Lauren Alaina Album: Wildflower 2011 1. Georgia Peaches 2. Growing Her Wings 3. Tupelo 4. The Middle 5. Like My Mother Does 6. She's A Wildflower 7. I'm Not One Of Them 8. The Locket 9. Eighteen Inches 10. One Of Those Boys 11. Funny Thing About Love 12. Dirt Road Prayer 1. Georgia Peaches (Lauren Alaina) Standard Tuning No Capo Chords: F#5 : 244322 D5 : xx0232 A5 : x02220 E5 : 022100 Ab5 : 466544 (You can replace these chords with E5 C5 G5 D5 F#5 with a capo on the 2nd fret) Intro: F#5 A5 - E5 x2 F#5 Way beyond the city lights Lies a cowboys paradise Honeysuckle on the vine Growing up on southern time F#5 A5 - E5 x2 F#5 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 F#5 A5 - E5 x2 D5 A5 E5 F#5 Our shorts a little shorter cause the sun's a little hotter D5 A5 Ab5 Sipping lemonade, while we're playin' in the water F#5 Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh D5 A5 E5 Ain't nothing sweeter than us Georgia Peaches F#5 Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh D5 A5 E5 There's a reason why the boys pick the Georgia Peaches F#5 A5 - E5 x2 F#5 We grow where the grass is green We got home grown in our jeans We love country everything From Alan Jackson to Aldean F#5 A5 - E5 x2 D5 A5 E5 F#5 Our drawl will drive you crazy when we wink and call you baby D5 A5 Ab5 You don't stand a chance once you've seen a southern lady F#5 Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh D5 A5 E5 Ain't nothing sweeter than us Georgia Peaches F#5 Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh D5 A5 E5 There's a reason why the boys pick the Georgia Peaches F#5 A5 - E5 F#5 A5 - E5 Oh, ain't nothing sweeter D5 A5 It don't matter where you're from come on in and have some fun D5 E5 We're gonna treat you like you're one of us F#5 Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh D5 A5 E5 Ain't nothing sweeter than us Georgia Peaches F#5 Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh D5 A5 - E5 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 Standard Tuning Capo on the 2nd fret Chords: G: 320033 or 320003 C5 : x32010 D5 : xx0232 E5 : x22000 (You can replace these chords by A D E F#m if you wanna play without a capo) Intro: G5 C5 x4 G5 C5 Brother's in the backyard diggin' in the dirt G5 D5 Mama's in the kitchen in an old t-shirt G5 C5 Daddy's diesel's coming up the street G5 D5 G5 C5 G5 C5 And she's in her bedroom growing her wings G5 C5 Ready to Run in her headphones G5 D5 Pretty in pink on all ten toes G5 C5 Nose in a Cosmo magazine G5 C5 All the junk mama says, she's too young to read G5 D5 G5 Little do they know she's growing her wings E5 C5 They got her whole life on lockdown G5 D5 Doing time behind her bedroom door E5 C5 I guess it's alright for right now G5 D5 But outside her window there's so much E5 C5 More room for running and space to discover G5 C5 A whole wide world to see G5 C5 She's dreaming about the girl she's gonna be G5 D5 G5 C5 G5 C5 Stuck in Rice County, growing her wings G5 C5 The neighbor boy taught her how to French kiss G5 D5 And daddy's got eyes in the back of his head G5 C5 He said, no dating 'til you're eighteen G5 D5 G5 Now she?s in her room grounded, growing her wings E5 C5 They got her whole life on lockdown G5 D5 Doing time behind her bedroom door E5 C5 I guess it's alright for right now G5 D5 But outside her window there's so much E5 C5 More room for running and space to discover G5 C5 A whole wide world to see G5 C5 She's dreaming about the girl she's gonna be G5 D5 G5 Stuck in Rice County, growing her wings E5 C5 G5 D5 She wants to flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy and never look down E5 C5 G5 D5 But toniiiiiiiiiiiiight she's tucked inside a tiny little town E5 C5 G5 D5 E5 C5 G5 In a little twin bed all safe and sound D5 And there's so much E5 C5 More room for running and space to discover G5 C5 A whole wide world to see G5 C5 She's dreaming about the girl she's gonna be G5 D5 G5 C5 Stuck in Rice County, growing her wings G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 Growing her wings End on G 3. Tupelo Standard Tuning Capo on the 1st fret Chords: A5 : x02220 D5 : xx0232 B5 : x24432 E5 : 022100 G: 320033 or 320003 Intro: A5 D5 x2 A5 Picked a wild flower off the side of the road D5 You put it in my hair A5 Two bare feet up on the dashboard D5 Hands waving through the summer air A5 Looking at you, looking at me D5 With the wind strapped to our backs B5 A5 Flying as high as the bird in the sky E5 A5 Don?t get much better than that A5 And we sang all the way down to Tupelo D5 Love struck right on the money A5 Heart beats beating to the radio D5 Kisses as sweet as the honey A5 D5 Down to Tupelo A5 D5 All the way down to Tupelo A5 Counting the white lines mile by mile D5 Worries slipping away A5 Took a back road for a little slow down D5 Off of the interstate A5 We followed the river as far as it goes D5 Smiling in the July sun B5 A5 Hearing you say you're falling in love E5 A5 I said you ain?t the only one A5 And we sang all the way down to Tupelo D5 Love struck right on the money A5 Heart beats beating to the radio D5 Kisses as sweet as the honey A5 D5 Down to Tupelo All the way down G5 La la la la la la E5 Wind strapped to our backs G5 La la la la la la E5 A5 Don?t get much better than that A5 And we sang all the way down to Tupelo D5 Love struck right on the money A5 Heart beats beating to the radio D5 Kisses as sweet as the honey A5 D5 Down to Tupelo A5 D5 All the way down to Tupelo A5 Lalalalalalalalalalalala D5 Lalalalalalalalalalalala A5 D5 All the way down to tupelo A5 D5 All the way down to tupelo A5 D5 All the way down to tupelo End on A 4. The Middle Standard Tuning Capo on the 1st fret Chords: A5 : x02220 B5 : x24432 F#5 : 244222 D5 : xx0232 E5 : 022100 or you can play these instead with a capo on the 3rd fret (it's easier): G: 320033 or 320003 A5 : x02210 E5 : x22000 C5 : x32010 D5 : xx0232 Intro: A5 B5 F#5 D5 x2 A5 B5 F#5 D5 I get this feeling every year, the first days of winter A5 B5 F#5 D5 Pull out that box of souvenirs to read your old letters A5 B5 F#5 D5 In the stack of memories, found a note you left for me A5 B5 F#5 D5 It almost feels like you're still here E5 B5 I hear your voice in every word E5 D5 You told me to remember A5 E5 B5 Take each day and make it last F#5 D5 'Cause you turn around and the future is the past A5 E5 B5 Here and now is all we have F#5 D5 B5 The beginning and the end mean so little F#5 D5 What matters most is what's in the middle A5 B5 F#5 D5 A5 B5 F#5 D5 Makes me smile when I look back to every summer A5 B5 F#5 D5 You forget your birthday and just laugh; you say "It's just a number" A5 B5 F#5 D5 But Sunday afternoons, they meant so much to you A5 B5 The simple things were golden F#5 D5 You found beauty in every moment A5 E5 B5 Take each day and make it last F#5 D5 'Cause you turn around and the future is the past A5 E5 B5 Here and now is all we have F#5 D5 B5 The beginning and the end mean so little F#5 D5 What matters most is what's in the middle Instrumental part: A5 B5 A5 D5 E5 B5 The day you're born is just a start E5 B5 Your last breath is a question mark E5 B5 F#5 D5 The story of your life is in the in between A5 E5 B5 Take each day and make it last F#5 D5 'Cause you turn around and the future is the past A5 E5 B5 D5 Here and now is all we have A5 E5 B5 Take each day and make it last F#5 D5 'Cause you turn around and the future is the past A5 E5 B5 Here and now is all we have F#5 D5 B5 The beginning and the end mean so little F#5 D5 What matters most is what's in the middle A5 B5 F#5 D5 A5 B5 F#5 D5 A5 What's in the middle End on A 5. Like My Mother Does Standard Tuning Capo on the 6th fret Chords: C5 : x32010 F5 : 133211 or x33211 G: 320033 or 320003 A5 : x02210 D5 : xx0231 D5 : xx0232 B5 : x24432 A5 : x02220 Intro: C5 F5 x2 C5 People always say F5 I have a laugh C5 Like my mother does C5 Guess that makes sense F5 She taught me how to smile G5 When things get rough C5 I've got her spirit G5 She's always got my back C5 F5 When I look at her I think G5 I want to be just like that C5 When I love F5 I give it all I've got C5 Like my mother does C5 When I'm scared F5 I bow my head and pray C5 Like my mother does A5 G5 When I feel weak and unpretty F5 C5 I know I'm beautiful and strong D5 G5 C5 Because I see myself like my mother does C5 I never met a stranger F5 I can talk to anyone C5 Like my mother does C5 I let my temper fly F5 And she can walk away G5 When she's had enough C5 She sees everybody G5 For who they really are C5 F5 I'm so thankful for her guidance G5 She helped me get this far C5 When I love F5 I give it all I've got C5 Like my mother does C5 When I'm scared F5 I bow my head and pray C5 Like my mother does A5 G5 When I feel weak and unpretty F5 C5 I know I'm beautiful and strong D5 G5 C5 Because I see myself like my mother does A5 She's a rock G5 She is grace F5 She's an angel C5 D5 She's my heart and soul G5 She does it all D5 When I love G5 I give it all I've got D5 Like my mother does D5 When I'm scared G5 I bow my head and pray D5 Like my mother does B5 A5 When I'm weak and unpretty G5 D5 I know I'm beautiful and strong E5 A5 Because I see myself D5 G5 Like my mother does D5 G5 Like my mother does D5 I hear people saying G5 I'm starting to look D5 Like my mother does End on D 6. She's A Wildflower Standard Tuning Capo on the 3rd fret Chords: D5 : xx0232 G: 320033 or 320003 C5 : x32010 Intro: D5 G5 x2 D5 G5 She was the kind of girl that never quite fit in D5 G5 Holes in her shoes and freckles on her skin D5 G5 Every time she saw those school doors open wide D5 G5 She'd wanna turn around and run back home and hide D5 G5 Yeah yeah yeah, oh D5 G5 She got used to being stuck at the back of the line D5 G5 The kind that kept her head down most of the time D5 G5 Secret dreams 'bout the boy in the high school band D5 G5 Then wake up thinking she'd never have a chance D5 She's a wildflower C5 Just waitin' on a sunny day G5 D5 Just waitin" on the winds of change to blow D5 Just a red hot spark C5 That's looking for a little flame, yeah G5 D5 Trying to find the perfect place to grow D5 G5 She's a wildflower D5 G5 She's a wildflower D5 G5 She makes a wish on every single star she sees D5 G5 Yeah somewhere deep down she still believes D5 G5 She prays every night before she goes to bed D5 Pretty soon her luck is gonna change G5 She just doesn't know it yet D5 She's a wildflower C5 Just waitin on a sunny day G5 D5 Just waitin on the winds of change to blow D5 Just a red hot spark C5 That's looking for a little flame, yeah G5 D5 Trying to find the perfect place to grow D5 C5 G5 D5 She's a wildflower D5 G5 C5 G5 D5 She's a wildflower D5 She's a wildflower C5 Just waitin' on a sunny day G5 D5 Just waitin' on the winds of change to blow D5 Just a red hot spark C5 That's looking for a little flame, yeah G5 Trying to find the perfect place D5 Yeah she's trying to find a place D5 C5 She's a wildflower that's waiting on a sunny day G5 D5 She's the secret that nobody knows D5 G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 (etc) She's a wildflower End on D 7. I'm Not One Of Them Standard Tuning No Capo Chords: G5 *: 300033 F5 : 133211 or x33211 G: 320033 or 320003 C5 : x32033 D5 : xx0232 E5 : x22000 Intro: G5 * x6 G5 * You pull up in that jacked-up ride Open the door on the passenger side F5 There's a lot of girls who might G5 Wanna climb inside G5 * But I'm not one of them G5 * You start flashing that country boy grin And your big city money clip F5 G5 There's a lot of girls who'd love to go cashing in G5 * But I'm not one of them Baby, baby C5 D5 G5 You're gonna have to do better than that C5 If you want my love D5 G5 You gotta give me some back C5 Give me something real D5 G5 E5 D5 Not another come on, baby, come on F5 There's a lot of girls who might G5 Just fall for what you got G5 * But I'm not one of them G5 * Now some may get into your kind of thing That only you can make their little hearts sing F5 G5 Well, you can go on thinking what you want to think G5 * I'm not one of them Baby, baby C5 D5 G5 You're gonna have to do better than that C5 If you want my love D5 G5 You gotta give me some back C5 Give me something real D5 G5 E5 D5 Not another come on, baby, come on F5 There's a lot of girls who might G5 Just fall for what you got G5 * But I'm not one of them D5 C5 I'm not some notch D5 On your Facebook wall D5 C5 And I'm not some last chance D5 Midnight call Baby, baby C5 D5 G5 You're gonna have to do better than that C5 If you want my love D5 G5 You gotta give me some back C5 Give me something real D5 G5 E5 D5 Not another come on, baby, come on, yeah C5 D5 G5 You're gonna have to do better than that C5 If you want my love D5 G5 You gotta give me some back C5 Give me something real D5 G5 E5 D5 Not another come on, baby, come on F5 There's a lot of girls who might G5 Just fall for what you got G5 * But I'm not one of them G5 * I'm not one of them End on G* 8. The Locket Standard Tuning Capo on the 5th fret Chords: D5 : xx0232 B5 : x24432 G: 320033 or 320003 A5 : x02220 Intro: D5 G5 x2 D5 B5 Back in '41 you met a brown eyed boy G5 D5 Who called you pretty B5 G5 He'd walk everyday a couple miles out of his way to hold your hand D5 And keep you company B5 G5 D5 Your mama said don't call it love at 14 G5 A5 But sitting on that front porch swing D5 He gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck B5 Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget G5 D5 The way it felt when he held your hand And you swore that you would never take it off B5 And the butterflies you felt said it all G5 D5 You were falling with the boy inside your locket D5 B5 Back in '43 your brown eyed boy went over seas G5 D5 And had to leave town for a little while B5 He swore he'd marry you as soon as the war was through G5 D5 You would be his wife B5 G5 D5 Standing in the pouring rain G5 A5 You cried as you watched him ride away B5 A5 But everyday D5 You had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck B5 Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget G5 D5 The way his kiss tasted on your lips And everyday felt like a lifetime with him gone B5 And you prayed that God would bring him safely home G5 D5 'Cause you made a promise to the boy inside your locket B5 G5 D5 A5 Oh, 60 years you two had together and he's been gone for a couple now B5 G5 And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember D5 A5 And I've been writing all your memories down G5 D5 And I stopped by today to read a couple pages B5 D5 Grandma, you sure look pretty G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 And you smile that smile, the one I haven't seen in quite a while A5 And you said to me, I want you to keep D5 His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck B5 The one I left beside my heart so I would not forget G5 D5 The greatest love and the greatest man I've ever known But it's getting time for me to head on home B5 She said, that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't wanna keep him long G5 Heaven is calling, and she said, my heart is longing D5 G5 D5 G5 For the boy inside your locket End on D 9. Eighteen Inches Standard Tuning Capo on the 2nd fret Chords: C5 : x32010 G: 320033 or 320003 D5 : xx0232 E5 : x22000 B5 : x23442 Intro: C5 G5 D5 x4 C5 G5 D5 It's about fifteen hundred miles to California C5 G5 D5 They'll get there Friday if they leave tonight C5 G5 D5 She sneaks out at three thirty in the morning C5 G5 D5 Leaves a note so she won't see her daddy cry C5 G5 D5 x2 C5 G5 D5 He cuts the engine when he coasts in the driveway C5 G5 D5 She slides in and gives him one kiss for the road C5 G5 D5 No friends and no family, no job out there waiting C5 G5 D5 The whole town will call them crazy but they gotta go C5 G5 D5 'Cause when you're young and in love, yeah C5 G5 D5 You might do sgome things that don't seem all that smart C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 'Cause there ain't no greater distance than the eighteen inches from your D5 Head to your heart C5 G5 D5 x2 C5 G5 D5 They can barely make rent on a rundown apartment C5 G5 D5 She's waiting tables and he's a valet C5 G5 D5 They're behind on the bills and the car's barely running C5 G5 D5 But he buys a ring with the tips that he's saved C5 G5 D5 'Cause when you're young and in love, yeah C5 G5 D5 You might do sgome things that don't seem all that smart C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 'Cause there ain't no greater distance than the eighteen inches from your D5 Head to your heart C5 G5 D5 E5 B5 C5 G5 D5 Last thing they need is another mouth to feed, but they won't call E5 B5 C5 G5 D5 Just kids themselves but that's all to change in nine more months C5 G5 D5 She wakes him up at three thirty in the morning C5 G5 D5 Ready or not their new life's gonna start C5 G5 D5 Seven pounds and eighteen inches C5 G5 D5 The doctor lays that new baby's head right on her heart C5 G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 When you're young and in love, yeah C5 G5 D5 You might do some things that don't seem all that smart C5 G5 D5 But thank God for those eighteen inches C5 G5 D5 The distance it is from your head to your heart C5 G5 D5 x4 End on C 10. One Of Those Boys Standard Tuning No Capo Chords: D5 : xx0231 G: 320033 or 320003 F5 : 133211 or x33211 C5 : x32010 A5 : x02220 Intro: D5 G5 D5 G5 F5 D5 I gotta little picture painted in my mind G5 Of that special, not so perfect guy D5 F5 My heart wants me to find D5 He ain't too pretty, he ain't to sweet G5 A little rough around the edges A5 Cute and country just like me D5 One of those t-shirt, blue jean wearin' F5 Mama lovin', fishin' pole carryin C5 Swears a John Deere revvin' up G5 F5 Is music instead of noise D5 Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin' F5 Riverside saturday night and C5 G5 D5 G5 F5 Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys D5 He ain't gotta have money or a brand new truck G5 But he better shake my daddy's hand D5 F5 When he comes to pick me up D5 Gotta be a little reckless, a whole lotta fun D5 And he's gotta know my midnight curfew A5 Don't mean 12:01 D5 One of those t-shirt, blue jean wearin' F5 Mama lovin', fishin' pole carryin C5 Swears a John Deere revvin' up G5 F5 Is music instead of noise D5 Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin' F5 Riverside saturday night and C5 G5 D5 Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys G5 One of those cornfed, bonfires D5 Goin' down a hill in a tractor tire G5 Cow tippin', rope swingin' A5 Backwoods, front porch swingin' boys Instrumental: G5 D5 G5 A5 D5 One of those t-shirt, blue jean wearin' F5 Mama lovin', fishin' pole carryin C5 Swears a John Deere revvin' up G5 F5 Is music instead of noise D5 Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin' F5 Riverside saturday night and C5 G5 D5 Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys C5 G5 D5 Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys C5 G5 D5 Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys Yeah End on Dm 11. Funny Thing About Love Standard Tuning No Capo Chords: E5 : 022100 B5 *: 099800 A5 : x02220 G: 320033 or 320003 D5 : xx0232 B5 : x12221 Intro: E5 B5 * A5 x4 E5 B5 * You used to want me A5 E5 B5 * But I didn't want you A5 E5 B5 * But now I want you A5 E5 B5 * A5 Oh, but you don't want me G5 Why can't our two hearts D5 Just make up their minds? G5 And want the same thing B5 At the same time E5 B5 * The funny thing about looooooooooove A5 It never makes sense E5 B5 * It just keeps messing you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup A5 It never makes sense, never makes sense E5 B5 * You let it go, never want it back A5 You turn around and just like that G5 B5 You swear you can't get enough E5 B5 * A5 That's the funny thing about looooooove E5 B5 * A5 That's the funny thing about looooooove E5 B5 * A5 We were best friends E5 B5 * A5 Until I kissed you E5 B5 * A5 You know you liked it E5 B5 * A5 And I did too G5 D5 As soon you admit you're crazy about me G5 B5 I'm off and running, the soon enough you'll see E5 B5 * The funny thing about looooooooooove A5 It never makes sense E5 B5 * It just keeps messing you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup A5 It never makes sense, never makes sense E5 B5 * You let it go, never want it back A5 You turn around and just like that G5 B5 You swear you can't get enough E5 B5 * A5 That's the funny thing about looooooove E5 B5 * A5 That's the funny thing about looooooove G5 It makes you crazy D5 B5 - A5 B5 - D5 B5 - A5 B5 - D5 It will make you do the stupidest stuff G5 You can't live without it yeah D5 B5 That's the funny thing about love, yeah E5 B5 * The funny thing about looooooooooove A5 It never makes sense E5 B5 * It just keeps messing you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup A5 It never makes sense, never makes sense E5 B5 * You let it go, never want it back A5 You turn around and just like that G5 A5 You swear you can't get enough G5 B5 You swear you can't get enough E5 B5 * A5 That's the funny thing about looooooove E5 B5 * A5 That's the funny thing about looooooove E5 B5 * The funny thing about looooooooooove A5 It never makes sense E5 B5 * A5 It just keeps messing you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup E5 B5 * A5 x2 End on E 12. Dirt Road Prayer Standard Tuning Capo on the 3rd fret Chords: G: 320033 or 320003 C5 : x32010 A5 : x02210 F5 : 133211 or x33211 C5 G5 Let the light shine on my mama A5 She's been worried about me G5 F5 And I can tell she's tired C5 G5 Walk my brother in a straight line A5 I know he's only 16 G5 F5 But he's been playing with fire C5 G5 Give my grandpa a little peace and quiet A5 G5 F5 I can feel the years of hard work in his hands C5 G5 Make my days pass just a little bit slower A5 I've been runnin' so fast G5 F5 I've forgotten who I am C5 And so I go where the green grass grows G5 The weeds are high and the sun hangs low A5 Look to the sky and I say hello F5 G5 Like it's the very first time C5 It doesn't matter how long it's been G5 I can talk to God like hes my best friend A5 G5 F5 Take my heart lay it down again right there G5 C5 G5 In a dirt road prayer C5 He's a good guy G5 Looks dad in the eye A5 G5 F5 And I wonder if you made him just for me F5 But before I fall give me patience G5 Until you show me where to take this C5 Yeah I go where the green grass grows G5 The weeds are high and the sun hangs low A5 Look to the sky and I say hello F5 G5 Like it's the very first time C5 It doesn't matter how long it's been G5 I can talk to God like hes my best friend A5 G5 F5 Take my heart lay it down again right there G5 C5 G5 A5 F5 G5 In a dirt road prayer F5 It's good to know I can C5 Always go where the green grass grows G5 The weeds are high and the sun hangs low A5 F5 G5 Look to the sky and I say hello ooo yeah C5 It doesn't matter how long it's been G5 I can talk to God like he's my best friend A5 G5 F5 Take my heart and lay it down again right there G5 C5 G5 In a dirt road prayer A5 F5 yeah yeah G5 C5 G5 In a dirt road prayer A5 F5 G5 (etc) yeah yeah End on C5