Play the D A G in very quick succession. This is a chord simplification of the riff.
This is indicated by a * before the D.
[Verse 1]
D G
We stopped for peaches
D A
At a little roadside stand
D G
Man said his name was Bill
D A
I said "I'm Chuck and this is Annie"
G D G D
He said Annie was the one & only true love of his life
G D * D A G
They met at his wedding but by then he had a wife
Hold G for 4 bars of instrumental
[Verse 2]
D G
It was during the reception
D A
In the Spring of '64
D G
She, his newlywed's best friend
D A
Followed him out the ballroom door
G D
Maybe his ring got smaller
G D
Maybe his finger swelled
G D
Maybe he'd made a big mistake
* D A G
And maybe time would tell
[Instrumental]
G
D A D
[Verse 3]
D G
Bill asked, "Do you feel what I feel?"
D A
And Annie said, "I do"
D G
Bill was at a loss
D A
Wondering now what should he do
G D
He did what he had to
G D
He'd just taken a wife
G D
She would take good care of him
* D A G
For the rest of her life
[Verse 4]
D G
Bill & Annie fought the urge
D A
They saw each other often
D G
She was there in black
D A
The day Bill's wife lay in her coffin
G D
By then she'd gotten married
G D
By then she'd moved away
G D
She'd asked Bill for his blessings
* D A G
And he'd said it was ok
[Instrumental]
G
D A D
[Verse 5]
D G
Bill said, "Taste the peaches"
D A
He cut us each a slice
D G
They were a little on the small side
* D A G
But they sure tasted nice
G D
"Do you think I did the right thing?" Bill asked
G D
Though I knew he knew
G D
So I answered with a question
* D A G
I asked him, "Bill, do you?"
Hold G
[Verse 6]
D G
Bill said, "Annie, pleased to meet you
D A
It was nice to meet you Chuck"
D G
And Annie & I, we drove away
D A
In Annie's pick-up truck
G D
With a box of twenty peaches
G D
A homegrown tomato too
G D
And a couple of things to think about
* D A G
And every now and then I do... I do
D A D