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 - D x2
Em
Way beyond the city lights
(G) (D)
Lies a cowboy's paradise
Em
Honeysuckle on the vine
(G) (D)
Growin' up on southern time
Em G - D x2
Em
Love to dance and we love to flirt
(G) (D)
Ain't afraid of a little dirt
Em
We ain't late for Sunday church
(G) (D)
Mama raised us not to curse
Em G - D x2
C G D Em
Our shorts a little shorter 'cause the sun's a little hotter
C G B
Sippin' lemonade, while we're playing in the water
Em
Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
C G D
Ain't nothing sweeter than us Georgia Peaches
Em
Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
C G D
There's a reason why the boys pick the Georgia Peaches
Em G - D x2
Em
We grow where the grass is green
(G) (D)
We got homegrown in our jeans
Em
We love country everything
(G) (D)
From Alan Jackson to Aldean
Em G - D x2
C G D Em
Our drawl will drive you crazy when we wink and call you baby
C G B
You don't stand a chance once you've seen a southern lady
Em
Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
C G D
Ain't nothing sweeter than us Georgia Peaches
Em
Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
C G D
There's a reason why the boys pick the Georgia Peaches
Em G D Em G - D
Oh, ain't nothing sweeter
A G
It don't matter where you're from come on in and have some fun
C D B
We're gonna treat you like you're one of us, yeeeeeaaaaaah
Em
Ooh ooh oh oh, ooh ooh oh oh
C G D
Ain't nothing sweeter than us Georgia Peaches
Em
Ooh 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
G
Brother's in the backyard diggin' in the dirt
D
Mama's in the kitchen in an old t-shirt
G C
Daddy's diesel's coming up the street
G D G C
And she's in her bedroom growing her wings
G
"Ready to Run" in her headphones
D
Pretty in pink on all ten toes
G C
Nose in a Cosmo magazine
G
All the junk mama says, she's too young to read
D G
Little do they know she's growing her wings
Em C
They got her whole life on lockdown
G D
Doing time behind her bedroom door
Em C
I guess it's alright for right now
G D
But outside her window there's so much
Em
More room for running and space to discover
G C
A whole wide world to see
G C
She's dreaming 'bout the girl she's gonna be
G D G C
Stuck in Rice County, growing her wings
G
The neighbor boy taught her how to French kiss
D
And daddy's got eyes in the back of his head
G C
He said, no dating 'til you're eighteen
G D G
Now she’s in her room grounded, growing her wings
Em C
They got her whole life on lockdown
G D
Doing time behind her bedroom door
Em C
I guess it's alright for right now
G D
But outside her window there's so much
Em
More room for running and space to discover
G C
A whole wide world to see
G C
She's dreaming 'bout the girl she's gonna be
G D G
Stuck in Rice County, growing her wings
(D) Em C
She wants to flyyyyyyyyyy and never look down
G C
But tonight she's tucked inside a tiny little town
Em C G D Em C G
In a little twin bed all safe and sound
D
And there's so much
Em
More room for running and space to discover
G C
A whole wide world to see
G C
She's dreaming 'bout the girl she's gonna be
G D G
Stuck in Rice County, growing her wings
C G C G
Growing her wings
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 C x 2
G
Picked a wild flower off the side of the road
Am C
You put it in my hair
G
Two bare feet up on the dashboard
Am D
Hands waving through the summer air
G
Looking at you, looking at me
Am C
With the wind strapped to our backs
Am G
Flying as high as the bird in the sky
D C Bm Am
Don’t get much better than that
G
And we sang all the way down to Tupelo
Am C
Love struck right on the money
G
Heartbeats beating to the radio
Am C
Kisses sweet as the honey
G Am
Down in Tupelo
C G Am C
All the way down to Tupelo
G
Counting the white lines a mile by mile
Am C
Worries slipping away
G
Took a back road for a little slow down
Am D
Off of the interstate
G
We followed the river as far as it goes
Am C
Smiling in the July sun
Am G
Hearing you say you were falling in love
D C Bm Am
I said you ain’t the only one
G
And we sang all the way down to Tupelo
Am C
Love struck right on the money
G
Heartbeats beating to the radio
Am C
Kisses sweet as the honey
G Am
Down in Tupelo
C
All the way down
F C F C
La la la la la la la
F C G
Wind strapped to our backs
F C F C
La la la la la la la
F C D
Don’t get much better than that
G
And we sang all the way down to Tupelo
Am C
Love struck right on the money
G
Heartbeats beating to the radio
Am C
Kisses sweet, kisses sweet
G
And we sang all the way down to Tupelo
Am C
Love struck right on the money
G
Heartbeats beating to the radio
Am C
Kisses sweet as the honey
G Am
Down in Tupelo
C G Am C
All the way down to Tupelo
G Am C x 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 D x2
A Bm F#m D
I get this feeling every year, the first days of winter
A Bm F#m D
Pull out that box of souvenirs to read your old letters
A Bm F#m D
In that stack of memories, found a note you left for me
A Bm F#m D
It almost feels like you're still here
E D
I hear your voice in every word
E D
You told me to remember
A E D
Take each day and make it last
F#m E
'Cause you turn around and the future is the past
A E D
Here and now is all we have
F#m E D
The beginning and the end mean so little
F#m E
What matters most is what's in the middle
A Bm F#m D
A Bm F#m D
Makes me smile when I look back to every summer
A Bm F#m D
You'd forget your birthday and just laugh and say "It's just a number"
A Bm F#m D
But Sunday afternoons, they meant so much to you
A Bm
The simple things were golden
F#m D
You found beauty in every moment
A E D
Take each day and make it last
F#m E
'Cause you turn around and the future is the past
A E D
Here and now is all we have
F#m E D
The beginning and the end mean so little
F#m E
What matters most is what's in the middle
Instrumental part: A E
F#m D
E D
The day you're born is just a start
E D
Your last breath is a question mark
E D
The story of your life is in the in between
A E D
Take each day and make it last
F#m E
'Cause you turn around and the future is the past
A E D
Here and now is all we have
A E D
Take each day and make it last
F#m E
'Cause you turn around and the future is the past
A E D
Here and now is all we have
F#m E D
The beginning and the end mean so little
F#m E
What matters most is what's in the middle
A Bm F#m D A Bm D
What's in the middle
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 F x2
C
People always say
F
I have a laugh
C
Like my mother does
C
Guess that makes sense
F
She taught me how to smile
G
When things get rough
C
I've got her spirit
G
She's always got my back
C F
When I look at her I think
G
I want to be just like that
C
When I love
F
I give it all I've got
C
Like my mother does
C
When I'm scared
F
I bow my head and pray
G
Like my mother does
Am G
When I feel weak and unpretty
F C
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Dm G C
Because I see myself like my mother does
C
I never met a stranger
F
I can talk to anyone
C
Like my mother does
C
I let my temper fly
F
And she can walk away
G
When she's had enough
C
She sees everybody
G
For who they really are
C F
I'm so thankful for her guidance
G
She helped me get this far
C
When I love
F
I give it all I've got
C
Like my mother does
C
When I'm scared
F
I bow my head and pray
G
Like my mother does
Am G
When I feel weak and unpretty
F C
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Dm G C
Because I see myself like my mother does
Am
She's a rock
G
She is grace
F
She's an angel
C Dm
She's my heart and soul
G
She does it all
D
When I love
G
I give it all I've got
D
Like my mother does
D
When I'm scared
G
I bow my head and pray
A
Like my mother does
Bm A
When I'm weak and unpretty
G D
I know I'm beautiful and strong
Em A
Because I see myself
D G
Like my mother does
D G
Like my mother does
D
I hear people saying
G
I'm starting to look
D
Like my mother 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
C G D
G F
She was the kind a girl that never quite fit in
C G
Holes in her shoes and freckles on her skin
G F
Every time she saw those school doors open wide
C G
She'd wanna turn around and run back home and hide
F C
Yeah yeah yeah, oh
G F
She got used to being stuck at the back of the line
C G
The kind that kept her head down most of the time
G F
Secret dreams 'bout the boy in the high school band
C G
Then wake up thinking she'd never have a chance
D
She's a wildflower
C G
Just waitin' on a sunny day
C Em D
Just waitin' on the wind of change to blow
D
Just a red hot spark
C G
That's looking for a little flame, yeah
C G D
Trying to find the perfect place to grow
C Em D
She's a wildflower
C G D
She's a wildflower
G F
She makes a wish on every single star she sees
C G
Yeah somewhere deep down she still believes
G F
Prays every night before she goes to bed
C
Pretty soon her luck is gonna change
G
She just doesn't know it yet
D
She's a wildflower
C G
Just waitin' on a sunny day
C Em D
Just waitin' on the wind of change to blow
D
Just a red hot spark
C G
That's looking for a little flame, yeah
C G D
Trying to find the perfect place to grow
C F C
She's a wildflower
G C F Em
She's a wildflower
D
She's a wildflower
C G
Just waitin' on a sunny day
C Em D
Just waitin' on the winds of change to blow
D
Just a red hot spark
C G
That's looking for a little flame, yeah
C G
Trying to find the perfect place
D
Yeah she's trying to find a place
D C G
She's a wildflower that's waiting on a sunny day
C Em D
She's the secret that nobody knows
C Em D
She's a wildflower
C G D
She's a wildflower
C Em D
C 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
F
There's a lot of girls who might
G
Wanna climb inside
G*
But I'm not one of them
G*
You start flashing that country boy grin
And your big city money clip
F G
There's a lot of girls who'd love to go cashing in
G*
But I'm not one of them
Baby, baby
Cadd9 D G
You're gonna have to do better than that
Cadd9
If you want my love
D G
You gotta give me some back
Cadd9
Give me something real
D G Em D
Not another come on, baby, come on
F
There's a lot of girls who might
G
Just fall for what 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
F G
Well, you can go on thinking what you want to think
G*
I'm not one of them
Baby, baby
Cadd9 D G
You're gonna have to do better than that
Cadd9
If you want my love
D G
You gotta give me some back
Cadd9
Give me something real
D G Em D
Not another come on, baby, come on
F
There's a lot of girls who might
G
Just fall for what you got
G*
But I'm not one of them
D Cadd9
I'm not some notch
D
On your Facebook wall
D Cadd9
And I'm not some last chance
D
Midnight call
Baby, baby
Cadd9 D G
You're gonna have to do better than that
Cadd9
If you want my love
D G
You gotta give me some back
Cadd9
Give me something real
D G Em D
Not another come on, baby, come on, yeah
Cadd9 D G
You're gonna have to do better than that
Cadd9
If you want my love
D G
You gotta give me some back
Cadd9
Give me something real
D G Em D
Not another come on, baby, come on
F
There's a lot of girls who might
G
Just fall for what 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
G Em
Back in '41, you met a brown-eyed boy
C G
Who called you pretty
G Em C
He'd walk everyday, couple miles out of his way to hold your hand
G
And keep you company
Em C G
Your mama said don't call it love at 14
Am C D
But sittin' on that front porch swing
G
He gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Em
Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget
C G
The way it felt when he held your hand
G
And you swore that you would never take it off
Em
And the butterflies you felt said it all
C G
You were falling with the boy inside your locket
G Em
Back in '43, the brown-eyed boy went overseas
C G
And had to leave town for a little while
G Em
He swore he'd marry you as soon as the war was through
C G
You would be his wife
Em C G
Standing in the pouring rain
Am C D
You cried as you watched him ride away
C
But everyday
G
You had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Em
Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget
C G
The way his kiss tasted on your lips
G
And everyday felt like a lifetime with him gone
Em
And you prayed that God would bring him safely home
C G
'Cause you made a promise to the boy inside your locket
Em C G D
Oh, 60 years you two had together and he's been gone for a couple now
Em C
And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember
G D
And I've been writing all your memories down
C G
And I stopped by today to read a couple pages
Em G
Grandma, you sure look pretty
C G Am C
And you smile that smile, the one I haven't seen in quite a while
D
And you said to me, I want you to keep
G
His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck
Em
The one I left beside my heart so I would not forget
C G
The greatest love and the greatest man I've ever known
G
But it's gettin' time for me to head on home
Em
She said, that brown-eyed boy is waiting and I don't want to keep him long
C G
Heaven is calling, and she said, my heart is longing
G C G
For the boy inside your locket
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 D x4
C G D Em
It's about fifteen hundred miles to California
C G D
They'll get there Friday if they leave tonight
C G D Em
She sneaks out at three thirty in the morning
C G D G
Leaves a note so she won't see her daddy cry
C G D x2
C G D Em
He cuts the engine when he coasts in the driveway
C G D
She slides in and gives him one kiss for the road
C G D Em
No friends and no family, no job out there waiting
C G D G
The whole town will call them crazy but they gotta go
C G D Em
'Cause when you're young and in love, yeah
C G D
You might do some things that don't seem all that smart
C G D Em C G
'Cause there ain't no greater distance than the eighteen inches from your
D G
Head to your heart
C G D x2
C G D Em
They can barely make rent on a rundown apartment
C G D
She's waiting tables and he's a valet
C G D Em
They're behind on the bills and the car's barely running
C G D G
But he buys a ring with the tips that he's saved
C G D Em
'Cause when you're young and in love, yeah
C G D
You might do some things that don't seem all that smart
C G D Em C G
'Cause there ain't no greater distance than the eighteen inches from your
D G
Head to your heart
C G D
Em D C D C
Last thing they need is another mouth to feed, but they won't call
Em D C G C
Just kids themselves but that's all to change in nine more months
C G D Em
She wakes him up at three thirty in the morning
C G D
Ready or not their new life's gonna start
C G D Em
Seven pounds and eighteen inches
C G D G
The doctor lays that new baby's head right on her heart
C G D
C G D Em
'Cause when you're young and in love, yeah
C G D
You might do some things that don't seem all that smart
C G D Em
But thank God for those eighteen inches
C G D G
The distance it is from your head to your heart
C G D x4
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
Dm
I gotta little picture painted in my mind
G
Of that special, not so perfect guy
Dm C
My heart wants me to find
Dm
He ain't too pretty, he ain't to sweet
G
A little rough around the edges
A
Cute and country just like me
Dm
One of those t-shirt, blue jean wearin'
F
Mama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
C
Swears a John Deere revvin' up
G F
Is music instead of noise
Dm
Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
F
Riverside saturday night and
C G Dm G F
Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys
Dm
He ain't gotta have money or a brand new truck
G
But he better shake my daddy's hand
Dm C
When he comes to pick me up
Dm
Gotta be a little reckless, a whole lotta fun
Dm
And he's gotta know my midnight curfew
A
Don't mean 12:01
Dm
One of those t-shirt, blue jean wearin'
F
Mama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
C
Swears a John Deere revvin' up
G F
Is music instead of noise
Dm
Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
F
Riverside saturday night and
C G Dm
Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys
C
One of those cornfed, bonfires
Dm
Goin' down a hill in a tractor tire
C
Cow tippin', rope swingin'
Bb A
Backwoods, front porch swingin' boys
Instrumental: F Dm G A
Dm
One of those t-shirt, blue jean wearin'
F
Mama lovin', fishin' pole carryin
C
Swears a John Deere revvin' up
G F
Is music instead of noise
Dm
Dirt road, 4-wheel drivin'
F
Riverside saturday night and
C G Dm
Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys
C G Dm
Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys
C G Dm
Sunday mornin' church goin' kinda boys
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 G x 4
D Am
You used to want me
G D Am
But I didn't want you
G D Am
And now I want you
G D Am G
Oh, but you don't want me
F
Why can't our two hearts
Am
Just make up their minds?
F
And want the same thing
A
At the same time
D Am
The funny thing about looooooooooove
G
It never makes sense
D Am
It just keeps messin' you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
G
It never makes sense, it never makes sense
D Am
You let it go, never want it back
G
You turn around and just like that
F A
You swear you can't get enough
D Am G
That's the funny thing about looooooove
D Am G
That's the funny thing about looooooove
D Am G
We were best friends
D Am G
Until I kissed you
D Am G
You know you liked it
D Am G
And I did too
F Am
As soon as you admit you're crazy about me
F A
I'm off and running so soon enough you'll see
D Am
The funny thing about looooooooooove
G
It never makes sense
D Am
It just keeps messin' you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
G
It never makes sense, it never makes sense
D Am
You let it go, never want it back
G
You turn around and just like that
F A
You swear you can't get enough
D Am G
That's the funny thing about looooooove
D Am G
That's the funny thing about looooooove
F
It makes you crazy
C D
It'll make you do the stupidest stuff
F
You can't live without it yeah
C A
That's the funny thing about love, yeah
D Am
The funny thing about looooooooooove
G
It never makes sense
D Am
It just keeps messin' you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
G
It never makes sense, it never makes sense
D Am
You let it go, never want it back
G
You turn around and just like that
F G
You swear you can't get enough
F A
You swear you can't get enough
D Am G
That's the funny thing about looooooove
D Am G
That's the funny thing about looooooove
D Am
The funny thing about looooooooooove
G
It never makes sense
D Am G
It just keeps messin' you uuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
D Am G x 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
C G
Let the light shine on my mama
Am
She's been worried 'bout me
G F
And I can tell she's tired
C G
Walk my brother in a straight line
Am
I know he's only 16
G F
But he's been playing with fire
C G
Give my grandpa a little peace and quiet
Am G F
I can feel the years of hard work in his hands
C G
Make my days pass just a little bit slower
Am
I've been runnin' so fast
G F
I've forgotten who I am
C
And so I go where the green grass grows
G
The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
Am
Look to the sky and I say hello
F G
Like it's the very first time
C
It doesn't matter how long it's been
G
I can talk to God like he's my best friend
Am G F
Take my heart lay it down again right there
G C G
In a dirt road prayer
C
He's a good guy
G
Looks dad in the eye
Am G F
And I wonder if you made him just for me
F
But before I fall give me patience
G
Until you show me where to take this
C
Yeah I go where the green grass grows
G
The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
Am
Look to the sky and I say hello
F G
Like it's the very first time
C
It doesn't matter how long it's been
G
I can talk to God like he's my best friend
Am G F
Take my heart lay it down again right there
G C G Am F G
In a dirt road prayer
F (G)
It's good to know I can
C
Always go where the green grass grows
G
The weeds are high and the sun hangs low
Am F G
Look to the sky and I say hello ooohh yeah
C
It doesn't matter how long it's been
G
I can talk to God like he's my best friend
Am G F
Take my heart and lay it down again right there
G C G
In a dirt road prayer
Am F
yeah yeah
G C G
In a dirt road prayer
Am F G
yeah yeah
C G Am F G x 2
End on C
