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Something Like That

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Tim McGraw – Something Like That
Play with capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
   E    D    A    C#m    B(x2)
[Verse 1]
It was ELabor Day weekend I was  Dseventeen,
AI bought a coke and some gasoline,
 EAnd I drove Dout to the county Afair.B  
EWhen I saw her for the Dfirst time 
She was Astanding there in the ticket line,
 EAnd it all Dstarted right then and Athere.B  
[Pre-Chorus]
Ohh a Asailor sky made a Bperfect sunset,
A/C#And that's a day I'll B/D#never forget.
[Chorus]
I had a Ebbq stain on my Bwhite t-shirt,
She was Akilling me in that Bmini skirt.
ESkipping rocks on the Briver by the railroad C#mtracksB.A  B  
She had a Esuntan line and Bred lipstick,
I F#mworked so G#mhard for Athat first Bkiss,
And a C#mheart Bdon't forAget Bsomething like Ethat.D  A  C#m  B  
[Verse 2]
It was Efive years later on a Dsouthbound plane,
I was Aheaded down to New Orleans.
ETo meet some friends of Dmine for Mardi AGras.B  
EWhen I heard a Dvoice from the past,
AComing from a few rows back,
And when I Elooked I couldn't beDlieve just what I Asaw.B  
[Pre-Chorus]
She said "AI bet you don't reBmember me."
And I said A/C#"Only every other B/D#memory".
[Chorus]
I had a Ebbq stain on my Bwhite t-shirt,
She was Akilling me in that Bmini skirt.
ESkipping rocks on the Briver by the railroad C#mtracksB.A  B  
She had a Esuntan line and Bred lipstick,
I F#mworked so G#mhard for Athat first Bkiss,
And a C#mheart Bdon't forAget Bsomething like Ethat.
[Instrumental]
   E     D     A     C#m    B(x2)
[Bridge]
F#m7Like an old photograph time can Emaj7/G#make a feeling fade,
But the Amemory of the first love Bnever fades away.
[Chorus]
I had a Ebbq stain on my Bwhite t-shirt,
She was Akilling me in that Bmini skirt.
ESkipping rocks on the Briver by the railroad C#mtracksB.A  B  
She had a Esuntan line and Bred lipstick,
I F#mworked so G#mhard for Athat first Bkiss,
And C#ma heart Bdon't foArget...no
And a C#mheart Bdon't forAget...I said
And C#ma heart Bdon't foArget Bsomething like Ethat.D  A  C#m  B  
[Outro]
E   D   A   C#m   B   E

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Something Like That

by Tim McGraw

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

A/C#

B/D#

F#m

G#m

F#m7

Emaj7/G#

Tim McGraw – Something Like That

Play with capo on 1st fret

[Intro]

E D A C#m B

(x2)

[Verse 1]

E D

It was Labor Day weekend I was seventeen,

I bought a coke and some gasoline,

E D A B

And I drove out to the county fair.

E D

When I saw her for the first time

She was standing there in the ticket line,

E D A B

And it all started right then and there.

[Pre-Chorus]

A B

Ohh a sailor sky made a perfect sunset,

A/C# B/D#

And that's a day I'll never forget.

[Chorus]

E B

I had a bbq stain on my white t-shirt,

A B

She was killing me in that mini skirt.

E B C#m B A B

Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks.

E B

She had a suntan line and red lipstick,

F#m G#m A B

I worked so hard for that first kiss,

C#m B A B E D A C#m B

And a heart don't forget something like that.

[Verse 2]

E D

It was five years later on a southbound plane,

I was headed down to New Orleans.

E D A B

To meet some friends of mine for Mardi Gras.

E D

When I heard a voice from the past,

Coming from a few rows back,

E D A B

And when I looked I couldn't believe just what I saw.

[Pre-Chorus]

A B

She said "I bet you don't remember me."

A/C# B/D#

And I said "Only every other memory".

[Chorus]

E B

I had a bbq stain on my white t-shirt,

A B

She was killing me in that mini skirt.

E B C#m B A B

Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks.

E B

She had a suntan line and red lipstick,

F#m G#m A B

I worked so hard for that first kiss,

C#m B A B E

And a heart don't forget something like that.

[Instrumental]

E D A C#m B

(x2)

[Bridge]

F#m7 Emaj7/G#

Like an old photograph time can make a feeling fade,

A B

But the memory of the first love never fades away.

[Chorus]

E B

I had a bbq stain on my white t-shirt,

A B

She was killing me in that mini skirt.

E B C#m B A B

Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks.

E B

She had a suntan line and red lipstick,

F#m G#m A B

I worked so hard for that first kiss,

C#m B A

And a heart don't forget...no

C#m B A

And a heart don't forget...I said

C#m B A B E D A C#m B

And a heart don't forget something like that.

[Outro]

E D A C#m B E

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