Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC E7E7 Am7Am7 FF
Verse 1:
C majorC E7E7 Am7Am7
When I need to put my feet back on the ground
FF C majorC
I go back to my hometown
E7E7 Am7Am7
When I need a night to act my age
FF C majorC
Me and my friends stay out too late
E7E7 Am7Am7
And when I need to feel good in my skin
FF C majorC
I drop everything and run to him
E7E7 Am7Am7
When nothin' makes sense, but I need to talk
FF
That's when I call my mom
Chorus:
C majorC E7E7
But I wanna write a country song
Am7Am7 FF
When nothin's gentle on my mind
C majorC E7E7
And I'm needin' somethin' strong
Am7Am7 FF
And I'm almost out of wine
C majorC E7E7
When I get so lonesome, my truth gets told some
Am7Am7 FF
Whether it's right or wrong
Dm7Dm7 E minorEm
I stay up all night, done it my whole life
FF F minorFm
Sometimes you gotta write a country song
C majorC E7E7 Am7Am7 FF
Verse 2:
C majorC E7E7 Am7Am7
Got me through the drama with my ex
FF C majorC
The first time that I had sex
E7E7 Am7Am7
The day the word "divorce" got really real
FF
My first year in Nashville
C majorC E7E7
Maybe it's 'cause of my raisin' or what my parents were playin'
Am7Am7 FF
Or when I feel my heart breakin', no hesitation
Chorus:
C majorC E7E7
I go and write a country song
Am7Am7 FF
When nothin's gentle on my mind
C majorC E7E7
And I'm needin' somethin' strong
Am7Am7 FF
And I'm almost out of wine
C majorC E7E7
When I get so lonesome, my truth gets told some
Am7Am7 FF
Whether it's right or wrong
Dm7Dm7 E minorEm
I stay up all night, done it my whole life
FF F minorFm
Sometimes you gotta write a country song
Bridge:
C majorC E7E7 Am7Am7
'Bout love, 'bout lies, 'bout my baby's truck
FF
Real life, that's the stuff, yeah
C majorC E7E7 Am7Am7
First kiss, last call, bad breakin' ups
FF
My life, that's what
Chorus:
C majorC E7E7
Makes me write a country song
Am7Am7 FF
When nothin's gentle on my mind
C majorC E7E7
And I'm needin' somethin' strong
Am7Am7 FF
And now I'm out of wine
C majorC E7E7
When I get so lonesome, my truth gets told some
Am7Am7 FF
Whether it's right or wrong
Dm7Dm7 E minorEm
Gets me every time, story of my life
FF F minorFm
There ain't nothin' like a country song
Outro:
C majorC E7E7 Am7Am7
('Bout love, 'bout lies, 'bout my baby's truck)
FF
Yeah (Real life, that's the stuff, yeah)
A augmentedA country song
C majorC E7E7 Am7Am7
(First kiss, last call, bad breakin' ups)
FF
(My life, that's what) Hey
End on C majorC