t | hrough |
| Bm | E | A |
| Feels so good to | be with | you |
| A |
| A |
| Spring is almost over and the summer’s comin’, the days are gettin’ long |
| D |
| Waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along |
| A | |
| Baby get | ready |
| A |
| A |
| It don’t matter if we sit forever and the fish don’t bite |
| D | |
| We’ll j | ump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night |
| A | E | |
| Baby get | ready, | ooo ooo |
| A |
| You and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark |
Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars
| D | |
| Where the | cool grass grows |
| D |
| A |
| Down by the river in the full moonlight |
We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night
| D | |
| Just | movin’ slow |
| D |
| Bm | E |
| Stayin’ the whole night t | hrough |
| Bm | E |
| Feels so good to | be with... |
| A |
| You and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark |
Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars
| D | |
| Where the | cool grass grows |
| D |
| A |
| Down by the river in the full moonlight |
We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night
| D | |
| Just | movin’ slow |
| D |
| Bm | E |
| Stayin’ the whole night t | hrough |
| Bm | E | A |
| Feels so good to | be with | you |