Lauren Alaina
Wildflower
2011
1. Georgia Peaches (written by Mallary Hope, Blair Daly & Rachel Proctor)
2. Growing Her Wings (written by Nicolle Galyon and Nicole Witt)
3. Tupelo (written by Hillary Lindsey, Steve McEwan & Gordie Simpson)
4. The Middle (written by Zac Maloy, Rachel Proctor & David Hodges)
5. Like My Mother Does (written by Nathan Chapman, Liz Rose & Nikki Williams)
6. She's A Wildflower (written by Hillary Lindsey, Steven McEwan & Gordie Sampson)
7. I'm Not One Of Them (written by Sarah Johns, Tom Shapiro & Tony Martin)
8. The Locket (written by Mallory hope)
9. Eighteen Inches (written by Kelley Lovelace, Ashley Gorley & Carrie Underwood)
10. One Of Those Boys (written by Anthony Smith, Marla Cannon & Ben Carver)
11. Funny Thing About Love (written by Lauren Alaina, Luke Laird & Brett James)
12. Dirt Road Prayer (written by Nicolle Galyon & April Geesbreght)
1. Georgia Peaches
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
Em: 022000
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320033
D: xx0232
B: x24442
A: x02220
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by F#m, D, A, E, C# & B)
Intro: Em G- Dx2
WEmay beyond the city lights
Lies a cowboy's GpaDradise
EmHoneysuckle on the vine
Growin' up on GsoutherDn time
Em G- Dx2
LEmove to dance and we love to flirt
Ain't afraid of a lGittlDe dirt
EmWe ain't late for Sunday church
Mama raised us Gnot tDo curse
Em G- Dx2
Our shCorts a little shGorter 'cause the sDun's a little Emhotter
SCippin' lemonGade, while we're plBaying in the water
EmOoh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
ACin't nothing sweeter than us GeGorgia PeDaches
EmOoh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
There's a reCason why the boys pick the GeGorgia PeDaches
Em G- Dx2
EmWe grow where the grass is green
We got homegrown Gin our Djeans
EmWe love country everything
From Alan Jackson Gto ADldean
Em G- Dx2
Our drCawl will drive you crGazy when we wDink and call you bEmaby
YCou don't stand a chaGnce once you've seBen a southern lady
OEmoh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
ACin't nothing sweeter than us GeGorgia PeDaches
OEmoh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
There's a reCason why the boys pick the GeGorgia PeDaches
Em G D Em G- D
Oh, ain't nothing sweeter
It don't mAatter where you're from come on Gin and have some fun
CWe're gonna treat you like you're oDne of us, yeBeeeeaaaaaah
OEmoh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
ACin't nothing sweeter than us GeGorgia PeDaches
OEmoh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
C G- D
There's a reason why the boys pick
Repeat the chorus until the end of the song
End on Em
2. Growing Her Wings
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
G: 320033 or 320003
C: x32010
D: xx0232
Em: x22000
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by A, D, E & F#m)
Intro: G C x 4
BrGother's in the backyard diggin' in the dirt
Mama's in the kitchen in an Dold t-shirt
DGaddy's diesel's coming up the strCeet
And sGhe's in her bedroom grDowing her wiGngsC
"RGeady to Run" in her headphones
Pretty in pink on aDll ten toes
NGose in a Cosmo magazCine
All the juGnk mama says, she's too young to read
Little do they know she's grDowing her wiGngs
They got Emher whole life on lCockdown
Doing tGime behind her bedroom doDor
I guess Emit's alright for rCight now
But outsGide her window there's sDo much
MEmore room for running and space to discover
A whGole wide world to sCee
She's dreGaming 'bout the girl shCe's gonna be
StGuck in Rice County, grDowing her wiGngsC
The nGeighbor boy taught her how to French kiss
And daddy's got eyes in the bDack of his head
He sGaid, no dating 'til you're eightCeen
Now she’s Gin her room grounded, grDowing her wGings
They got Emher whole life on lCockdown
Doing tGime behind her bedroom doDor
I guess Emit's alright for rCight now
But outsGide her window there's sDo much
MEmore room for running and space to discover
A whGole wide world to sCee
She's dreGaming 'bout the girl shCe's gonna be
StGuck in Rice County, grDowing her wiGngs
(D) Em C
She wants to flyyyyyyyyyy and never look down
But tonGight she's tucked insCide a tiny little town
In a little twin bed all safe and soEmundC G D Em C G
And there's Dso much
MEmore room for running and space to discover
A whGole wide world to sCee
She's dreGaming 'bout the girl shCe's gonna be
StGuck in Rice County, grDowing her wiGngs
GrCowing her wiGngs C G
End on G
3. Tupelo
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
C: x32010
D: xx0232
Bm: x24432
F: x33211 or 133211
Intro: G Am Cx 2
PGicked a wild flower off the side of the road
You Amput it in my hCair
TGwo bare feet up on the dashboard
Hands wAmaving through the summer aDir
LGooking at you, looking at me
With the wAmind strapped to our bCacks
FlAmying as high as the bGird in the sky
Don’t gDet much bCetter than tBmhat Am
And we saGng all the way down to Tupelo
LAmove struck right on the mConey
HGeartbeats beating to the radio
KAmisses sweet as the hConey
Down Gin TupeloAm
ACll the way down to TGupeloAm C
CGounting the white lines a mile by mile
WAmorries slipping awCay
TGook a back road for a little slow down
OAmff of the interstDate
We fGollowed the river as far as it goes
SAmmiling in the July sCun
HAmearing you say you were fGalling in love
I said yDou ain’t the Conly BmoneAm
And we saGng all the way down to Tupelo
LAmove struck right on the mConey
HGeartbeats beating to the radio
KAmisses sweet as the hConey
Down Gin TupeloAm
ACll the way down
LFa lCa la lFa la la lCa
WFind strapped tCo our bGacks
LFa lCa la lFa la la lCa
Don’t gFet much bCetter than thDat
And we saGng all the way down to Tupelo
LAmove struck right on the mConey
HGeartbeats beating to the radio
KAmisses sweet, kCisses sweet
And we sGang all the way down to Tupelo
LAmove struck right on the mConey
HGeartbeats beating to the radio
KAmisses sweet as the hConey
Down Gin TupeloAm
ACll the way down to TGupeloAm C
G Am Cx 5
End on G
4. The Middle
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
A: x02220
Bm: x24432
F#m: 244222
D: xx0232
E: 022100
To make it easier put a capo on the 3rd fret and replace the chords above by G, Am, Em, C & D)
Intro: A Bm F#m Dx2
AI get this feelBming every F#myear, the first dDays of winter
APull out that box Bmof souveF#mnirs to read your Dold letters
AIn that stack of BmmemoriesF#m, found a note you lDeft for me
AIt almost feels lBmike you're sF#mtill hereD
I hEear your voice in Devery word
You tEold me to remeDmber
ATake each dEay and make it lDast
'Cause you F#mturn around and the fEuture is the past
AHere and nEow is all we hDave
The beF#mginning and the eEnd mean so lDittle
What F#mmatters most is whEat's in the middle
AMakes me smile wBmhen I look F#mback to eDvery summer
AYou'd forget your biBmrthday and just lF#maugh and say "It's juDst a number"
ABut Sunday aftBmernoonsF#m, they meant so mDuch to you
The sAimple things were Bmgolden
You found F#mbeauty in Devery moment
ATake each day Eand make it lDast
'Cause you F#mturn around and the fEuture is the past
AHere and nEow is all we hDave
The beF#mginning and the eEnd mean so lDittle
What F#mmatters most is whEat's in the middle
Instrumental part: A E
The dEay you're born is jDust a start
Your lEast breath is a quDestion mark
The stEory of your lDife is in the in between
ATake each daEy and make it lDast
'Cause you F#mturn around and the fEuture is the past
AHere and nEow is all we hDave
ATake each dEay and make it lDast
'Cause you F#mturn around and the fEuture is the past
AHere and nEow is all we hDave
The beF#mginning and the eEnd mean so lDittle
What F#mmatters most is whEat's in the middle
A Bm F#mWhDat's in the middAleBm D
5. Like My Mother Does
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
C: x32010
F: 133211 or x33211
G: 320033 or 320003
Am: x02210
Dm: xx0231
D: xx0232
Bm: x24432
A: x02220
Intro: C Fx2
PeCople always say
FI have a laugh
Like my mCother does
GCuess that makes sense
She taFught me how to smile
When thGings get rough
CI've got her spirit
She's Galways got my back
When I lCook at her I thFink
I want to Gbe just like that
When I lCove
I gFive it all I've got
Like my mCother does
When I'm scCared
I bFow my head and pray
Like my mGother does
When I feel wAmeak and unprGetty
I know I'm beFautiful and strCong
BecaDmuse I sGee myself like my mCother does
CI never met a stranger
I can tFalk to anyone
Like my mCother does
CI let my temper fly
And sFhe can walk away
When sGhe's had enough
SChe sees everybody
For wGho they really are
I'm so thCankful for her gFuidance
She hGelped me get this far
When I lCove
I gFive it all I've got
Like my mCother does
When I'm scCared
I bFow my head and pray
Like my mGother does
When I feel wAmeak and unprGetty
I know I'm beFautiful and strCong
BecaDmuse I sGee myself like my mCother does
She's a rAmock
She is grGace
She's an aFngel
ShCe's my heart and sDmoul
She does it Gall
When I lDove
I gGive it all I've got
Like my mDother does
When I'm scDared
I bGow my head and pray
Like my mAother does
When I'm wBmeak and unprAetty
I know I'm beGautiful and strDong
BecEmause I sAee myself
Like my mDother doesG
Like my mDother doesG
DI hear people saying
I'm stGarting to look
Like my mDother does
End on D
6. She's A Wildflower
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
Chords:
C: x32010
Em: x22000
D: xx0232
G: 320003 or 320033
F: x33211 or 133211
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by F, Am, G, C & Bb)
Intro: C Em D
She was the kGind a girl that never quite fit iFn
HColes in her shoes and freckles on her skGin
Every tGime she saw those school doors opFen wide
She'd wanna tCurn around and run back home and hGide
Yeah yeah yFeah, Coh
She got Gused to being stuck at the back of the lFine
The kCind that kept her head down most of the tGime
SGecret dreams 'bout the boy in the high schFool band
Then wCake up thinking she'd never have a chGance
She's a wDildflower
Just wCaitin' on a sunny dGay
Just waCitin' on the wind of chEmange to blDow
Just a rDed hot spark
That's loCoking for a little flGame, yeah
TrCying to find the perfect plGace to grDow
She's a wildflCowerEm D
She's a wildflCowerG D
She makes a wGish on every single star she seFes
Yeah sComewhere deep down she still beliGeves
Prays Gevery night before she goes tFo bed
Pretty soCon her luck is gonna change
She just dGoesn't know it yet
She's a wDildflower
Just wCaitin' on a sunny dGay
Just waCitin' on the wind of chEmange to blDow
Just a rDed hot spark
That's loCoking for a little flGame, yeah
TrCying to find the perfect plGace to grDow
She's a wildflCowerF C
She's a wildflGowerC F Em
She's a wDildflower
Just wCaitin' on a sunny dGay
Just waCitin' on the winds of chEmange to blDow
Just a rDed hot spark
That's loCoking for a little flGame, yeah
TrCying to find the perfect plGace
Yeah she's trDying to find a place
She's a wDildflower that's wCaiting on a sunny dGay
SChe's the secret Emthat nobDody knows
She's a wildflCower Em D
She's a wildflCower G D
(Repeat this progression until the end of the song)
7. I'm Not One Of Them
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
G*: 300033
F: 133211 or x33211
G: 320033 or 320003
Cadd9: x32033
D: xx0232
Em: x22000
Intro: G* x6
G*
You pull up in that jacked-up ride
Open the door on the passenger side
There's a lFot of girls who might
Wanna clGimb inside
G*
But I'm not one of them
G*
You start flashing that country boy grin
And your big city money clip
There's a lFot of girls who'd love to go cGashing in
G*
But I'm not one of them
Baby, baby
Cadd9You're gonna have to do Dbetter than tGhat
If you Cadd9want my love
You gotta gDive me some bGack
Cadd9Give me something real
DNot anGother come Emon, baby, come Don
There's a lFot of girls who might
Just fall for wGhat you got
G*
But I'm not one of them
G*
Now some may get into your kind of thing
That only you can make their little hearts sing
Well, you cFan go on thinking what you wGant to think
G*
I'm not one of them
Baby, baby
Cadd9You're gonna have to do bDetter than thGat
If you Cadd9want my love
You gotta gDive me some bGack
Cadd9Give me something real
DNot anGother come Emon, baby, come Don
There's a lFot of girls who might
Just fall for wGhat you got
G*
But I'm not one of them
ID'm not some nCadd9otch
On your DFacebook wall
And ID'm not some Cadd9last chance
Midnight cDall
Baby, baby
Cadd9You're gonna have to do bDetter than thGat
If you Cadd9want my love
You gotta gDive me some bGack
Cadd9Give me something real
DNot anGother come Emon, baby, come Don, yeah
Cadd9You're gonna have to do bDetter than thGat
If you Cadd9want my love
You gotta gDive me some bGack
Cadd9Give me something real
DNot anGother come Emon, baby, come Don
There's a lFot of girls who might
Just fall for wGhat you got
G*
But I'm not one of them
G*
I'm not one of them
End on G*
8. The Locket
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
G: 320003 or 320033
Em: x22000
C: x32010
Am: x02210
D: xx0232
Intro: G
GBack in '41Em, you met a brown-eyed boy
CWho called you prettGy
GHe'd walk everydayEm, couple miles out of his way to hCold your hand
And keep you companGy
Your Emmama said don't cCall it love at 1G4
But sAmittin' on that frCont porch swDing
He gave you his pGicture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Left it rEmight beside your heart so you would not forget
The wCay it felt when he held your hGand
And you swGore that you would never take it off
And the Embutterflies you felt said it all
YCou were falling with the boy inside your Glocket
GBack in '43, the bEmrown-eyed boy went overseas
And hCad to leave town for a little whGile
GHe swore he'd marry you Emas soon as the war was through
YCou would be his wGife
StEmanding in the pCouring raGin
You crAmied as you wCatched him ride awDay
But everydCay
You had his pGicture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Left it rEmight beside your heart so you would not forget
The wCay his kiss tasted on your lGips
And everydGay felt like a lifetime with him gone
And you prEmayed that God would bring him safely home
'Cause you mCade a promise to the boy inside your lGocket
Oh, Em60 years yCou two had together Gand he's been gone for a couple nDow
And it brEmeaks my heart to see you strCuggle to remember
GAnd I've been writing all your mDemories down
And I stCopped by today to rGead a couple pages
EmGrandma, you sure look prGetty
And you smCile that smGile, the Amone I haven't seen in quite a whiCle
And you sDaid to me, I want you to keep
His pGicture in a locket that I wore around my neck
The one I lEmeft beside my heart so I would not forget
The grCeatest love and the greatest man I've ever knGown
But it's gGettin' time for me to head on home
She said, that brEmown-eyed boy is waiting and I don't want to keep him long
HCeaven is calling, and she said, my heart is longiGng
For the boy inside your lGocket C G
End on G
9. Eighteen Inches
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
C: x32010
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
Em: x22000
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by D, A, E & F#m)
Intro: C G Dx4
It's about Cfifteen huGndred mDiles to CaliEmfornia
CThey'll get there FrGiday if thDey leave tonight
CShe sneaks oGut at three thDirty in the Emmorning
Leaves a nCote so she woGn't see hDer daddy crGy
C G Dx2
HCe cuts the Gengine when he cDoasts in the dEmriveway
CShe slides in and gGives him one kDiss for the road
No friCends and no fGamily, no jDob out there wEmaiting
The whole toCwn will call thGem crazy but thDey gotta gGo
'Cause whCen yoGu're youDng and in lEmove, yeah
You mCight do some thGings that don't sDeem all that smart
'Cause thCere aGin't nDo greater Emdistance than the Ceighteen iGnches from your
HDead to your heGart
C G Dx2
They can bCarely make rGent on a rDundown aEmpartment
SChe's waiting tGables and hDe's a valet
They're behCind on the bGills and the cDar's barely Emrunning
But Che buys a rGing with the tDips that he's sGaved
'Cause whCen yoGu're youDng and in lEmove, yeah
You mCight do some thGings that don't sDeem all that smart
'Cause thCere aGin't nDo greater Emdistance than the Ceighteen iGnches from your
HDead to your heGart
LEmast thing they need is anDother mouth to feed, but they woCn't cDallC
JEmust kids themselves but tDhat's all to change in nCine mGore moCnths
CShe wakes him Gup at three tDhirty in the Emmorning
CReady or nGot their new lDife's gonna start
CSeven poGunds and DeightEmeen inches
The doctor lCays that new bGaby's head rDight on her hGeart
'Cause whCen yoGu're youDng and in lEmove, yeah
You mCight do some thGings that don't sDeem all that smart
But thCank GGod for those Deighteen Eminches
The dCistance it Gis from your hDead to your hGeart
C G Dx4
End on C
10. One Of Those Boys
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Dm: xx0231
G: 320033 or 320003
F: 133211 or x33211
C: x32010
A: x02220
Bb: x13331
Intro: Dm G Dm G Dm F
I gotta little Dmpicture painted in my mind
Of that spGecial, not so perfect guy
My hDmeart wants me to fCind
He ain't too pDmretty, he ain't to sweet
A little roGugh around the edges
Cute and coAuntry just like me
One of those Dmt-shirt, blue jean wearin'
MFama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
SwCears a John Deere revvin' up
Is mGusic instead of noFise
DmDirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
FRiverside saturday night and
SCunday mornin' chGurch goin' kinda bDmoysG F
He ain't gotta have Dmmoney or a brand new truck
But he bGetter shake my daddy's hand
When he Dmcomes to pick me Cup
Gotta be a little Dmreckless, a whole lotta fun
And he's Dmgotta know my midnight curfew
DAon't mean 12:01
One of those Dmt-shirt, blue jean wearin'
MFama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
SwCears a John Deere revvin' up
Is mGusic instead of noFise
DmDirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
FRiverside saturday night and
SCunday mornin' chGurch goin' kinda bDmoys
One of those cCornfed, bonfires
DmGoin' down a hill in a tractor tire
CCow tippin', rope swingin'
BBbackwoods, front porch swAingin' boys
Instrumental: F Dm G A
One of those tDm-shirt, blue jean wearin'
MFama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
SwCears a John Deere revvin' up
Is mGusic instead of noFise
DmDirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
FRiverside saturday night and
SCunday mornin' chGurch goin' kinda bDmoys
SCunday mornin' chGurch goin' kinda bDmoys
SCunday mornin' chGurch goin' kinda bDmoys
Yeah
End on Dm
11. Funny Thing About Love
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
G: 320003 or 320033
F: x33211 or 133211
A: x02220
C: x32010
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by E, Bm, A, G, B & D)
Intro: D Am Gx 4
You used to wDant meAm
GBut I didn't wDant youAm
GAnd now I wDant youAm
GOh, but you don't wDant meAm G
FWhy can't our two hearts
Just mAmake up their minds?
FAnd want the same thing
AAt the same time
The funny thing about lDoooooooooAmoove
It nGever makes sense
It just keeps messin' you uDuuuuuuuuuuuuAmuup
It nGever makes sense, it never makes sense
DYou let it go, never wAmant it back
GYou turn around and just like that
FYou swear you can't get enoAugh
That's the funny thing about lDooooooAmoveG
That's the funny thing about lDooooooAmoveG
We were bDest friendsAm G
Until I kDissed youAm G
You know you lDiked itAm G
And I did tDooAm G
FAs soon as you admit you're cAmrazy about me
FI'm off and running so sAoon enough you'll see
The funny thing about lDoooooooooAmoove
It nGever makes sense
It just keeps messin' you uDuuuuuuuuuuuuAmuup
It nGever makes sense, it never makes sense
DYou let it go, never wAmant it back
GYou turn around and just like that
FYou swear you can't get enoAugh
That's the funny thing about lDooooooAmoveG
That's the funny thing about lDooooooAmoveG
FIt makes you crazy
It'll mCake you do the stupidest stDuff
FYou can't live without it yeah
CThat's the funny thing about lAove, yeah
The funny thing about lDoooooooooAmoove
It nGever makes sense
It just keeps messin' you uDuuuuuuuuuuuuAmuup
It nGever makes sense, it never makes sense
DYou let it go, never wAmant it back
GYou turn around and just like that
FYou swear you can't get enoGugh
FYou swear you can't get enoAugh
That's the funny thing about lDooooooAmoveG
That's the funny thing about lDooooooAmoveG
The funny thing about lDoooooooooAmoove
It nGever makes sense
It just keeps messin' you uDuuuuuuuuuuuuAmuupG
D Am Gx 2
End on D
12. Dirt Road Prayer
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
G: 320033 or 320003
C: x32010
Am: x02210
F: 133211 or x33211
Intro: C G Am F
CLet the light shine Gon my mama
She's been Amworried 'bout me
And GI can tell she's tFired
CWalk my brother Gin a straight line
I know he's Amonly 16
But hGe's been playing with fFire
CGive my grandpa Ga little peace and quiet
I can fAmeel the years of hGard work in his hFands
CMake my days pass jGust a little bit slower
I've been Amrunnin' so fast
I've fGorgotten who I Fam
CAnd so I go where the green grass grows
GThe weeds are high and the sun hangs low
AmLook to the sky and I say hello
Like it's the vFery first tGime
CIt doesn't matter how long it's been
I can tGalk to God like he's my best friend
AmTake my heart lay it down agaGin right thFere
In a dGirt road CprayerG
CHe's a good guy
GLooks dad in the eye
And I wAmonder if you mGade him just for Fme
FBut before I fall give me patience
GUntil you show me where to take this
CYeah I go where the green grass grows
GThe weeds are high and the sun hangs low
AmLook to the sky and I say hello
Like it's the vFery first tGime
CIt doesn't matter how long it's been
I can tGalk to God like he's my best friend
AmTake my heart lay it down agaGin right thFere
In a dGirt road CprayerG Am F G
It's gFood to know GI can
CAlways go where the green grass grows
GThe weeds are high and the sun hangs low
AmLook to the sky and I say hello Fooohh yGeah
CIt doesn't matter how long it's been
GI can talk to God like he's my best friend
AmTake my heart and lay it down agaGin right thFere
In a dGirt road Cprayer G
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