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Wildflower

Lauren Alaina
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 /  -  x2
  Way  beyond  the city lights
  Lies a cowboys paradise
  Honeysuckle on the vine
  Growing up on southern time
   / -  x2
  Love  to dance  and we love to flirt
  Ain't afraid of a little dirt
  We ain't late for Sunday church
  Mama raised us not to curse
   / -  x2
  Our shorts  a little shorter  cause the sun's  a little hotter
  Sipping  lemonade,  while we're playin'  in the water
  Ooh  ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  Ain't  nothing sweeter than us Georgia  Peaches
  Ooh  ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  There's a reason  why the boys pick the Georgia  Peaches
   / -  x2
  We  grow where  the grass is green
  We got home grown in our jeans
  We love country everything
  From Alan Jackson to Aldean
   / -  x2
  Our drawl  will drive you crazy  when we wink  and call you baby
  You  don't stand a chance  once you've seen  a southern lady
  Ooh  ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  Ain't  nothing sweeter than us Georgia  Peaches
  Ooh  ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  There's a reason  why the boys pick the Georgia  Peaches
   Oh, ain't  nothing sweeter
  It don't matter  where you're from come on in  and have some fun
 We're gonna treat you like you're one  of us
  Ooh  ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  Ain't  nothing sweeter than us Georgia  Peaches
  Ooh  ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  There's a reason  why the boys pick
  Keep repeating the chorus til the end of the song.
  End on F
 2. Growing Her Wings
 Chords:
 G: 320033 or 320003
 x4
  Brother's  in the backyard diggin'  in the dirt
  Mama's  in the kitchen in an old  t-shirt
  Daddy's  diesel's coming up the street
  And she's  in her bedroom growing  her wings
  Ready  to Run in her  headphones
  Pretty  in pink on all  ten toes
  Nose  in a Cosmo magazine
  All the junk  mama says, she's too  young to read
  Little  do they know she's growing  her wings
  They got her  whole life on lockdown
  Doing time  behind her bedroom door
  I guess it's  alright for right  now
  But outside  her window there's so  much
  More room  for running and space  to discover
  A whole  wide world to see
  She's dreaming  about the girl she's  gonna be
  Stuck  in Rice County, growing  her wings
  The neighbor  boy taught her how  to French kiss
  And daddy's  got eyes in the back  of his head
  He said,  no dating 'til you're eighteen
  Now she's  in her room grounded, growing  her wings
  They got her  whole life on lockdown
  Doing time  behind her bedroom door
  I guess it's  alright for right  now
  But outside  her window there's so  much
  More room  for running and space  to discover
  A whole  wide world to see
  She's dreaming  about the girl she's  gonna be
  Stuck  in Rice County, growing  her wings
  She wants to flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy  and never look down
  But toniiiiiiiiiiiiight  she's tucked  inside a tiny  little town
  In a little twin bed all safe and sound
  And there's so  much
  More room  for running and space  to discover
  A whole  wide world to see
  She's dreaming  about the girl she's  gonna be
  Stuck  in Rice County, growing  her wings
 Growing her wings
  End on G
 3. Tupelo
 Chords:
 G: 320033 or 320003
 x2
  Picked  a wild flower off the side of the road
  You put  it in my hair
  Two  bare feet up on the dashboard
  Hands waving  through the summer air
  Looking  at you, looking at me
  With the wind  strapped to our backs
  Flying  as high as the bird  in the sky
  Don't get  much better than that
  And we sang  all the way down to Tupelo
  Love  struck right on the money
  Heart  beats beating to the radio
  Kisses  as sweet as the honey
  Down  to Tupelo
  All the way down  to Tupelo
  Counting  the white lines mile by mile
  Worries  slipping away
  Took  a back road for a little slow down
  Off of  the interstate
  We followed  the river as far as it goes
  Smiling  in the July sun
  Hearing  you say you're falling  in love
  I said you  ain't the only one
  And we sang  all the way down to Tupelo
  Love  struck right on the money
  Heart  beats beating to the radio
  Kisses  as sweet as the honey
  Down  to Tupelo
  All the way down
  La  la la la la la
  Wind  strapped to our backs
  La  la la la la la
  Don't get  much better than that
  And we sang  all the way down to Tupelo
  Love  struck right on the money
  Heart  beats beating to the radio
  Kisses  as sweet as the honey
  Down  to Tupelo
  All the way down  to Tupelo
  Lalalalalalalalalalalala
  Lalalalalalalalalalalala
  All the way down  to tupelo
  All the way down  to tupelo
  All the way down  to tupelo
  End on A
 4. The Middle
  Chords:
  G: 320033 or 320003
 x2
 I get this feeling  every year,  the first days  of winter
 Pull out that box of  souvenirs  to read your old  letters
 In the stack of memories,  found a note you left  for me
 It almost feels like  you're still  here
  I hear  your voice in every  word
  You told  me to remember
 Take each day  and make it last
  'Cause you turn  around and the future  is the past
 Here and now  is all we have
  The beginning  and the end  mean so little
  What matters  most is what's  in the middle
 
 Makes me smile when  I look back  to every  summer
 You forget your birthday  and just laugh;  you say "It's just  a number"
 But Sunday afternoons,  they meant so much  to you
  The simple  things were golden
  You found beauty  in every  moment
  Take  each day  and make it last
  'Cause you turn  around and the future  is the past
 Here and now  is all we have
  The beginning  and the end  mean so little
  What matters  most is what's  in the middle
 
  The day  you're born is just  a start
  Your last  breath is a question  mark
  The story  of your life  is in  the in between
   Take each day  and make it last
  'Cause you turn  around and the future  is the past
 Here and now  is all we have
 Take each day  and make it last
  'Cause you turn  around and the future  is the past
 Here and now  is all we have
  The beginning  and the end  mean so little
  What matters  most is what's  in the middle
   What's  in the middle
  End on A
 5. Like My Mother Does
 Chords:
:  133211 or x33211
 G: 320033 or 320003
 x2
  People  always say
  I  have a laugh
  Like my mother  does
  Guess  that makes sense
  She taught  me how to smile
  When things  get rough
  I've  got her spirit
  She's always  got my back
  When I look  at her I think
  I want to be  just like that
  When I love
  I give  it all I've got
  Like my mother  does
  When I'm scared
  I bow  my head and pray
  Like my mother  does
  When I feel weak  and unpretty
  I know I'm beautiful  and strong
  Because  I see  myself like my mother  does
  I  never met a stranger
  I can talk  to anyone
  Like my mother  does
  I  let my temper fly
  And she  can walk away
  When she's  had enough
  She  sees everybody
  For who  they really are
  I'm so thankful  for her guidance
  She helped  me get this far
  When I love
  I give  it all I've got
  Like my mother  does
  When I'm scared
  I bow  my head and pray
  Like my mother  does
  When I feel weak  and unpretty
  I know I'm beautiful  and strong
  Because  I see  myself like my mother  does
  She's a rock
  She is grace
  She's an angel
  She's  my heart and soul
  She does it all
  When I love
  I give  it all I've got
  Like my mother  does
  When I'm scared
  I bow  my head and pray
  Like my mother  does
  When I'm weak  and unpretty
  I know I'm beautiful  and strong
  Because  I see  myself
  Like my mother  does
  Like my mother  does
  I  hear people saying
  I'm starting  to look
  Like my mother  does
  End on D
 6. She's A Wildflower
  Chords:
  G: 320033 or 320003
 x2
  She was the kind  of girl that never quite fit in
  Holes  in her shoes and freckles on her skin
  Every time  she saw those school doors open  wide
  She'd wanna turn  around and run back home and hide
  Yeah yeah yeah, oh
  She got used  to being stuck at the back of the line
  The kind  that kept her head down most of the time
  Secret  dreams 'bout the boy in the high school  band
  Then wake  up thinking she'd never have a chance
  She's a wildflower
  Just waitin'  on a sunny day
  Just waitin"  on the winds of change to blow
  Just a red  hot spark
  That's looking  for a little flame, yeah
  Trying  to find the perfect place to grow
  She's a wildflower
  She's a wildflower
  She makes a wish  on every single star she sees
  Yeah somewhere  deep down she still believes
  She prays every  night before she goes to  bed
  Pretty soon  her luck is gonna change
  She just doesn't  know it yet
  She's a wildflower
  Just waitin  on a sunny day
  Just waitin  on the winds of change to blow
  Just a red  hot spark
  That's looking  for a little flame, yeah
  Trying  to find the perfect place to grow
  She's a wildflower
  She's a wildflower
  She's a wildflower
  Just waitin'  on a sunny day
  Just waitin'  on the winds of change to blow
  Just a red  hot spark
  That's looking  for a little flame, yeah
  Trying  to find the perfect place
  Yeah she's trying  to find a place
  She's a wildflower  that's waiting  on a sunny day
  She's  the secret that nobody  knows
  She's a wildflower
  End on D
 7. I'm Not One Of Them
 Chords:
:  133211 or x33211
 G: 320033 or 320003
 You pull up in that jacked-up ride
  Open the door on the passenger side
  There's a lot  of girls who might
  Wanna climb  inside
  But I'm not one  of them
 You start flashing that country boy grin
  And your big city money clip
  There's a lot  of girls who'd love to go cashing  in
  But I'm not one  of them
  Baby, baby
 You're gonna have to do better  than that
  If you  want my love
  You gotta give  me some back
 Give me something real
 Not another  come on,  baby, come on
  There's a lot  of girls who might
  Just fall for what  you got
  But I'm not one  of them
 Now some may get into your kind of thing
  That only you can make their little hearts sing
  Well, you can  go on thinking what you want  to think
  I'm not one  of them
  Baby, baby
 You're gonna have to do better  than that
  If you  want my love
  You gotta give  me some back
 Give me something real
 Not another  come on,  baby, come on
  There's a lot  of girls who might
  Just fall for what  you got
  But I'm not one  of them
  I'm  not some notch
  On your Facebook  wall
  And I'm  not some last  chance
  Midnight call
  Baby, baby
 You're gonna have to do better  than that
  If you  want my love
  You gotta give  me some back
 Give me something real
 Not another  come on,  baby, come on,  yeah
 You're gonna have to do better  than that
  If you  want my love
  You gotta give  me some back
 Give me something real
 Not another  come on,  baby, come on
  There's a lot  of girls who might
  Just fall for what  you got
  But I'm not one  of them
  I'm not one  of them
  End on G*
 8. The Locket
 Chords:
 G: 320033 or 320003
 x2
 Back in '41 you  met a brown eyed boy
 Who called you pretty
  He'd walk everyday a  couple miles out of his way to hold  your hand
  And keep you company
  Your mama  said don't call  it love at 14
  But sitting  on that front porch swing
  He gave you his picture  in a locket that you wore around your neck
  Left it right  beside your heart so you would not forget
  The way  it felt when he held your hand
  And you swore that you would never take it off
  And the butterflies  you felt said it all
  You  were falling with the boy inside your locket
 Back in '43 your brown  eyed boy went over seas
  And had  to leave town for a little while
  He swore he'd marry you as  soon as the war was through
  You  would be his wife
  Standing  in the pouring  rain
  You cried  as you watched him ride away
  But everyday
  You had his picture  in a locket that you wore around your neck
  Left it right  beside your heart so you would not forget
  The way  his kiss tasted on your lips
  And everyday felt like a lifetime with him gone
  And you prayed  that God would bring him safely home
  'Cause you made  a promise to the boy inside your locket
  Oh, 60  years you  two had together and he's  been gone for a couple now
  And it breaks  my heart to see you struggle  to remember
  And  I've been writing all your memories  down
  And I stopped  by today to read  a couple pages
  Grandma,  you sure look pretty
  And you smile  that smile,  the one  I haven't seen  in quite a while
  And you said  to me, I want you to keep
  His picture  in a locket that I wore around my neck
  The one I left  beside my heart so I would not forget
  The greatest  love and the greatest man I've ever known
  But it's getting time for me to head on home
  She said, that brown  eyed boy is waiting and I don't wanna keep him long
  Heaven  is calling, and she said, my heart is longing
  For the boy inside your locket
  End on D
 9. Eighteen Inches (Lauren Alaina)
 Chords:
 G: 320033 or 320003
 Bm7: x23042 ( if you prefer you can replace Bm7 by Bm: x24432 )
 x4
  It's about  fifteen  hundred miles  to California
 They'll get there Friday  if they  leave tonight
 She sneaks out  at three thirty  in the morning
  Leaves a note  so she won't  see her  daddy cry
   x2
  He  cuts the engine  when he coasts  in the driveway
  She  slides in and gives  him one kiss  for the road
  No friends  and no family,  no job  out there waiting
  The whole town  will call them crazy  but they  gotta go
  'Cause  when you're  young  and in love,  yeah
  You might  do some things  that don't seem  all that smart
  'Cause there  ain't no  greater distance  than the  eighteen inches  from your
  Head  to your heart
   x2
  They can  barely make rent  on a rundown  apartment
  She's  waiting tables  and he's  a valet
  They're behind  on the bills  and the car's  barely running
  But  he buys a ring  with the tips  that he's saved
  'Cause  when you're  young  and in love,  yeah
  You might  do some things  that don't seem  all that smart
  'Cause there  ain't no  greater distance  than the  eighteen inches  from your
  Head  to your heart
 
  Last  thing they need is another  mouth to feed, but they  won't call
  Just  kids themselves but that's  all to change in  nine more months
 She wakes him up  at three thirty  in the morning
 Ready or not  their new life's  gonna start
 Seven pounds  and  eighteen  inches
  The doctor lays  that new baby's  head right  on her heart
 
  'Cause  when you're  young  and in love,  yeah
  You might  do some things  that don't seem  all that smart
  But thank  God  for those  eighteen inches
  The  distance it is  from your head  to your heart
   x4
  End on Cadd9
 10. One Of Those Boys
 Chords:
 G: 320033 or 320003
:  133211 or x33211
  I gotta little picture  painted in my mind
  Of that special,  not so perfect guy
  My heart  wants me to find
  He ain't too pretty,  he ain't to sweet
  A little rough  around the edges
  Cute and country  just like me
  One of those t-shirt,  blue jean wearin'
  Mama  lovin', fishin' pole carryin
  Swears  a John Deere revvin' up
  Is music  instead of noise
  Dirt  road, 4-wheel drivin'
  Riverside  saturday night and
  Sunday  mornin' church  goin' kinda boys
  He ain't gotta have money  or a brand new truck
  But he better  shake my daddy's hand
  When he comes  to pick me up
  Gotta be a little reckless,  a whole lotta fun
  And he's gotta  know my midnight curfew
  Don't  mean 12:01
  One of those t-shirt,  blue jean wearin'
  Mama  lovin', fishin' pole carryin
  Swears  a John Deere revvin' up
  Is music  instead of noise
  Dirt  road, 4-wheel drivin'
  Riverside  saturday night and
  Sunday  mornin' church  goin' kinda boys
  One of those cornfed,  bonfires
  Goin'  down a hill in a tractor tire
  Cow  tippin', rope swingin'
  Backwoods,  front porch swingin' boys
  One of those t-shirt,  blue jean wearin'
  Mama  lovin', fishin' pole carryin
  Swears  a John Deere revvin' up
  Is music  instead of noise
  Dirt  road, 4-wheel drivin'
  Riverside  saturday night and
  Sunday  mornin' church  goin' kinda boys
  Sunday  mornin' church  goin' kinda boys
  Sunday  mornin' church  goin' kinda boys
  Yeah
  End on Dm
 11. Funny Thing About Love
 Chords:
 G: 320033 or 320003
*  x4
  You used to want  me
 But I didn't want  you
 But now I want  you
 Oh, but you don't want  me
 Why can't our two hearts
  Just make  up their minds?
 And want the same thing
  At  the same time
  The funny thing about looooooooooove
  It never  makes sense
  It just keeps messing you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
  It never  makes sense, never makes sense
 You let it go, never want  it back
 You turn around and just like that
 You swear you can't get enough
  That's the funny thing about looooooove
  That's the funny thing about looooooove
  We were best  friends
  Until I kissed  you
  You know you liked  it
  And I did too
 As soon you admit you're crazy  about me
 I'm off and running, the soon  enough you'll see
  The funny thing about looooooooooove
  It never  makes sense
  It just keeps messing you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
  It never  makes sense, never makes sense
 You let it go, never want  it back
 You turn around and just like that
 You swear you can't get enough
  That's the funny thing about looooooove
  That's the funny thing about looooooove
 It makes you crazy
  It will make  you do the stupidest stuff
 You can't live without it yeah
 That's the funny thing about love,  yeah
  The  funny thing  about looooooooooove
  It never  makes sense
  It just keeps messing you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
  It never  makes sense, never makes sense
 You let it go, never want  it back
 You turn around and just like that
 You swear you can't get enough
 You swear you can't get enough
  That's the funny thing about looooooove
  That's the funny thing about looooooove
  The funny thing about looooooooooove
  It never  makes sense
  It just keeps messing you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
  *  x2
  End on E
 12. Dirt Road Prayer
 Chords:
 G: 320033 or 320003
:  133211 or x33211
 Let the light shine on  my mama
  She's been worried  about me
  And I  can tell she's tired
 Walk my brother in  a straight line
  I know he's only  16
  But he's  been playing with fire
 Give my grandpa a  little peace and quiet
  I can feel  the years of hard  work in his hands
 Make my days pass just  a little bit slower
  I've been runnin'  so fast
  I've forgotten  who I am
 And so I go where the green grass grows
 The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
 Look to the sky and I say hello
  Like it's the very  first time
 It doesn't matter how long it's been
  I can talk  to God like hes my best friend
 Take my heart lay it down  again right there
  In a dirt  road prayer
 He's a good guy
 Looks dad in the eye
  And I wonder  if you made  him just for me
 But before I fall give me patience
 Until you show me where to take this
 Yeah I go where the green grass grows
 The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
 Look to the sky and I say hello
  Like it's the very  first time
 It doesn't matter how long it's been
  I can talk  to God like hes my best friend
 Take my heart lay it down  again right there
  In a dirt  road prayer
  It's good  to know I can
 Always go where the green grass grows
 The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
 Look to the sky and I say hello  ooo yeah
 It doesn't matter how long it's been
 I can talk to God like he's my best friend
 Take my heart and lay it down  again right there
  In a dirt  road prayer
  yeah yeah
  In a dirt  road prayer
  yeah yeah
  End on

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Readable chord sheet for Wildflower by Lauren Alaina

[F#7] / [F#]    [A] - [E]   x2

  W[F#7]ay beyon[F#]d the city lights
  Lies a cowboys paradise
  Honeysuckle on the vine
  Growing up on southern time

  [F#7]  /  [F#]       [A]-[E]  x2

  [F#7]Love to [F#]dance and we love to flirt
  Ain't afraid of a little dirt
  We ain't late for Sunday church
  Mama raised us not to curse

   [F#]  /  [F#7]       [A]-[E]   x2

  Our sh[D]orts a little sh[A]orter cause the s[E]un's a little h[F#]otter
  S[D]ipping lemon[A]ade, while we're p[C#]layin' in the water

  [F#]Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  A[D]in't nothing sweeter than us Ge[A]orgia Pe[E]aches
  [F#]Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  There's a re[D]ason why the boys pick the Ge[A]orgia Pe[E]aches

  [F#7]  /  [F#]        [A]-[E]     x2

  [F#7]We grow [F#]where the grass is green
  We got home grown in our jeans
  We love country everything
  From Alan Jackson to Aldean

  [F#7]  /  [F#]        [A]-[E]     x2

  Our dr[D]awl will drive you cr[A]azy when we w[E]ink and call you b[F#]aby
  Y[D]ou don't stand a cha[A]nce once you've s[C#]een a southern lady

  [F#]Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  A[D]in't nothing sweeter than us G[A]eorgia P[E]eaches
  [F#]Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  There's a re[D]ason why the boys pick the Ge[A]orgia P[E]eaches
  [F#7]        [F#]   Oh, [A]ai[E]n't nothing swee[F#]ter         [A]           [E]

  It don't m[D]atter where you're from come on [A]in and have some fun
[D]  We're gonna treat you like you're o[C#]ne of us

  O[F#]oh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  [D]Ain't nothing sweeter than us G[A]eorgia P[E]eaches
  O[F#]oh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
  There's a r[D]eason why the boys pick  [A]      [E]

  Keep repeating the chorus til the end of the song.

  End on F

2. Growing Her Wings

Chords:

G:   320033 or 320003

[G]       [C]     x4

  Br[G]other's in the backyard d[C]iggin' in the dirt
  M[G]ama's in the kitchen in an [D]old t-shirt
  [G]Daddy's diesel's coming up the str[C]eet
  And s[G]he's in her bedroom gr[D]owing her wi[G]ngs    [C]          [G]               [C]

  R[G]eady to Run in h[C]er headphones
  Pr[G]etty in pink on a[D]ll ten toes
  N[G]ose in a Cosmo magaz[C]ine
  All the ju[G]nk mama says, she's t[C]oo young to read
  L[G]ittle do they know she's gr[D]owing her wi[G]ngs

  They got [Em]her whole life on l[C]ockdown
  Doing t[G]ime behind her bedroom do[D]or
  I guess [Em]it's alright for r[C]ight now
  But outs[G]ide her window there's s[D]o much
  More r[Em]oom for running and sp[C]ace to discover
  A wh[G]ole wide world to s[C]ee
  She's dre[G]aming about the girl sh[C]e's gonna be
  St[G]uck in Rice County, gr[D]owing her wi[G]ngs   [C]        [G]             [C]

  The n[G]eighbor boy taught her h[C]ow to French kiss
  And d[G]addy's got eyes in the b[D]ack of his head
  He s[G]aid, no dating 'til you're eight[C]een
  Now s[G]he's in her room grounded, gr[D]owing her w[G]ings

  They got [Em]her whole life on l[C]ockdown
  Doing t[G]ime behind her bedroom do[D]or
  I guess [Em]it's alright for r[C]ight now
  But outs[G]ide her window there's s[D]o much
  More r[Em]oom for running and sp[C]ace to discover
  A wh[G]ole wide world to s[C]ee
  She's dre[G]aming about the girl sh[C]e's gonna be
  St[G]uck in Rice County, gr[D]owing her wi[G]ngs

  She wants to [Em]flyyyyyyyy[C]yyyyyyyyyy[G]yy and never look d[D]own
  But ton[Em]iiiiiiiiiiii[C]ight she's t[G]ucked inside a t[D]iny little town
  In a little twin bed all safe and so[Em]und   [C]        [G]             [D]                  [Em]                        [C]                             [G]
  And there's [D]so much
  More r[Em]oom for running and sp[C]ace to discover
  A wh[G]ole wide world to s[C]ee
  She's dre[G]aming about the girl sh[C]e's gonna be
  St[G]uck in Rice County, gr[D]owing her wi[G]ngs    [C]
[G]  Growing her w[C]ings    [G]          [C]                [G]                      [C]

  End on G

3. Tupelo

Chords:

G:   320033 or 320003

[A]       [D]    x2

 P[A]icked a wild flower off the side of the road
 You p[D]ut it in my hair
 T[A]wo bare feet up on the dashboard
 Hands w[D]aving through the summer air
 L[A]ooking at you, looking at me
 With the w[D]ind strapped to our backs
 Fl[Bm]ying as high as the b[A]ird in the sky
 Don't g[E]et much better than th[A]at

 And we sa[A]ng all the way down to Tupelo
 L[D]ove struck right on the money
 H[A]eart beats beating to the radio
 K[D]isses as sweet as the honey
 Down[A] to Tupelo  [D]
 All the way do[A]wn to Tupelo  [D]

 C[A]ounting the white lines mile by mile
 W[D]orries slipping away
 T[A]ook a back road for a little slow down
 Off [D]of the interstate
 We f[A]ollowed the river as far as it goes
 Smil[D]ing in the July sun
 H[Bm]earing you say you're f[A]alling in love
 I said y[E]ou ain't the only o[A]ne

 And we s[A]ang all the way down to Tupelo
 L[D]ove struck right on the money
 H[A]eart beats beating to the radio
 K[D]isses as sweet as the honey
 Down[A] to Tupelo  [D]

 All the way down

 L[G]a la la la la la
 W[E]ind strapped to our backs
 [G]La la la la la la
 Don't g[E]et much better than th[A]at

 And we s[A]ang all the way down to Tupelo
 L[D]ove struck right on the money
 H[A]eart beats beating to the radio
 K[D]isses as sweet as the honey
 Down[A] to Tupelo  [D]
 All the way do[A]wn to Tupelo  [D]

 [A]Lalalalalalalalalalalala
 [D]Lalalalalalalalalalalala
 All the way dow[A]n to tupelo [D]
 All the way dow[A]n to tupelo [D]
 All the way dow[A]n to tupelo [D]

 End on A

4. The Middle

  Chords:


  G:    320033 or 320003

[A]       [Bm]      [F#m]       [D]     x2

[A]  I get this feel[Bm]ing every [F#m]year, the first d[D]ays of winter
[A]  Pull out that box [Bm]of souve[F#m]nirs to read your [D]old letters
[A]  In the stack of [Bm]memories[F#m], found a note you l[D]eft for me
[A]  It almost feels l[Bm]ike you're s[F#m]till here [D]

  I h[E]ear your voice in [Bm]every word
  You t[E]old me to reme[D]mber

[A]  Take each d[E]ay and make it [Bm]last
  'Cause you [F#m]turn around and the f[D]uture is the past
[A]  Here and n[E]ow is all we h[Bm]ave
  The be[F#m]ginning and the e[D]nd mean so l[Bm]ittle
  What [F#m]matters most is wh[D]at's in the middle

  [A]       [Bm]       [F#m]        [D]

[A]  Makes me smile w[Bm]hen I look [F#m]back to e[D]very summer
[A]  You forget your birth[Bm]day and just l[F#m]augh; you say "It's j[D]ust a number"
[A]  But Sunday aft[Bm]ernoons[F#m], they meant so m[D]uch to you
  The s[A]imple things were [Bm]golden
  You found [F#m]beauty in [D]every moment

  [A]Take each day[E] and make it la[Bm]st
  'Cause you [F#m]turn around and the f[D]uture is the past
[A]  Here and n[E]ow is all we h[Bm]ave
  The be[F#m]ginning and the e[D]nd mean so l[Bm]ittle
  What [F#m]matters most is wh[D]at's in the middle

[A]         [Bm]

                       [A]         [D]

  The d[E]ay you're born is j[Bm]ust a start
  Your l[E]ast breath is a que[Bm]stion mark
  The st[E]ory of your l[Bm]ife is [F#m]in the in [D]between

 [A] Take each da[E]y and make it l[Bm]ast
  'Cause you [F#m]turn around and the f[D]uture is the past
[A]  Here and n[E]ow is all we h[Bm]ave     [D]
[A]  Take each d[E]ay and make it [Bm]last
  'Cause you [F#m]turn around and the f[D]uture is the past
[A]  Here and n[E]ow is all we h[Bm]ave
  The be[F#m]ginning and the e[D]nd mean so l[Bm]ittle
  What [F#m]matters most is wh[D]at's in the middle
  [A]       [Bm]       [F#m]       Wh[D]at's in the midd[A]le    [Bm]           [F#m]                   [D]                         [A]

 End on A

5. Like My Mother Does

Chords:

[F]:    133211 or x33211
G:    320033 or 320003

[C]      [F]     x2

 Pe[C]ople always say
 [F]I have a laugh
 Like my m[C]other does
 G[C]uess that makes sense
 She ta[F]ught me how to smile
 When th[G]ings get rough

 [C]I've got her spirit
 She's [G]always got my back
 When I l[C]ook at her I th[F]ink
 I want to [G]be just like that

 When I l[C]ove
 I g[F]ive it all I've got
 Like my m[C]other does
 When I'm sc[C]ared
 I b[F]ow my head and pray
 Like my m[C]other does
 When I feel w[Am]eak and unpr[G]etty
 I know I'm be[F]autiful and str[C]ong
 Beca[Dm]use I s[G]ee myself like my m[C]other does

 [C]I never met a stranger
 I can t[F]alk to anyone
 Like my m[C]other does
 [C]I let my temper fly
 And s[F]he can walk away
 When s[G]he's had enough

 S[C]he sees everybody
 For w[G]ho they really are
 I'm so th[C]ankful for her g[F]uidance
 She h[G]elped me get this far

 When I l[C]ove
 I g[F]ive it all I've got
 Like my m[C]other does
 When I'm sc[C]ared
 I b[F]ow my head and pray
 Like my m[C]other does
 When I feel w[Am]eak and unpr[G]etty
 I know I'm be[F]autiful and str[C]ong
 Beca[Dm]use I s[G]ee myself like my m[C]other does

 She's a r[Am]ock
 She is gr[G]ace
 She's an a[F]ngel
 Sh[C]e's my heart and s[Dm]oul
 She does it [G]all

 When I l[D]ove
 I g[G]ive it all I've got
 Like my m[D]other does
 When I'm sc[D]ared
 I b[G]ow my head and pray
 Like my m[D]other does
 When I'm w[Bm]eak and unpr[A]etty
 I know I'm be[G]autiful and str[D]ong
 Bec[Em]ause I s[A]ee myself
 Like my m[D]other does  [G]
 Like my m[D]other does  [G]

 [D]I hear people saying
 I'm st[G]arting to look
 Like my m[D]other does

 End on D

6. She's A Wildflower

  Chords:

  G:  320033 or 320003

[D]      [G]     x2

  She was the k[D]ind of girl that never quite fit i[G]n
  H[D]oles in her shoes and freckles on her sk[G]in
  Every t[D]ime she saw those school doors op[G]en wide
  She'd wanna t[D]urn around and run back home and h[G]ide
  Yeah yeah y[D]eah, [G]oh

  She got [D]used to being stuck at the back of the l[G]ine
  The k[D]ind that kept her head down most of the t[G]ime
  S[D]ecret dreams 'bout the boy in the high sch[G]ool band
  Then w[D]ake up thinking she'd never have a ch[G]ance

  She's a w[D]ildflower
  Just w[C]aitin' on a sunny day
  Just wa[G]itin" on the winds of change to bl[D]ow
  Just a r[D]ed hot spark
  That's lo[C]oking for a little flame, yeah
  Tr[G]ying to find the perfect place to gr[D]ow
  She's a wildfl[D]ower   [G]
  She's a wildfl[D]ower   [G]

  She makes a w[D]ish on every single star she se[G]es
  Yeah s[D]omewhere deep down she still beli[G]eves
  She prays [D]every night before she goes t[G]o bed
  Pretty so[D]on her luck is gonna change
  She just d[G]oesn't know it yet

  She's a w[D]ildflower
  Just w[C]aitin on a sunny day
  Just w[G]aitin on the winds of change to bl[D]ow
  Just a r[D]ed hot spark
  That's l[C]ooking for a little flame, yeah
  Tr[G]ying to find the perfect place to gr[D]ow
  She's a wildfl[D]ower   [C]          [G]                [D]
  She's a wildfl[D]ower   [G]          [C]                [G]                      [D]

  She's a w[D]ildflower
  Just w[C]aitin' on a sunny day
  Just w[G]aitin' on the winds of change to bl[D]ow
  Just a r[D]ed hot spark
  That's lo[C]oking for a little flame, yeah
  Tr[G]ying to find the perfect place
  Yeah she's tr[D]ying to find a place
  She's a w[D]ildflower that's w[C]aiting on a sunny day
  S[G]he's the secret that nob[D]ody knows
  She's a wildfl[D]ower   [G]          [D]                 [G]                        [D]                               [G]

  End on D

7. I'm Not One Of Them

Chords:

[F]:      133211 or x33211
G:      320033 or 320003


[G] You pull up in that jacked-up ride

 Open the door on the passenger side
 There's a l[F]ot of girls who might
 Wanna cl[G]imb inside
 But I'm not o[G]ne of them

[G] You start flashing that country boy grin

 And your big city money clip
 There's a l[F]ot of girls who'd love to go c[G]ashing in
 But I'm not o[G]ne of them

 Baby, baby
[Cadd9] You're gonna have to do [D]better than t[G]hat
 If you[Cadd9] want my love
 You gotta g[D]ive me some b[G]ack
[Cadd9] Give me something real
[D] Not an[G]other come [Em]on, baby, come [D]on
 There's a l[F]ot of girls who might
 Just fall for w[G]hat you got
 But I'm not o[G]ne of them

[G] Now some may get into your kind of thing

 That only you can make their little hearts sing
 Well, you c[F]an go on thinking what you w[G]ant to think
 I'm not o[G]ne of them

 Baby, baby
[Cadd9] You're gonna have to do b[D]etter than th[G]at
 If you[Cadd9] want my love
 You gotta g[D]ive me some b[G]ack
[Cadd9] Give me something real
[D] Not an[G]other come [Em]on, baby, come [D]on
 There's a l[F]ot of girls who might
 Just fall for w[G]hat you got
 But I'm not o[G]ne of them

 I[D]'m not some n[Cadd9]otch
 On your [D]Facebook wall
 And I[D]'m not some [Cadd9]last chance
 Midnight c[D]all

 Baby, baby
[Cadd9] You're gonna have to do b[D]etter than th[G]at
 If you[Cadd9] want my love
 You gotta g[D]ive me some b[G]ack
[Cadd9] Give me something real
[D] Not an[G]other come [Em]on, baby, come [D]on,  yeah

[Cadd9] You're gonna have to do b[D]etter than th[G]at
 If you[Cadd9] want my love
 You gotta g[D]ive me some b[G]ack
[Cadd9] Give me something real
[D] Not an[G]other come [Em]on, baby, come [D]on
 There's a l[F]ot of girls who might
 Just fall for w[G]hat you got
 But I'm not o[G]ne of them
 I'm not [G]one of them

 End on G*

8. The Locket

Chords:

G:    320033 or 320003

[D]      [G]    x2

[D] Back in '41 [Bm]you met a brown eyed boy
[G] Who called you prett[D]y
 He'd walk everyday [Bm]a couple miles out of his way to h[G]old your hand
 And  keep you compan[D]y

 Your [Bm]mama said don't c[G]all it love at 1[D]4
 But s[G]itting on that front porch sw[A]ing

 He gave you his p[D]icture in a locket that you wore around your neck
 Left it r[Bm]ight beside your heart so you would not forget
 The w[G]ay it felt when he held your h[D]and

 And you swore that you would never take it off
 And the [Bm]butterflies you felt said it all
 Y[G]ou were falling with the boy inside your lock[D]et

[D] Back in '43 your br[Bm]own eyed boy went over seas
 And h[G]ad to leave town for a little wh[D]ile
 He swore he'd marry you [Bm]as soon as the war was through
 Y[G]ou would be his w[D]ife

 St[Bm]anding in the p[G]ouring ra[D]in
 You cr[G]ied as you watched him ride aw[A]ay
 But everyd[Bm]ay     [A]

 You had his p[D]icture in a locket that you wore around your neck
 Left it r[Bm]ight beside your heart so you would not forget
 The w[G]ay his kiss tasted on your l[D]ips

 And everyday felt like a lifetime with him gone
 And you pr[Bm]ayed that God would bring him safely home
 'Cause you m[G]ade a promise to the boy inside your l[D]ocket

 Oh, [Bm]60 years y[G]ou two had together and h[D]e's been gone for a couple n[A]ow
 And it br[Bm]eaks my heart to see you str[G]uggle to remember
 A[D]nd I've been writing all your m[A]emories down
 And I stopp[G]ed by today to r[D]ead a couple pages
 Gr[Bm]andma, you sure look prett[D]y
 And you sm[G]ile that sm[D]ile, the [G]one I haven't se[D]en in quite a wh[G]ile
 And you s[A]aid to me, I want you to keep

 His p[D]icture in a locket that I wore around my neck
 The one I l[Bm]eft beside my heart so I would not forget
 The gr[G]eatest love and the greatest man I've ever kn[D]own

 But it's getting time for me to head on home
 She said, that br[Bm]own eyed boy is waiting and I don't wanna keep him long
 H[G]eaven is calling, and she said, my heart is longing
 For the boy inside your l[D]ocket   [G]          [D]                [G]

 End on D

9. Eighteen Inches (Lauren Alaina)

Chords:

G:       320033 or 320003
Bm7:     x23042  ( if you prefer you can replace Bm7 by Bm: x24432 )

[Cadd9]     [G]     [D]     x4

  It's abo[Cadd9]ut fifteen[G] hundred miles[D] to Cali[Bm7]fornia
[Cadd9]  They'll get there F[G]riday if th[D]ey leave tonight
[Cadd9]  She sneaks o[G]ut at three th[D]irty in the [Em7]morning
  Leaves a n[Cadd9]ote so she w[G]on't see her[D] daddy cr[G]y

  [Cadd9]    [G]    [D]   x2

  [Cadd9]He cuts the e[G]ngine when he c[D]oasts in the d[Bm7]riveway
  S[Cadd9]he slides in and g[G]ives him one k[D]iss for the road
  No fri[Cadd9]ends and no famil[G]y, no jo[D]b out there [Em7]waiting
  The whole t[Cadd9]own will call them c[G]razy but th[D]ey gotta [G]go

  'Cause[Cadd9] when y[G]ou're yo[D]ung and in l[Em7]ove, yeah
  You m[Cadd9]ight do some th[G]ings that don't s[D]eem all that smart
  'Cause [Cadd9]there a[G]in't [D]no greater [Em7]distance than the[Cadd9] eighteen i[G]nches from your
  H[D]ead to your he[G]art

  [Cadd9]   [G]    [D]   x2

  They can[Cadd9] barely make r[G]ent on a r[D]undown a[Bm7]partment
  [Cadd9]She's waiting t[G]ables and h[D]e's a valet
  They're b[Cadd9]ehind on the b[G]ills and the c[D]ar's barely [Em7]running
  But[Cadd9] he buys a r[G]ing with the t[D]ips that he's s[G]aved

  'Cause[Cadd9] when y[G]ou're yo[D]ung and in l[Em7]ove, yeah
  You m[Cadd9]ight do some th[G]ings that don't s[D]eem all that smart
  'Cause [Cadd9]there a[G]in't [D]no greater [Em7]distance than the[Cadd9] eighteen i[G]nches from your
  H[D]ead to your he[G]art

   [Cadd9]    [G]    [D]

  L[Em]ast thing they need is an[D]other mouth to feed, but they[Cadd9] won't c[D]all [Cadd9]
  J[Em]ust kids themselves but t[D]hat's all to change in[Cadd9] nine m[D]ore [Cadd9]months

[Cadd9]  She wakes him [G]up at three t[D]hirty in the [Em7]morning
[Cadd9]  Ready or n[G]ot their new l[D]ife's gonna start
[Cadd9]  Seven po[G]unds and[D] eight[Bm7]een inches
  The doctor [Cadd9]lays that new b[G]aby's head r[D]ight on her h[G]eart

  [Cadd9]    [G]    [D]

  'Cause[Cadd9] when y[G]ou're yo[D]ung and in l[Em7]ove, yeah
  You m[Cadd9]ight do some th[G]ings that don't s[D]eem all that [Dsus4]smart
  But [Cadd9]thank G[G]od for those[D] eighteen [Em7]inches
  The[Cadd9] distance it i[G]s from your he[D]ad to your he[G]art

  [Cadd9]    [G]    [D]    x4

  End on Cadd9

10. One Of Those Boys

Chords:

G:    320033 or 320003
[F]:    133211 or x33211

[Dm]     [G]    [Dm]    [G]    [F]

 I gotta little [Dm]picture painted in my mind
 Of that sp[G]ecial, not so perfect guy
 My h[Dm]eart wants me to f[F]ind
 He ain't too p[Dm]retty, he ain't to sweet
 A little ro[G]ugh around the edges
 Cute and co[A]untry just like me

 One of those [Dm]t-shirt, blue jean wearin'
 M[F]ama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
 Sw[C]ears a John Deere revvin' up
 Is m[G]usic instead of no[F]ise
 [Dm]Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
 [F]Riverside saturday night and
 S[C]unday mornin' ch[G]urch goin' kinda b[Dm]oys    [G]         [F]

 He ain't gotta have [Dm]money or a brand new truck
 But he b[G]etter shake my daddy's hand
 When he [Dm]comes to pick me [F]up
 Gotta be a little [Dm]reckless, a whole lotta fun
 And he's [Dm]gotta know my midnight curfew
 D[A]on't mean 12:01

 One of those [Dm]t-shirt, blue jean wearin'
 M[F]ama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
 Sw[C]ears a John Deere revvin' up
 Is m[G]usic instead of no[F]ise
 [Dm]Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
 [F]Riverside saturday night and
 S[C]unday mornin' ch[G]urch goin' kinda b[Dm]oys

 One of those c[G]ornfed, bonfires
 [Dm]Goin' down a hill in a tractor tire
 C[G]ow tippin', rope swingin'
 [A]Backwoods, front porch swingin' boys

[G]      [Dm]      [G]      [A]

 One of those t[Dm]-shirt, blue jean wearin'
 M[F]ama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
 Sw[C]ears a John Deere revvin' up
 Is m[G]usic instead of no[F]ise
 [Dm]Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
 [F]Riverside saturday night and
 S[C]unday mornin' ch[G]urch goin' kinda b[Dm]oys
 S[C]unday mornin' ch[G]urch goin' kinda b[Dm]oys
 S[C]unday mornin' ch[G]urch goin' kinda b[Dm]oys

 Yeah

 End on Dm

11. Funny Thing About Love

Chords:

G:   320033 or 320003

[E]     [B]*     [A]       x4

 You used to w[E]ant me [B]
[A] But I didn't w[E]ant you [B]
[A] But now I w[E]ant you [B]
[A] Oh, but you don't w[E]ant me [B]        [A]

[G] Why can't our two hearts
 Just m[D]ake up their minds?
[G] And want the same thing
 [B]At the same time

 The funny thing about l[E]ooooooooo[B]oove
 It n[A]ever makes sense
 It just keeps messing you u[E]uuuuuuuuuuuu[B]uup
 It n[A]ever makes sense, never makes sense
[E] You let it go, never w[B]ant it back
[A] You turn around and just like that
[G] You swear you can't get eno[B]ugh
 That's the funny thing about l[E]oooooo[B]ove   [A]
 That's the funny thing about l[E]oooooo[B]ove   [A]

 We were b[E]est friends [B]        [A]
 Until I k[E]issed you  [B]          [A]
 You know you l[E]iked it [B]       [A]
 And I did t[E]oo    [B]          [A]

[G] As soon you admit you're cr[D]azy about me
[G] I'm off and running, the so[B]on enough you'll see

 The funny thing about l[E]ooooooooo[B]oove
 It n[A]ever makes sense
 It just keeps messing you u[E]uuuuuuuuuuuu[B]uup
 It n[A]ever makes sense, never makes sense
[E] You let it go, never w[B]ant it back
[A] You turn around and just like that
[G] You swear you can't get eno[B]ugh
 That's the funny thing about l[E]oooooo[B]ove   [A]
 That's the funny thing about l[E]oooooo[B]ove   [A]

[G] It makes you crazy
 It will m[D]ake you do the stupidest stu[B]ff[A]   [B]     [D]        [B]          [A]             [B]               [D]
[G] You can't live without it yeah
[D] That's the funny thing about l[B]ove, yeah

 The[E] funny th[B]ing about looooooooooove
 It n[A]ever makes sense
 It just keeps messing you u[E]uuuuuuuuuuuu[B]uup
 It n[A]ever makes sense, never makes sense
[E] You let it go, never w[B]ant it back
[A] You turn around and just like that
[G] You swear you can't get eno[A]ugh
[G] You swear you can't get eno[B]ugh
 That's the funny thing about l[E]oooooo[B]ove   [A]
 That's the funny thing about l[E]oooooo[B]ove   [A]

 The funny thing about l[E]ooooooooo[B]oove
 It n[A]ever makes sense
 It just keeps messing you u[E]uuuuuuuuuuuu[B]uup    [A]

 [E]     [B]*    [A]    x2

 End on E

12. Dirt Road Prayer

Chords:

G:   320033 or 320003
[F]:   133211 or x33211

[C]  Let the light shine [G]on my mama
  She's been [Am]worried about me
  And [G]I can tell she's t[F]ired
[C]  Walk my brother [G]in a straight line
  I know he's [Am]only 16
  But h[G]e's been playing with f[F]ire
[C]  Give my grandpa [G]a little peace and quiet
  I can f[Am]eel the years of h[G]ard work in his h[F]ands
[C]  Make my days pass j[G]ust a little bit slower
  I've been [Am]runnin' so fast
  I've f[G]orgotten who I [F]am

[C]  And so I go where the green grass grows
[G]  The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
[Am]  Look to the sky and I say hello
  Like it's the v[F]ery first t[G]ime
[C]  It doesn't matter how long it's been
  I can t[G]alk to God like hes my best friend
[Am]  Take my heart lay it do[G]wn again right the[F]re
  In a d[G]irt road pra[C]yer   [G]

[C]  He's a good guy
[G]  Looks dad in the eye
  And I w[Am]onder if you m[G]ade him just for [F]me
[F]  But before I fall give me patience
[G]  Until you show me where to take this

[C]  Yeah I go where the green grass grows
[G]  The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
[Am]  Look to the sky and I say hello
  Like it's the v[F]ery first t[G]ime
[C]  It doesn't matter how long it's been
  I can t[G]alk to God like hes my best friend
[Am]  Take my heart lay it d[G]own again right the[F]re
  In a d[G]irt road pra[C]yer   [G]        [Am]              [F]                   [G]

  It's g[F]ood to know I can
[C]  Always go where the green grass grows
[G]  The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
[Am]  Look to the sky and I say hello[F] ooo y[G]eah
[C]  It doesn't matter how long it's been
[G]  I can talk to God like he's my best friend
[Am]  Take my heart and lay it d[G]own again right th[F]ere
  In a d[G]irt road pray[C]er    [G]
  yeah y[Am]eah     [F]
  In a d[G]irt road pra[C]yer   [G]
  yeah y[Am]eah     [F]            [G]

  End on [C]

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