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 

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