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Greatest Love Story

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[Intro]
  G    Dadd11    Cadd9    Gx2
C
[Verse 1]
And Gthey said I was nothing Dbut a troublemaker Cadd9never up to no goodG  
Gyou were the perfect all-DAmerican girl wouldn't toCadd9uch me even if you coulGd
Gbut you were sneaking out your Dwindow every night riding Cadd9shotgun in my carG  
Gwe'd go to the river and Dfind us a spot and prCadd9obably went a little too fGar
Just a little too Cadd9far
[Chorus]
cause GI was gonna be your forCadd9ever
Dyou were gonna be my Cadd9wife
GWe didn't know any Cadd9better
DDidn't have a clue about Cadd9life
But GI was what you wanted Cadd9you were what I needed
And Dwe could meet in beCadd9tween
GWe were gonna be the gCadd9reatest love story this Dtown had ever sGeen
[Instrumental]
G  Dadd11  Cadd9  G
[Verse 2]
So yGou went off to college and DI got a job I was Cadd9working that 9 to G5
GDreaming of the days when Dyou were in my arms I have Cadd9never felt so alivGe
I sGpent my days working, Dspent my nights drinkin, hCadd9owling at the mooGn
GScreaming for the days when Dyou were coming back, no Cadd9couldn't come too Gsoon
Couldn't come too sooCadd9n
[Chorus]
When GI was gonna be your fCadd9orever
DYou were gonna be my Cadd9wife
But Gyou went off to find bCadd9etter and DI was learning all about Cadd9life
But GI was what you wanted, Cadd9you were what I needed
And Dwe could meet in betCadd9ween
GWe were gonna be the Cadd9greatest love story this town hDad ever seeGn
[Instrumental]
  G    Dadd11    Cadd9    Gx2
[Verse 3]
(single strum the first 2 lines)
So Gyou came back after a Dlong four years
Cadd9Your college boyfriend didn't work outG  
So Gwe went out for a Dcouple of drinks to find Cadd9out who we are Gnow
GSure we changed but wDay deep down you had the saCadd9me old feelings for mGe
I wGent to the store and Dbought you a ring and I Cadd9got down on one knGee
Got down on one Cknee
   N.C.
And I said
[Chorus]
GI am gonna be your fCadd9orever
So bDaby will you be my Cadd9wife
GNow that we know a little Cadd9better Dwe could have a real nice Cadd9life
Cause GI'm what you wanted and yCadd9ou're what I need
So lDet's meet in betCadd9ween
GWe are gonna be the Cadd9greatest love story this Dtown has ever sGeen
GWe are gonna be the Cadd9greatest love story this woDrld has ever seGen
So Cadd9baby say yes to Gme

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The story behind the song

"Greatest Love Story" tells of a relationship that endures the tests of time, capturing the journey of two people who fall in love, drift apart through life's changes, and ultimately find their way back to each other. It’s a tale of realizing that you need someone in your life, even when others might see you as a "troublemaker" or "never up to no good." Written by lead singer Brandon Lancaster, this Lanco song from their debut album Hallelujah Nights celebrates a love that was always meant to be. It plays like a heartfelt affirmation that true connection can overcome any separation.

AI-written from these sources:Greatest Love Story — Wikipedia ↗Lanco (band) — Wikipedia ↗

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Greatest Love Story

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Dadd11

Cadd9

[Intro]

G Dadd11 Cadd9 G

[Verse 1]

G D Cadd9 G

And they said I was nothing but a troublemaker never up to no good

G D Cadd9 G

you were the perfect all-American girl wouldn't touch me even if you could

G D Cadd9 G

but you were sneaking out your window every night riding shotgun in my car

G D Cadd9 G

we'd go to the river and find us a spot and probably went a little too far

Cadd9

Just a little too far

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

cause I was gonna be your forever

D Cadd9

you were gonna be my wife

G Cadd9

We didn't know any better

D Cadd9

Didn't have a clue about life

G Cadd9

But I was what you wanted you were what I needed

D Cadd9

And we could meet in between

G Cadd9 D G

We were gonna be the greatest love story this town had ever seen

[Instrumental]

G Dadd11 Cadd9 G

[Verse 2]

G D Cadd9 G

So you went off to college and I got a job I was working that 9 to 5

G D Cadd9 G

Dreaming of the days when you were in my arms I have never felt so alive

G D Cadd9 G

I spent my days working, spent my nights drinkin, howling at the moon

G D Cadd9 G

Screaming for the days when you were coming back, no couldn't come too soon

Cadd9

Couldn't come too soon

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

When I was gonna be your forever

D Cadd9

You were gonna be my wife

G Cadd9 D Cadd9

But you went off to find better and I was learning all about life

G Cadd9

But I was what you wanted, you were what I needed

D Cadd9

And we could meet in between

G Cadd9 D G

We were gonna be the greatest love story this town had ever seen

[Instrumental]

G Dadd11 Cadd9 G

[Verse 3]

(single strum the first 2 lines)

G D

So you came back after a long four years

Cadd9 G

Your college boyfriend didn't work out

G D Cadd9 G

So we went out for a couple of drinks to find out who we are now

G D Cadd9 G

Sure we changed but way deep down you had the same old feelings for me

G D Cadd9 G

I went to the store and bought you a ring and I got down on one knee

Got down on one knee

N.C.

And I said

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

I am gonna be your forever

D Cadd9

So baby will you be my wife

G Cadd9 D Cadd9

Now that we know a little better we could have a real nice life

G Cadd9

Cause I'm what you wanted and you're what I need

D Cadd9

So let's meet in between

G Cadd9 D G

We are gonna be the greatest love story this town has ever seen

G Cadd9 D G

We are gonna be the greatest love story this world has ever seen

Cadd9 G

So baby say yes to me

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