[Intro ]chord:  D 
 
Verse 1: 
D 
It was the hottest day of August 
       G                                            D 
All of us were down by the banks of the Paint Rock River 
                                                        A                                                 
I was next in line to be baptized at the innocent age of ten 
          D                            
And I?ll never forget, I remember it yet 
      G                        D 
The taste of that clear pure water 
                                                    A  
And that preacher?s words still fill my head and I hear them now and  
  D 
then 
He said 


[Refrão]
           D  G       D  
?Do you wanna go to heaven? 
    G        D   A              D 
And I said ?Yeah, just lead me on? 
                        G          D 
?Take my hand, can you feel that feelin?? 
    G        D  A             D 
And I said ?Yes, just lead me on 
 
Verse 2: 
It was the hottest day of summer 
And our final high school dance was just about over 
I was old enough for the taste of love when boys turn in to men 
And I?ll never forget, I remember it yet 
The taste of that clear pure water 
But the preacher?s words I barely heard as sweet Bonnie Lou gave in 
She said 
 
Chorus 
 
***Step up a half-step*** 
 
Verse 3:   
It was a lonely night in August 
She was sittin? at the end of the bar when I saw her 
And with a little wine and a little time, she would be a prize to win 
And I?ll never forget, I remember it yet 
The taste of that clear pure water 
But that preacher?s words could not be heard when she whispered ?come on in? 
She said 
 
Chorus