Kim Mitchell - Patio Lanterns Chords & Tabs

PATIO LANTERNS - Kim Mitchell
 
Great summer song. Just add a trailer park, a campfire and some beer. This should get you close


INTRO ( I believe the tab for the intro is posted )
OR 
D A E ( pick these chords ) then  D A Bm7 A E X 2 ( strummed ) 

V#1:
 D   A            Bm7   A    E      D   A          Bm7    A     E     D      
Our house had the biggest patio....Our house had all the summer shade
D (picking D A E to fill)     D   A  Bm7 A E
We had patio lanterns
D         A            Bm7   A     E         D              A
I spent half the night making lemonade.....which we drank alot
Bm7            A      E   D      D (picking D A E to fill)        D  A Bm7  A E
Cause we were all so shy.....   shy and nervous
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kim_mitchell/patio_lanterns_crd.html ]
Bridge:
 E                             A
Who was gonna be?...Who would be the first to dance?
 E                             D                
Who was gonna be?...Who would be the first to kiss?
 D (picking D A E to fill)       D A Bm7 A E      D    A  AAA (hold)
Under those patio lanterns.

( Drums or Smack your guitar ( acoustic ) twice )
Chorus:
 E                                       D           A
Those patio lanterns.... they were the stars in our sky
 E                         D                A
Those patio lanterns.....lighting up our lives
 E                                        D          A
Those patio lanterns.....they were the stars in our sky
 E                                          D  D
Those patio lanterns......lighting up our lives
(picking)  D A E      (strumming)  D A Bm7 A E  D A Bm7 A E
     Those patio lanterns

V#2:(same chords as verse#1)
And I was stuck on Joy...that was her name
Didn't talk much....she was a nervous girl....I was a nervous boy
We stuck together like glue on glue
Dancing old songs....Bobbie Vinton's Blue on Blue....heartache on heartache

Bridge

Chorus

Outro: D A Bm7 A E till fade out