Lauren Alaina
Road Less Traveled
2017
1) Doin' Fine (Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Shackleton, busbee)
2) My Kinda People (Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Weisband, busbee)
3) Three (Written by Lauren Alaina, Seth Ennis, Jordan Reynolds)
4) Road Less Traveled (Written by Lauren Alaina, Jesse Frasure, Meghan Trainor)
5) Queen Of Hearts (Written by Lauren Alaina, Lindsey Lee, Victoria Banks)
6) Think Outside The Boy (Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Shackleton)
7) Painting Pillows (Written by Lauren Alaina, Lindsay Jack Rimes, Alex Masters)
8) Next Boyfriend (Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Weisband, Matt McVaney)
9) Crashin' The Boys' Club (Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Weisband, Johan Fransson)
10) Same Day Different Bottle (Written by Lauren Alaina, Caitlyn Smith, Dan Couch)
11) Holding The Other (Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Weisband, Eric Olson)
12) Pretty (Written by Lauren Alaina, Felicia Barton, Emily Weisband)
1) Doin' Fine (Capo 1)
[Intro]
C G D Em C G D
[Verse]
C G D Em
Daddy got sober, Momma got his best friend
C G D Em
I've cut down crying to every other weekend
C G
Thanks for asking how I've been
D Em
I've gotten too good at hiding it with an
C G
"I'm okay, things are great"
D
But the truth is, yeah the truth is
[Chorus]
G
I'm doin' fine enough to know that everyone's a little broken
D
Fine enough to learn that hearts are best when they're wide open
Em
I still got fear inside of me
G C
I'm not ok but I'm gonna be alright, for the first time in a long time
C G D Em
I'm doin' fine
C G D
I'm doin' fine
[Verse]
C G D Em
Daddy signed the papers the day I turned 19
C G D Em
Momma drove north to find her new beginning
C G
I blamed God, I blamed myself
D Em
Then I found my knees and prayed like hell
C G D
It's funny how a touch of grace gives you healing, yeah I'm healing
[Chorus]
G
I'm doin' fine enough to know that everyone's a little broken
D
Fine enough to learn that hearts are best when they're wide open
Em
I still got fear inside of me
G C
I'm not ok but I'm gonna be alright, for the first time in a long time
C G D Em
I'm doin' fine
C G D Em
I'm doin' fine
[Bridge]
C
Oh these growing pains
D
Well I wish they'd go away
Em D
But I guess you can't be free without a fight
[Chorus]
G
I'm doin' fine enough to know that everyone's a little broken
D
Fine enough to learn that hearts are best when they're wide open
Em
I still got fear inside of me
G C
I'm not ok but I'm gonna be alright, for the first time in a long, long time
C G D Em
I'm doin' fine
C G D
I'm doin' fine
[Outro]
C G D
Daddy got sober, Momma got his best friend
Em C G D
But I'm doin' fine, yeah
End on D
2) My Kinda People (Capo 3)
[Intro]
G Em C (D)
[Verse]
G
I don't care if you're wearing a flat bill
Em
Cowboy hat, flip flops, or high heels
C
Don't care if you're up or downtown
(D)
If you're hard rock, or rap, or Motown
G Em
Don't care if you're PHD or GED or ADD
C
Don't care if or where you went to school
As long as you're cool
[Chorus]
(D) G Em
If you can start a party anywhere you are hey
C
You don't care who's watching, you just let go
(D) G Em
Like everyday's your birthday, even if it's Monday
C
You're not afraid to let your true colors show
(D) G Em
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
C
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
(D)
You're my kinda
[Verse]
G
Don't matter if you got some issues
Em
If you're clean cut or covered in tattoos
C
On the inside or on the out, ain't what ya look like
(D)
It's what you're about
G Em
I don't care where you're from, I don't care what ya got
C
I don't care what you've done, who you are, who you're not
If ya like to get loud, that's okay
[Chorus]
(D) G Em
If you can start a party anywhere you are hey
C
You don't care who's watching, you just let go
(D) G Em
Like everyday's your birthday, even if it's Monday
C
You're not afraid to let your true colors show
(D) G Em
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
C
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
(D)
You're my kinda
[Bridge]
G
Heeeeeey nah nah nah nah
F
Heeeeeey nah nah nah nah
Em (D)
Heeeeeey
C
I don't care where you from, I don't care what ya got
G
Heeeeeey nah nah nah nah
F
Heeeeeey nah nah nah nah
Em (D)
Heeeeeey
C
I don't care where you're from, I don't care what ya got
Who you are, who you're not
[Chorus]
(D) G Em
If you can start a party anywhere you are hey
C
You don't care who's watching, you just let go
(D) G Em
Like everyday's your birthday, even if it's Monday
C
You're not afraid to let your true colors show
(D) G Em
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
C
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
(D) G Em
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
C (D)
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
End on G
3) Three (No Capo)
[Intro]
C
[Verse]
C F
Three weeks before I could even meet
Dm G
My brother's son, didn't see him turn one or two
C F
Three months I haven't made Sunday service once
Dm G
I'm out on the road praying alone
C F
Every night for a sign that I'm doin' this right
Am G
And I'm right where I'm supposed to be
[Chorus]
C
Momma said "You'll be a star"
G
And Daddy said "you're gonna go far
F
All ya gotta do is sing your heart out"
C
A lot of miles, a lot of tears
G
Have given me some of my best years
F C Em
But there's so much I had to miss out on
F Dm C
Six years of missing home for three minutes on the radio
[Verse]
C F Dm
Three years of wishing that he was here holding my hand
G C
No I didn't plan for those three words
F
To be the ones that hurt
Dm G
They don't sound the same from so far away, oh my
[Chorus]
C
Momma said "You'll be a star"
G
And Daddy said "you're gonna go far
F
All ya gotta do is sing your heart out"
C
A lot of miles, a lot of tears
G
Have given me some of my best years
F C Em
But there's so much I had to miss out on
F Dm C
Six years of missing home for three minutes on the radio
[Instrumental]
C F Am G F Dm
[Bridge]
C
I do it for the three girls
F
At my show that saved up for the third row
Am G
And the three times that I heard just this week that my words
C
Were sang by a three year old
F
Hairbrush for a microphone
Am
Little girl with a dream
G
And that girl was me, yeah
[Chorus]
C
Momma said "You'll be a star"
G
And Daddy said "you're gonna go far
F
All ya gotta do is sing your heart out"
C
A lot of miles, a lot of tears
G
Have given me some of my best years
F C Em
But there's so much I had to miss out on
F Dm
Six years of missing home
Bb F C F
But I'd spend fifty more gone for three minutes on the radio
End on C
4) Road Less Traveled (No Capo)
[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
Am
Why do ya keep on starin'
C
That mirror, mirror, it ain't fair at all
F Am
Dress sizes can't define, don't let the world decide what's beautiful
G
No
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
You won't make yourself a name if you follow the rules
C
History gets made when you're actin' a fool
F
So don't hold it back and just flaunt it, show what you got and just own it
Am G
No, they can't tear you apart
[Chorus]
C G
If you trust your rebel heart, ride into battle
Am F
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled
C G
Wear out your boots and kick up the gravel
Am F C
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled on
G Am
Oh ooh-whoa, oh ooh-whoa
F
Take the road less traveled on
[Verse]
Am
Don't follow anyone
C
March to the rhythm of a different drum
F Am
Why do we analyze, break down and criticize the crazy ones
G
Oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Am
You won't make yourself a name if you follow the rules
C
History gets made when you're acting a fool
F
So don't hold it back and just flaunt it, show what you got and just own it
Am G
No, they can't tear you apart
[Chorus]
C G
If you trust your rebel heart, ride into battle
Am F
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled
C G
Wear out your boots and kick up the gravel
Am F C
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled on
G Am
Oh ooh-whoa, oh ooh-whoa
F C
Take the road less traveled on
G Am
Oh, ooh-whoa, oh, ooh-whoa
F
Take the road less traveled on
[Bridge]
Am C F
Put your hands up, show me that you're one of a kind
Am C F
Put your hands up, let me hear your voice tonight
G
Oh, oh
[Chorus]
C G
If you trust your rebel heart, ride into battle
Am F
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled
C G
Wear out your boots and kick up the gravel
Am F
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled on
C G
If you trust your rebel heart, ride it into battle
Am F
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled
C G
Wear out your boots and kick up the gravel
Am F C
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled on
G Am
Oh ooh-whoa, oh ooh-whoa
F
Take the road less traveled on
C G
Wear out your boots and kick up the gravel
Am F C G
Don't be afraid, take the road less traveled on
Am
Traveled on
F C
Take the road less traveled on
End On C
5) Queen Of Hearts (No Capo)
[Intro]
Am C G x 2
[Verse]
Am
Let's play it straight, no need to wait
C G
Just place your bet on me
Am
You never know what ace you might
C G
Have hiding up your sleeve
Am
Before you make your next move
C G
Honey, you better think it through
Am
Love's a game but you choose
C G
So don't play it like a fool
[Chorus]
Am
Cause I'm right here in the palm of your hand
C
Right now, baby go all in
D F
Slow down before you lose your chance to win
E
Don't throw it all away
Am
You underestimate what you got
C
Love is worth the wait, take a shot
D
Don't be so quick to fold your cards
F E
You just might have
Am C G
A queen of Hearts
[Verse]
Am C G
Even though I think your poker face is kinda cute
Am
Just let it go, cause we both know
C G
You can't hide the truth
Am
Boy you might look tough
C G
But I wanna know the real you
Am
Yeah I'm calling your bluff
C G
And I can see right through
[Chorus]
Am
Cause I'm right here in the palm of your hand
C
Right now, baby go all in
D F
Slow down before you lose your chance to win
E
Don't throw it all away
Am
You underestimate what you got
C
Love is worth the wait, take a shot
D
Don't be so quick to fold your cards
F E
You just might have
F
A Queen of Hearts
[Bridge]
G
Give in to me
Em
Don't you wanna be
Am
Don't you wanna be my
G
Don't you wanna be my
F
Don't you wanna be my king
G
Wanna be my king, wanna be my king
[Chorus]
Am
Cause I'm right here
C
In the palm of your hand
D
Baby, go all in
F
Before you lose your chance to win
E
Don't you wanna win?
Am
Cause I'm right here in the palm of your hand
C
Right now, baby go all in
D F
Slow down before you lose your chance to win
E
Don't throw it all away
Am
You underestimate what you got
C
Love is worth the wait, take a shot
D
Don't be so quick to fold your cards
F E
You just might have
Am C G
A Queen of Hearts
Am C G
A Queen of Hearts
End on G
6) Think Outside The Boy (Capo 5)
[Intro]
C G Am F
[Verse]
C G
Sweet sixteen's a beautiful thing
Am
For the small town hopes
F
And big city dreams
C G
Your diary's filled with getaway plans
Am
Then he sweeps in
F
And just like that
Am G
You're rewriting your story for him
D
All your wishes are gone with the wind
F
Well if you think that he's all that there is
[Chorus]
C
Think outside the boy
G
Look right past his charm
Am
He's not your definition
F
No he ain't who you are
C
If you don't love yourself
Em
He sure ain't gonna help
Am G F
There's so much more to life than living like his wind-up toy
C G
Think outside the boy, ooh
Am F
Think outside the boy
[Verse]
C G
Well I've been there, yeah, I believed
Am
That he was my forever
F
He was all I'd ever need
C
But I gave up what I wanted
G
And I gave him control
Am F
I lost myself in a deep, dark hole
Am G
I'm here to tell ya that it's never too late
D
To cut the strings and take back your fate
F
You'll find yourself again along the way, just
[Chorus]
C
Think outside the boy
G
Look right past his charm
Am
He's not your definition
F
No he ain't who you are
C
If you don't love yourself
Em
He sure ain't gonna help
Am G F
There's so much more to life than living like his wind-up toy
[Bridge]
G
Oh, when the right one comes along
Am
He won't make you choose
F
When the right one comes along
Dm
He'll love that you
[Chorus]
C G
Think outside the boy, oh
Am F
Think outside the boy
C
If you don't love yourself
Em
He sure ain't gonna help
Am G F
There's so much more to life than living like his wind-up toy
C G
Think outside the boy, oh
Am F
Think outside the boy
End on F
7) Painting Pillows (Capo 5)
[Intro]
C Em Am F
[Verse]
C Em Am F
Walking up the stairs takes me back to where we used to be
C Em Am F
I see you everywhere, feel you in the air haunting me
Em Dm
All because of you, all I seem to do is count these drops
Em F
Ain't no use in using waterproof when it cries right off
[Chorus]
C Em
All of the hurt, all of the pain
Am F
Keeps coming down like black rain
C Em
All that we were, every touch
Am F
Leaves a mark you can't wash away
C Em Am F
Boy, you're like a tattoo in my head, like you never left this bed
C Em
Me and my tears with no one to hold
Am F C Em Am F
Just paaaaiiiinting pillooooooowwwwwws
[Verse]
C Em Am F
With all these works of art, I bet I could start a gallery
C Em Am F
I make them in the dark from my broken heart's memories
Em Dm
Every night you fall from my eyes right next to me
Em F
I bet you'd be surprised that your goodbye made a masterpiece
[Chorus]
C Em
All of the hurt, all of the pain
Am F
Keeps coming down like black rain
C Em
All that we were, every touch
Am F
Leaves a mark you can't wash away
C Em Am F
Boy, you're like a tattoo in my head, like you never left this bed
C Em
Me and my tears with no one to hold
Am F C Em Am
Just paaaaiiiinting pillooooooowwwwwws
F C Em Am F
Painting pilloooooowwwwwwwws
[Bridge]
Em
You'd think my eyes would just dry out
Dm
You'd think they would stop
Em
That the lonely'd be gone by now
F
Oh, but it's not
[Chorus]
C Em
All of the hurt, all of the pain
Am F
Keeps coming down like black rain
C Em
All that we were, every touch
Am F
Leaves a mark you can't wash away
C Em Am F
Boy, you're like a tattoo in my head, like you never left this bed
C Em
Me and my tears with no one to hold
Am F C Em Am
Just paaaaiiiinting pillooooooowwwwwws
F C Em Am F
Painting pilloooooowwwwwwwws
[Outro]
C
8) Next Boyfriend (Capo 1)
[Intro]
Am F C G x 2
[Verse]
Am F
I thought I knew you from somewhere
C G
Right when you walked through the door
Am F
So please forgive me for staring
C G
It's driving me crazy, where I've seen you before
Am F
Maybe it's the white T-shirt that you're wearing
C G
The danger in your eyes or your fingers in your hair
Am F
It's a pretty small town, It's coming to me now, whoa
C G
I just figured it out
[Chorus]
Am F
You look a lot like my next boyfriend
C G
I can't believe how much you act like him
Am F
You and me we'd be unbelievable
C G
And I'm available
Am F
No I don't think it's a coincidence
C G
I put it all together it makes sense
Am F C G
Boy you ain't no fling or a could've been, no
Am F C G
'Cause you look a lot like my next boyfriend
[Verse]
Am F
You should probably come over
C G
Tell me your name and I'll tell you mine
Am F
I'll probably give you my number
C G
And you can call me anytime
Am F
I hope you like red lips, driveway kissing
C G
'Cause if you want it baby that's what you'll be getting
Am F
Every night, all of the time, whoa
C G
I hope that's allright
[Chorus]
Am F
You look a lot like my next boyfriend
C G
I can't believe how much you act like him
Am F
You and me we'd be unbelievable
C G
And I'm available
Am F
No I don't think it's a coincidence
C G
I put it all together it makes sense
Am F C G
Boy you ain't no fling or a could've been, no
Am F C G
'Cause you look a lot like my next boyfriend
Am F C G
You look a lot like my next boyfriend
[Verse]
Am F
I thought I knew you from somewhere
C G
Right when you walked through the door
[Chorus]
Am F
You look a lot like my next boyfriend
C G
I can't believe how much you act like him
Am F
You and me we'd be unbelievable
C G
And I'm available
Am F
No I don't think it's a coincidence
C G
I put it all together it makes sense
Am F C G
Boy you ain't no fling or a could've been, no
Am F C G
'Cause you look a lot like my next boyfriend
Am F C G
You look a lot like my next boyfriend
Am F
You look a lot like my next boyfriend
9) Crashin' The Boys' Club (No Capo)
[Intro]
Am C G Em x 2
[Verse]
Am C
Talking drama, drinkin' red wine
G Em
If I hear I look fat one more time
Am C
Doing spray tans, gettin' highlights
G Em
Can't put up with this stuff all night
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C
My boyfriend and all of his friends and all of their friends
G Em
Are drinkin' beer right now, downtown, just keepin' it cool
Am C G
Talkin' about football, cars, favorite bars and glory days in high school
And I wanna be too
[Chorus]
Am C
Girls I gotta go, go, go
G Em
I love you all you know, know, know
Am
But I wanna have some fun, fun, fun
C G
So I'm crashin' the boys club
Am C
I know I ain't a man, man, man
G Em
But I hope you understand, stand, stand
Am
'Cause tonight my kind of fun, fun, fun
C G
Is crashin' the boys club
[Verse]
Am C
Got no worries, ain't no whinin'
G Em
No behind your back-smack-talkin' cryin'
Am C
It ain't complicated, so don't complicate it
G Em
Just some good ol' laid back hanging
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C
My girlfriend and all of her friends and all of their friends
G Em
Are gossipin' right now, so loud and painting their nails
Am C G
Talkin' about other girls, broken hearts, movie stars, I usually would
But tonight I don't care
[Chorus]
Am C
Girls I gotta go, go, go
G Em
I love you all you know, know, know
Am
But I wanna have some fun, fun, fun
C G
So I'm crashin' the boys club
Am C
I know I ain't a man, man, man
G Em
But I hope you understand, stand, stand
Am
'Cause tonight my kind of fun, fun, fun
C G
Is crashin' the boys club
[Bridge]
Am C
My boyfriend and all of his friends and all of their friends
G Em
Are drinking beer right now, downtown, just keeping it cool
Am C G
Talking 'bout football, cars, favorite bars and glory days in high school
And I wanna be too
[Chorus]
Am C
Girls I gotta go, go, go
G Em
I love you all you know, know, know
Am
But I wanna have some fun, fun, fun
C G
So I'm crashin' the boys club
Am C
I know I ain't a man, man, man
G Em
But I hope you understand, stand, stand
Am
'Cause tonight my kind of fun, fun, fun
C G Em
Is crashin' the boys club
Am
Tonight my kind of fun, fun, fun
C G
Is crashin' the boys club
10) Same Day Different Bottle (Capo 4)
[Intro]
Am G Dm F
[Verse]
Am G Dm
Old Jim Beam makes you mean
F Am
A couple shots and you'll be ready for a fight
G Dm
When I look into those bourbon eyes
F
I see a man that I don't recognize
[Pre-Chorus]
G F C
I wish you would be a little bit stronger
G F
And I wish I could turn that whiskey into water
[Chorus]
C G
It's the same day, different bottle
Am G F
Every night I pray you'll pour it down the drain
C G
Yeah I know, the truth is hard to swallow
Am G F
But you can't keep going on and on and on this way
Am G F
Same day, different bottle
[Verse]
Am G Dm
I've watched you try to drown the past
F Am
But those demons just keep dragging you back
G Dm
In my heart there's still no down
F
Someday you'll hit your knees, you'll finally bottom out
[Pre-Chorus]
G F C
I want so bad, to help you stop the bleeding
G F
But you get so mad when I ask you what you're needing
[Chorus]
C G
And it's the same day, different bottle
Am G F
Every night I pray you'll pour it down the drain
C G
Yeah I know, the truth is hard to swallow
Am G F
But you can't keep going on and on and on this way
Am G F Am G F
Same day, different bottle
[Chorus]
C G
Same day, different bottle
Am G F
It's just a temporary numbing of the pain
C G
Yeah, I know, the truth is hard to swallow
Am G F
But you can't keep going on, and on, and on, this way
Am G F
We can't keep hurting on, and on, and on, this way, yeah
Am G Dm F
Same Day, Different Bottle
End on F
11) Holding The Other (No Capo)
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
Em
It's a battleground
G
Everywhere you go, there's something trying to take you down
Em
So hard to stand up when they're kicking you around
G
Putting your fire out, putting it out, hey hey
[Pre-Chorus]
Em
But I'm not scared and I'm not shaken
G
Yeah I've got armor and they can't break it
[Chorus]
C
'Cause you kiss me back together when I'm falling apart
G
When the music's gone, I'm dancing to the beat of your heart
Em D
You're the breath in my lungs when the gravity's pulling me under
C
I could win any war
G
I could face any storm
Em
Yeah, I could conquer the world
D
With just one hand
G
As long as you're holding the other
[Verse]
Em
Saving grace
G
Baby, you're the hope I find behind my mistakes
Em
Hold me close and I forget about the pain
G
You take it all away, you take it away, yes you do
[Pre-Chorus]
Em
So I'm not scared of what tomorrow brings
G
'Cause you're right here and I can do anything
[Chorus]
C
'Cause you kiss me back together when I'm falling apart
G
When the music's gone, I'm dancing to the beat of your heart
Em D
You're the breath in my lungs when the gravity's pulling me under
C
I could win any war
G
I could face any storm
Em
Yeah, I could conquer the world
D
With just one hand
C Em
As long as you're holding the other, holding the other
[Bridge]
C Em
I can do anything, anything, oh
C
'Cause you kiss me back together when I'm falling apart
G
Apart, apart
[Chorus]
C
Oh, I could win any war
G
And I could face any storm
Em
Yeah, I could conquer the world
D
Conquer the world, conquer the world, conquer the world
C
'Cause you kiss me back together when I'm falling apart
G
When the music's gone, I'm dancing to the beat of your heart
Em D
You're the breath in my lungs when the gravity's pulling me under
C
I could win any war
G
I could face any storm
Em
Yeah, I could conquer the world
D
With just one hand
G
As long as you're holding the other, holding the other, hey
End on G
12) Pretty (Capo 5)
[Intro]
C G F
[Verse]
C
You spend an hour on your hair
G F
And you can't find a thing to wear at all
C
You pile that makeup on real thick
G
Trace outside the lines of your thin lips
F
'Cause they ain't big enough
C
All the other girls are thinner
G
So you skip another dinner
F
You tell yourself it's for your health
C
What's the matter with this picture
G F
Girl deep down you know better
Chorus:
C
Beautiful is who you are
G
When no one's watching, it's your heart
F
That should be the only one to tell your story
'Cause the rhythm that it's beating is your glory
C
The truth inside you can't erase
G
It ain't written on your face
F Dm
There's no difference 'tween a mirror and a liar because
F C G
Pretty is as pretty does, does
Verse:
C
You've got hopes and you've got dreams
G F
But you've been hiding them behind the scenes
C
But pretty cares and pretty loves
G F
And I'm pretty sure you're more than just skin deep
C
Them high heels won't get you higher
G
Let your kindness be a fire
F Dm
Burning bright 'cause you're the light
Chorus:
C
Beautiful is who you are
G
When no one's watching, it's your heart
F
That should be the only one to tell your story
G
'Cause the rhythm that it's beating is your glory
C
The truth inside you can't erase
G
It ain't written on your face
F Dm
There's no difference 'tween a mirror and a liar because
F C G F
Pretty is as pretty does, does, pretty does
Bridge:
C
So be brave, be strong
G
Keep your love light on
F
Be the right in all the wrongs, yeah
C G
Be generous and be radiant
F
You are confident
Chorus:
D
Beautiful is who you are
A
When no one's watching, it's your heart
G
That should be the only one to tell your story
A
'Cause the rhythm that it's beating is your glory
D
The truth inside you can't erase
A
It ain't written on your face
G Em
There's no difference 'tween a mirror and a liar because
G D A
Pretty is as pretty does
G
Pretty does
D A G
Pretty is as pretty does, be generous, yeah yeah, confident
D A G
Pretty is as pretty does, oh, does
