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Joe Diffie John Deere Green & More
Welcome to my Joe Diffie John Deere Green page where you'll find several top Joe Diffie songs you can easily learn on the acoustic guitar. There are free chord sheets and video demos to help learn some great tunes and if you need the full tutorial lesson, pick it up for a small fee if required. I'll be using Joe Diffie album covers below to indicate the source of each song.
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Joe Diffie John Deere Green & More
Chords, Lyrics, Demos, Tutorials
1. Home
Home was the very first #1 hit song by Joe Diffie back in 1990 that reached the top of the country charts in both Canada and the US. It was also the first time a debut single was #1 on 3 charts at the same time.
The song can be found on the album "A Thousand Winding Roads". Download the Joe Diffie Home lyrics and chords below.
Download the free Joe Diffie Home lyrics below.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root up down up and repeat once you get past the arpeggio
- Picking: No
- Chords: D, G, A7, Asus, Bm, A/Db
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2. Is It Cold In Here
Is It Cold In Here was released in 1991 and peaked at #5 in the US and #4 in Canada. The song was co-written by Diffie.
It was the first single from his second album "Regular Joe".
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root down up root up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: C, G, D, D/Gb, Em, G6
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3. John Deere Green
John Deere Green was a #5 country hit for Joe Diffie when it hit the airwaves in 1993.
It was the third single from his album "Honky Tonk Attitude".
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: G, C, A#, D, Em, Gbm, E, A
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4. Pickup Man
Pickup Man topped the US country charts in 1994 and stayed there for four solid weeks. It also reached #9 in Canada. Applebee's used the song in one of its commercials.
The song is from the album "Third Rock From The Sun". Download the Joe Diffie Pickup Man lyrics below.
Download the free Joe Diffie Pickup Man lyrics below.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root down up root up down up
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: G, C7, D
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5. Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox
Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox is a single from the 1993 album Honky Tonk Attitude.
The song was a #3 in the US and a #2 hit in Canada. There was a music video produced for this song also and I often wondered if they got the idea from the Weekend At Bernie's movie which came out several years earlier in 1989.
Considering that the dead man gag appeared in several Joe Diffie videos, it's probably a safe assumption that movie inspired the video format.
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6. Ships That Don't Come In
Ships That Don't Come In was released in 1992 and made it to #5 in the US and #3 in Canada on the country charts. There is a music video for this song.
It hails from Joes album "Regular Joe".
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking: a few riffs only
- Chords: G, C, Cm, Dm, Am7, D, D/Gb, D7, Bm, G6
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7. Third Rock From The Sun
Third Rock From The Sun was the lead off single from the album of the same name when it was released in 1994.
The song was a smash hit reaching #1 in both the US and Canada.
- Drop D Tuning: Yes
- Capo: 2nd fret = original key
- Rhythm: down up down up or use downstrokes
- Picking: just the main riff
- Chords: D, G, A
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Thanks for stopping by my Joe Diffie John Deere Green page and I hope this info here was helpful.
Some Questions About Joe Diffie
1. Where is Joe Diffie from? ---> Joe Diffie was born in Tulsa Oklahoma
2. Did Joe Diffie Die? ---> Yes he has left us.
3. When did Joe Diffie die? ---> Joe died on Mar 29th, 2020
4. How did Joe Diffie die? ---> Apparently he had complications two days after announcing he had COVID-19.
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