Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
- Difficulty: Intermediate
🎸 Verse:
G+G
I met him in a parking lot at a Walmart
G+G
Sitting on a tailgate and I thought
C majorC
My oh my look at those brown eyes
G+G
Didn't even have to ask his name
G+G C majorC
Something told me he was made just for me
C majorC
He fit perfectly
D MajorD
In the shotgun seat of my Cherokee
C majorC
And the best thing I ever got for free
🎸 Chorus:
G+G
If you give a girl a college town
Am7Am7
G+G couple friends in a rented house
C majorC
She'll think that she's all grown
D MajorD
And there's nothing she don't know
G+G
But if you want a girl to really learn
Am7Am7
How to love so much it hurts
C majorC D MajorD
And that a lifetime only lasts so long
G+G G+G
Give a girl a dog
🎸 Verse:
G+G
I put a red bandana 'round his collar
G+G
My double bed got a little bit smaller
C majorC
He saw it all late nights and U-hauls
G+G
Yeah he was there when I learned the hard way
G+G
You don't get a say in who makes your heart break
C majorC Am7Am7
He never said a word but I still hurt
D MajorD
It's all gonna be okay
🎸 Chorus:
G+G
If you give a girl a busy town
Am7Am7
G+G corner desk and a little house
C majorC
She'll think that she's all grown
Esus4Esus4 D MajorD
And there's nothing she don't know
G+G
But if you wanna girl to really learn
Am7Am7
How to love so much it hurts
C majorC D MajorD
And that a lifetime only lasts so long
G+G
Give a girl a best friend through the highs and lows
Am7Am7
G+G nose print on a car window
C majorC
An alarm clock, a protector
D MajorD G+G
G MajorG mark on her heart forever-er--er-er-errr
Instrumental/🎸 Solo:
G+G Am7Am7 C majorC D MajorD
🎸 Break:
G+G
Well if you give a girl twelve years
Am7Am7
G+G wet nose fighting back tears
C majorC
She won't wanna say goodbye
Esus4Esus4 D MajorD
But she'll stay right by his side
🎸 Chorus:
G+G
'Cause he gave a girl his whole life
Am7Am7
From the parking lot to the last ride
C majorC
He'll teach her letting go
D MajorD
Just like he taught her holding on
Am7Am7 A/BA/B C majorC D MajorD
Too bad a lifetime only lasts so looong
🎸 Outro:
G+G
When you give a girl a dog
Am7Am7
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
C majorC
Give a girl a dog
G+G
D MajorD -------
A augmentedA -------
FF -------
C majorC -4-2---
G+G -----0-
D MajorD -------