Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
- Difficulty: Beginner
Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G
By the sun on my skin, you can tell where I've been
C majorC G+G D MajorD
I took a short walk down a hard road and I dug my roots right in
C majorC G+G F#F# E minorEm
I want to do it all, then do it all again
G+G D MajorD G+G
Good Lord don't take me now, I'm just settling in
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC G+G
By the books on my shelf, you can tell I taught myself
C majorC G+G D MajorD
By doing it the wrong way till I learned to ask for help
C majorC G+G F#F# E minorEm
Family photos in the hallway of every me I've ever been
G+G D MajorD G+G
Good Lord don't take me now, I'm just settling in
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Like the grass on the path, like the leather on the Bible
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Like the road where the wheels know where to go
C majorC G+G F#F# E minorEm
Life's like the raindrops in the river carving out the perfect bend
G+G D MajorD G+G
Good Lord don't take me now, I'm just settling in
Verse 3:
G+G C majorC G+G
By the pictures I can't show no one and how we got our nicknames
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And the way we laugh at stories we can't tell
C majorC G+G F#F# E minorEm
Takes a lifetime of strangers to find some real good friends
G+G D MajorD G+G
Good Lord don't take me now, I'm just settling in
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Like the grass on the path, like the leather on the Bible
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Like the strings on this guitar tell my fingers where to go
C majorC G+G F#F# E minorEm
I've always thought I'd be an unsteady paper airplane on the wind
G+G D MajorD
Good Lord don't take me now, I'm just settling in
Solo:
G+G C majorC G+G
C majorC G+G D MajorD
C majorC G+G F#F# E minorEm
G+G D MajorD G+G
(Same as verse chords)
Verse 4:
G+G C majorC G+G
I finally see the blessings in the things I might've missed
C majorC G+G D MajorD
I'm still too young and stubborn to say what the meaning is
C majorC G+G F#F# E minorEm
I don't have all the answers but it's starting to make sense
G+G D MajorD G+G
Good Lord don't take me now, I'm just settling in
G+G D MajorD G+G
Good Lord don't take me now, I'm just settling in