Chords with lyrics
🎸 Intro:
BbmBbm GbGb DbDb AbAb
🎸 Verse:
BbmBbm GbGb
No he didn't try to kiss you on the first date, did he
DbDb AbAb
I bet he opens up your door in his FF 150
BbmBbm GbGb
He didn't act that way back when he was with me
DbDb AbAb
And I need you to know why 'cause girl I'm the girl who
🎸 Chorus:
BbmBbm
Took him to school, showed him the way
GbGb
When he would slip up I gave him grace
DbDb
I put in the hours
I paid the bill
AbAb
I didn't get the flowers but you will
BbmBbm
Brought him to church, taught him to pray
GbGb
How not to run and why he should stay
DbDb AbAb
So you can thank me if that boy knows how to love
AbAb BbmBbm
It's 'cause I'm the girl where he grew up
🎸 Verse:
BbmBbm GbGb
I bet out of the blue he tells you you're pretty
DbDb AbAb
I bet he checks in when he's out late with his buddies
BbmBbm GbGb
Oh
I bet his eyes don't wander when he's drinking a whiskey
DbDb AbAb
Yeah he learned it the hard way, the moment he lost me
🎸 Chorus:
BbmBbm
Took him to school, showed him the way
GbGb
When he would slip up I gave him grace
DbDb
I put in the hours
I paid the bill
AbAb
I didn't get the flowers but you will
BbmBbm
Brought him to church, taught him to pray
GbGb
How not to run and why he should stay
DbDb AbAb
So you can thank me if that boy knows how to love
AbAb BbmBbm GbGb
It's 'cause I'm the girl where he grew up
DbDb AbAb
I'm the girl where he grew up
🎸 Bridge:
BbmBbm
And when he takes you to his hometown
GbGb
Holds up a handful of cornfield dust
DbDb
That might be where he came from
AbAb
But that ain't where he grew up
🎸 Chorus:
BbmBbm
Yeah I took him to school, showed him the way
GbGb
He didn't want to
I made him change
DbDb
I put in the hours
I paid the bill
AbAb
I didn't get the flowers but you will
BbmBbm
I brought him to church, taught him to pray
GbGb
How not to run and why he should stay
DbDb AbAb
So you can thank me if that boy knows how to love
AbAb BbmBbm
It's 'cause I'm the girl where he grew up
GbGb
I'm the girl that he messed up
DbDb AbAb
And I put up with him when you would've gave up
Yeah I'm the girl where he grew up