Chords used
F
C
G
Am
D
A
Bm
E
B
Em
F#m
Bb
D/F
Dsus4
1.
If I Die Young
Key: FCapo 4HardF
C
G
Am
D
A
Bm
Standard Tuning
If I die yoFung, bury me in sCatin
Lay me doGwn on a bed of Amroses
Sink me in the rFiver at daCwn
Send me awaGy with the words of a lAmove song
F Oh Coh, oh Goh Am
Lord make me a raFinbow, I'll shine down on my mCother
She'll know I'm safe with yGou when she stands under my Amcolors oh and
F Life ain't always what you thCink it ought to be no
G Ain't even grey, but she Amburies her baby
F The sharp knCife of a short lGiiiiAmiife, well
F I've hCad just enough tGime Am
If I die yoFung, bury me in sCatin
Lay me doGwn on a bed of Amroses
Sink me in the rFiver at daCwn
Send me awaGy with the words of a lAmove song
F The sharp knCife of a short lGiiiiAmiife, well
F I've hCad just enough tGime Am
And I'll be wearing whFite, when I cCome into your kingdom
I'm as grGeen as the ring on my lAmittle cold finger, I've
F Never known the lCovin' of a man
But it sGure felt nice when he was Amholding my hand, there's a
F Boy here in town says heC'll love my forever
WhGo would have thought foAmrever could be severed by
F The sharp knCife of a short lGiiiiAmiife, well
F I've hCad just enough tGime Am
FCGAm
So pFut on your best boys and IC'll wear my pearls
WhGat I never did is done
A penny for my thFoughts, oh no
I'll sCell them for a dollar
TheGy're worth so much more Amafter I'm a goner
And mFaybe then you'll hear the wCords I been singin'
FGunny when your dead how pAmeople start listenin'
FCGAm
If I die yoGung, bury me in sDatin
Lay me doAwn on a bed of Bmroses
Sink me in the rGiver at daDwn
Send me awaAy with the words of a lBmove song
G Oh oh the bDallad of a dove
A Go with pBmeace and love
GGather up your tears, kDeep 'em in your pocket
SAave them for a time when your Bmreally gonna need them, oh
G The sharp knDife of a short lAiiiiiBmife, well
G I've hDad just enough tAime Bm
Outtro:
So pGut on your best boysD and I'll wear my peAarls
2.
Next Boyfriend
Key: AmCapo 1MediumAm
F
C
G
I thought I knew you from Amsomewhere F
Right when you walked through the dCoor G
So please forgive me for sAmtaring F
It's driving me crCazy, where I've seen you befGore
Maybe it's the wAmhite T-shirt that you're weFaring
The danger in your Ceyes or your fingers in your haGir
It's a pretty small tAmown, It's coming to me nFow
C I've just figured it oGut
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend
I can't believe how much you Cact like hGim
YAmou and me we'd bFe unbelievable
C And I'm availablGe
No I don't think it's a coAmincidencFe
I put it all together Cit makes seGnse
BAmoy you ain't no flFing or a could have been, Cno G
'Cause you look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
You should probably come Amover F
Tell me your nCame and I'll tell you mGine
I'll probably give you my nAmumber F
And you can cCall me anytGime
I hope you like rAmed lips, driveway kFissing
If you want it bCaby that's what you'll be gGetting
Every nAmight, all of the tFime
C Oh, that's allrGight
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend
I can't believe how much you Cact like hGim
YAmou and me we'd bFe unbelievable
C And I'm availablGe
No I don't think it's a coAmincidencFe
I put it all together Cit makes seGnse
BAmoy you ain't no flFing or a could have been, Cno G
'Cause you look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
I thought I knew you from Amsomewhere F
Right when you walked through the dCoor G
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend
I can't believe how much you Cact like hGim
YAmou and me we'd bFe unbelievable
C And I'm availablGe
No I don't think it's a coAmincidencFe
I put it all together Cit makes seGnse
BAmoy you ain't no flFing or a could have been, Cno G
'Cause you look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend
3.
Barefoot And Buckwild
Key: AmEasyAm
G
D
C
Am You got a wGay of callingD right at the wrong time
Am I know your sGouthern drawl isD what trouble sounds like
Am The way you gGot me grinning
D You know I'll climb up in your Amrusty truck
GI give up cDome on over pick me up
BAmack roads no lines, hGigh beam headlights
BDaby you just might make me lose my mind
YCou slide me Gover little lDove shootAmin' shotgun
HaCnds out the wGindow, got my tDoes up on Amthe dash
NCothing but fiGelds on the whDeels just slingAming red mud
C I like the way you drive
D Just like a rebel child
C You make me wanna get
BDarefoot and buckwild
AmCDAmCAm
Am You're showin' Goff in circlesD down by the riverside
Am You like to mGake me nervousD so I move in real tight
Am Come on throw Git in park
D I wanna see the stars and fAmeel the grass betwGeen my toes
DDancing to the radio
AmOh you got me whGere you want me
LDost in the country
YCou slide me Gover little lDove shootAmin' shotgun
HaCnds out the wGindow, got my tDoes up on Amthe dash
NCothing but fiGelds on the whDeels just slingAming red mud
C I like the way you drive
D Just like a rebel child
C You make me wanna get
BDarefoot and buckwild
AmCDAmCAm
AmI don't knCow how you Ddo what you do
But you Amdo what you dCo and it dAmoes what it does to me
AmI can't stGop it oCnce you stDart it
YCou slide me Gover little lDove shootAmin' shotgun
HaCnds out the wGindow, got my tDoes up on Amthe dash
NCothing but fiGelds on the whDeels just slingAming red mud
C I like the way you drive
D Just like a rebel child
C You make me wanna get
BDarefoot and buckwild
CGDAm
CD
C BDarefoot and buckwild
AmCDAmCAm
End on Am
4.
Funny Thing About Love
Key: EMediumE
B
A
G
D
You used to wEant me B
A But I didn't wEant you B
A But now I wEant you B
A Oh, but you don't wEant me B A
G Why can't our two hearts
Just mDake up their minds?
G And want the same thing
BAt the same time
The funny thing about lEoooooooooBoove
It nAever makes sense
It just keeps messing you uEuuuuuuuuuuuuBuup
It nAever makes sense, never makes sense
E You let it go, never wBant it back
A You turn around and just like that
G You swear you can't get enoBugh
That's the funny thing about lEooooooBove A
That's the funny thing about lEooooooBove A
We were bEest friends B A
Until I kEissed you B A
You know you lEiked it B A
And I did tEoo B A
G As soon you admit you're crDazy about me
G I'm off and running, the soBon enough you'll see
The funny thing about lEoooooooooBoove
It nAever makes sense
It just keeps messing you uEuuuuuuuuuuuuBuup
It nAever makes sense, never makes sense
E You let it go, never wBant it back
A You turn around and just like that
G You swear you can't get enoBugh
That's the funny thing about lEooooooBove A
That's the funny thing about lEooooooBove A
G It makes you crazy
D B-A B-D B-A B-D
It will make you do the stupidest stuff
G You can't live without it yeah
D That's the funny thing about lBove, yeah
TheE funny thBing about looooooooooove
It nAever makes sense
It just keeps messing you uEuuuuuuuuuuuuBuup
It nAever makes sense, never makes sense
E You let it go, never wBant it back
A You turn around and just like that
G You swear you can't get enoAugh
G You swear you can't get enoBugh
That's the funny thing about lEooooooBove A
That's the funny thing about lEooooooBove A
The funny thing about lEoooooooooBoove
It nAever makes sense
It just keeps messing you uEuuuuuuuuuuuuBuup A
EBA
End on E
5.
Eighteen Inches
Key: CCapo 2MediumC
G
D
Em
Bm
It's aboutC fifteenG hundred milesD to California
C They'll get there FGriday if theDy leave tonight
C She sneaks oGut at three thDirty in the morning
Leaves a nCote so she wGon't see herD daddy cry
CGD
CHe cuts the eGngine when he cDoasts in the driveway
SChe slides in and gGives him one kDiss for the road
No friCends and no famiGly, no jDob out there waiting
The whole tCown will call them cGrazy but thDey gotta go
'Cause wChen yGou're yoDung and in love, yeah
You mCight do sgome tGhings that don't Dseem all that smart
'Cause thCere aGin't nDo greater distance than theC eighteen iGnches from your
HDead to your heart
CGD
They can bCarely make rGent on a rDundown apartment
SChe's waiting tGables and hDe's a valet
They're behCind on the bGills and the cDar's barely running
But Che buys a rGing with the tDips that he's saved
'Cause Cwhen Gyou're yDoung and in love, yeah
You mCight do sgome tGhings that don't Dseem all that smart
'Cause thCere aGin't nDo greater distance than theC eighteen iGnches from your
HDead to your heart
CGD
LEmast thing they need is aBmnother mouth to feed, but they wCon't cGall D
JEmust kids themselves but tBmhat's all to change in nCine mGore mDonths
C She wakes him Gup at three tDhirty in the morning
C Ready or nGot their new lDife's gonna start
C Seven poGunds and Deighteen inches
The doctor lCays that new bGaby's head rDight on her heart
CGD
WChen yGou're yoDung and in love, yeah
You mCight do some thGings that don't sDeem all that smart
But thCank GGod for thoseD eighteen inches
The dCistance it Gis from your hDead to your heart
CGD
End on C
6.
The Middle
Key: AMediumA
Bm
F#m
D
E
A I get this feelBming every F#myear, the first dDays of winter
A Pull out that box Bmof souveF#mnirs to read your Dold letters
A In the stack of BmmemoriesF#m, found a note you lDeft for me
A It almost feels lBmike you're sF#mtill here D
I hEear your voice in Bmevery word
You tEold me to remeDmber
A Take each dEay and make it Bmlast
'Cause you F#mturn around and the fDuture is the past
A Here and nEow is all we hBmave
The beF#mginning and the eDnd mean so lBmittle
What F#mmatters most is whDat's in the middle
ABmF#mD
A Makes me smile wBmhen I look F#mback to eDvery summer
A You forget your birthBmday and just lF#maugh; you say "It's jDust a number"
A But Sunday aftBmernoonsF#m, they meant so mDuch to you
The sAimple things were Bmgolden
You found F#mbeauty in Devery moment
ATake each dayE and make it laBmst
'Cause you F#mturn around and the fDuture is the past
A Here and nEow is all we hBmave
The beF#mginning and the eDnd mean so lBmittle
What F#mmatters most is whDat's in the middle
ABm
AD
The dEay you're born is jBmust a start
Your lEast breath is a queBmstion mark
The stEory of your lBmife is F#min the in Dbetween
A Take each daEy and make it lBmast
'Cause you F#mturn around and the fDuture is the past
A Here and nEow is all we hBmave D
A Take each dEay and make it Bmlast
'Cause you F#mturn around and the fDuture is the past
A Here and nEow is all we hBmave
The beF#mginning and the eDnd mean so lBmittle
What F#mmatters most is whDat's in the middle
A Bm F#m WhDat's in the middAle Bm F#m D A
7.
Growing Her Wings
Key: GEasyG
C
D
Em
BrGother's in the backyard dCiggin' in the dirt
MGama's in the kitchen in an Dold t-shirt
GDaddy's diesel's coming up the strCeet
And sGhe's in her bedroom grDowing her wiGngs C G C
RGeady to Run in hCer headphones
PrGetty in pink on aDll ten toes
NGose in a Cosmo magazCine
All the juGnk mama says, she's tCoo young to read
LGittle do they know she's grDowing her wiGngs
They got Emher whole life on lCockdown
Doing tGime behind her bedroom doDor
I guess Emit's alright for rCight now
But outsGide her window there's sDo much
More rEmoom for running and spCace to discover
A whGole wide world to sCee
She's dreGaming about the girl shCe's gonna be
StGuck in Rice County, grDowing her wiGngs C G C
The nGeighbor boy taught her hCow to French kiss
And dGaddy's got eyes in the bDack of his head
He sGaid, no dating 'til you're eightCeen
Now sGhe?s in her room grounded, grDowing her wGings
They got Emher whole life on lCockdown
Doing tGime behind her bedroom doDor
I guess Emit's alright for rCight now
But outsGide her window there's sDo much
More rEmoom for running and spCace to discover
A whGole wide world to sCee
She's dreGaming about the girl shCe's gonna be
StGuck in Rice County, grDowing her wiGngs
She wants to EmflyyyyyyyyCyyyyyyyyyyGyy and never look dDown
But tonEmiiiiiiiiiiiiCight she's tGucked inside a tDiny little town
In a little twin bed all safe and soEmund C G D Em C G
And there's Dso much
More rEmoom for running and spCace to discover
A whGole wide world to sCee
She's dreGaming about the girl shCe's gonna be
StGuck in Rice County, grDowing her wiGngs C
G Growing her wCings G C G C
End on: G
8.
Wings Of An Angel
Key: GMediumG
Em
C
D
Am
Bm
Does your hGalo grow hEmeavy
Hanging Cover your hGead
Boy you've hDeld my heart stEmeady
Since the fCirst day we mGet
Every tGime I lose my wEmay
Only yCou can bring me bGack
'Cause your wDill just don't brEmeak
You keep this traCin on its trGacks
Under theG wings Emof an angel
Where my wCeary heart can sleGep
I can clDose my eyes withEmout thinking twice
'Cause my sCoul's been set frGee
Under theG wings Emof an angel
HCeaven comes to mGe
The pDearly gates are Emopen wide
To etCernitGy
GEmCGDEmCG
As the yeGars have grown lEmonger
The shCelves are full of dGust
And our lDove is now stEmronger
Than the tCwo of uGs
And the mGemories on the wEmall
The colors fCaded awaGy
I could rDelive them Emall
Till myC dying daGy
Under theG wings Emof an angel
Where my wCeary heart can sleGep
I can clDose my eyes withEmout thinking twice
'Cause my sCoul's been set frGee
Under theG wings Emof an angel
HCeaven comes to mGe
The pDearly gates are Emopen wide
To etCernitGy
Yeah the pDearly gates are Emopen wide
To etCernitGy
When the nAmights are growing colder
We can jBmust stay right here
You take the weCight off my shoulders
You make the wDorld disappear
GEmCGDEmCG
Under theG wings Emof an angel
Where my wCeary heart can sleGep
I can clDose my eyes withEmout thinking twice
'Cause my sCoul's been set frGee
Under theG wings Emof an angel
HCeaven comes to mGe
The pDearly gates are Emopen wide
To etCernitGy
I said the pDearly gates are Emopen wide
To etCernitGy
D
EmCG
9.
Born To Fly
Key: GCapo 1HardG
C
F
Bb
D
Em
Bm
Am
Standard Tuning
I've been tGelling my drCeams to the scGarecrCow
About the plFaces that BbI'd like to sFee Bb
I say "frCiend do you thDink I'll ever Emget there?"
Oh but hGe just stands there smDilin' back at mGe
So I confGessed my sCins to the prGeacher C
About the lFove I've been pBbrayin' to fiFnd Bb
Is there a brCown-eyed bDoy in my Emfuture, yeah
And he says "gGirl you've got nDothin' but tGime"
But hDow do you wait for hCeavGen?
And whDo has that much tCimGe?
And hBmow do you keCep your feGet on the ground
When you knCow that you were bDorn
You were born to flGy F Bb F Bb
My dGaddy he is grCounded like the oGak tree C
My mFomma she is stBbeady as the sFun Bb
Oh you knCow I love my fDolks
But I keep sEmtarin' down the road
Just lGookin' for my Done chance to rGun
Hey cause I will sGoar awaCy like a blGackbird C
I will blFow in the wBbind like a sFeed Bb
I will plCant my hDeart in the Emgarden of my dreams
And I will grGow up where I wDander wild and frGee
But hDow do you wait for hCeavGen?
And whDo has that much tCimGe?
And hBmow do you keCep your feGet on the ground
When you knCow that you were bDorn
You were born to flGy
You were bAmorn yGeah yCeah D
You were born to flGy C G C G C G C
But hDow do you wait for hCeavGen?
And whDo has that much tCimGe?
And hBmow do you keCep your feGet on the ground
When you knCow, when you knDow
You were born to flGy D G D
You were born to flGyyyyDyyyyGyy D
You were born toG fly
10.
The Locket
Key: GMediumG
Em
C
D
D/F
Dsus4
GBack iEmn 41 you met aC bGrown eyed boy who called you pretty
GHe?d walk evEmery daCy couple miles Gout of his way to hold your hand and keep you company
EmYour Cmama saidG donC?t caGll it lovDe at 14 but sitting on that front porch swing
HeG gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
D/FLeft Emit right besiD/Fde yourC heGart so you would not forget the way it felt when he held your hand
And yoD/Fu sworEme that you would never take it off and the butterflies you felt said it all
CYou weGre D/Ffalling with a boy inside your locket
GBacEmk in 43 thaCt brown eyedG boy went overseas and had to leave town for a little while
GHe sworeEm he?d CmarGry you soon as the war was through you would be his wife
EmStanCdiGngC in tDhe pouring rain you cried as you watched him ride away
EmButD every Gday you had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
D/FLeft Emit right beD/Fside youCr heartG so you would not forget the way his kiss tasted on your lips
D/FAnd everyG day fD/Felt like Ema lifetime with him gone and you pray that god would bring him safely home
CCuz youG made a promise to the boy inside your locket
Oh 60 yEmears youC 2 hGadD together he?s been gone for a couple now
AEmnd it brCeaks my heart to see you struggle to remember
GI?ve beDen writing all your memories down
And IC stGop by today to read a couple pages
EmGrandGma CyoGu sure look pretty and you smile that smile
The oneC I havenG?t CseeDn in quite a while and you said to me
IDsus4 want you tDo keep
His piGcture in a locket that I wore around my neck
D/FThe one EmI left bCeside my heart so I would not forget the greatest love
And Gthe greatest man I?ve ever known
D/FBut iGt?s getting time for me to head on home
D/FShe saEmid that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don?t wanna keep him long
CHeaven is Gcalling and she said my heart is longing for the boy inside your locket