That’s Important To Me
Joey+Rory
Album Number Two
Transcribed by: Steven P.
A/F# x04220 (see note below)
E/G# x11 999
F#m7 242222
A/C# x4222x
Intro
A A/F# A A/F# A A/F# A A/F# A
Verse 1
Not planning our day around a TV set
Paying our bills and staying out of debt
D A
That’s im - portant to me - That’s im - portant to me
Openin’ the windows and lettin’ in air
Holding hands when we’re saying a prayer
D A
That’s im - portant to me - Yea, that’s im - portant to me
Chorus
E/G# F#m7 D
Having somebody to share my life
A E F#m7
Loving my husband, and being a wife
D A/C# Bm7 E
And the very best mother I can be
A
That’s important to me
Verse 2
Telling the truth, and being real
Feeding my family a home cooked meal
D A
That’s im - portant to me - That’s im - portant to me
Planting a garden and watching it grow
Keeping it country on the radio
D A
That’s im - portant to me - Yea, that’s im - portant to me
Chorus
E/G# F#m7 D
Always having you to hold,
A E F#m7
Being beside you when we grow old
D A/C# Bm7 E
And they plant us ‘neath that big old tree
A D A
That’s important to me
E/G# F#m7 D
Always having you to hold,
A E F#m7
Being beside you when we grow old
D A/C# Bm7 E
And they plant us ‘neath that big old tree
Verse 3
A
Believing our dreams will take us somewhere
Still bein' ourselves if we ever get there
D A
That’s im - portant to me - that’s im - portant to me
D A
Yea, that’s im - portant to me - that’s im - portant to me
That’s important to me
This is my interpretation of the song and is what I hear. I have supplied some of the chords to
this one. The rest of them can be played as normal. Please note the A/F# isn't a true inversion.
If you listen to the intro, the first verse and some other places in the song, you will hear
the F# being played with the A. If desired, you can use your thumb to come over the top of the
neck and play the 6th string at the second fret - this will give you a true A/F#, however this
sounds to bassy to me. A better way to play it is to the second finger to barre the open A and
then use your pinky to play the F# on fourth string at the fourth fret as needed. This actually
sounds much better and still gives you a decent chance to get to the open D major chord.
Please note that I did not tab out the A/F# anywhere except for the intro. If you listen to the
song a couple of times, you should be able to quickly figure out where it is played.
