Indie acoustic folk, fingerpicking

Verse 1

Barefoot on the gravel where the county road runs out
You had purple on your fingers and a laugh I can’t live without
We didn’t have a dollar, but we had the whole damn day
And a basket by the creek bed, and nothing much to say

Chorus
Oh, stay a little longer, let the porch light burn out
This has been a long time coming, and I’m slow to learn what loving’s about
But I know where the sweet tastings grow
Down where the wild vines spread and the river flows
Oh, stay a little longer, blackberry summer,
Don’t go,
Let your hair go down down down, you know
Stay a little longer, blackberry summer,
Don’t go,
We can’t leave now, winter’s almost here to take away another year

Verse 2
Your flatbed truck was rusted but it ran us through town
And we split a paper sack of peaches on the tailgate till sundown
You said, “Boy, you’re gonna wander, about the secrets inside of me,”
And I said, “Maybe so, but right seems okay, you know?”
“‘Cause every road I ever took just led me back to you
Blackberry summer, I know that and only that to be true”

Chorus
Oh, stay a little longer, let the porch light burn out
This has been a long time coming, and I’m slow to learn what loving’s about
But I know where the sweet tastings grow
Down where the wild vines spread and the river flows
Oh, stay a little longer, blackberry summer,
Don’t go,
Let your hair go down down down, you know
Stay a little longer, blackberry summer,
Don’t go,
We can’t leave now, winter’s almost here to take away another year

Bridge
Well, the years fold up like paper and the fields turn into towns
And the ones who loved you first are the ones who’re not around
But I still taste it in the August air, that sticky, sweet, skin-pressed love
Lord, I’d trade the whole damn life for one more July night

Final Chorus
Oh, stay a little longer, let the porch light burn out
This has been a long time coming, and I’m slow to learn what loving’s about
But I know where the sweet tastings grow
Down where the wild vines spread and the river flows
Oh, stay a little longer, blackberry summer,
Don’t go,
Let your hair go down down down, you know
Stay a little longer, blackberry summer,
Don’t go,
We can’t leave now, winter’s almost here to take away another year

Version 2: Chord chart
Key of G, ~92 bpm, fingerpicked, harmonica
Intro: [G] / [C] / [G] / [D]
Verse 1
[G] Barefoot on the gravel where the county road runs out
[C] You had purple on your fingers and a laugh I can’t live without
[G] We didn’t have a dollar, but we had the whole damn day
[D] And a basket by the creek bed, and nothing much to say
Chorus
[C] Oh, stay a little longer, let the porch light burn out
[G] This has been a long time coming, and I’m slow to learn what loving’s about
[D] But I know where the sweet tastings grow
[Em] Down where the wild vines spread and the river flows
[C] Oh, stay a little longer, blackberry summer,
[G] Don’t go,
[D] Let your hair go down down down, you know
[C] Stay a little longer, blackberry summer,
[G] Don’t go,
[D] We can’t leave now, winter’s almost here to take away another year [G]
Verse 2
[G] Your flatbed truck was rusted but it ran us through town
[C] And we split a paper sack of peaches on the tailgate till sundown
[G] You said, “Boy, you’re gonna wander, about the secrets inside of me,”
[Em] And I said, “Maybe so, but right seems okay, you know?”
[D] “‘Cause every road I ever took just led me back to you
[G] Blackberry summer, I know that and only that to be true”
Chorus (same chords as above)
Bridge (stripped down, voice and guitar only)
[Em] Well, the years fold up like paper and the fields turn into towns
[C] And the ones who loved you first are the ones who’re not around
[G] But I still taste it in the August air, that sticky, sweet, skin-pressed love
[D] Lord, I’d trade the whole damn life for one more July night
Final Chorus (whisper the first line, then build back in; same chords as the chorus)
Outro: [G] / [C] / [G] / [D], hum over the loop and fade with harmonica