There Was This Girl

by Riley Green

Chords

4.9 (278)

novice Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Intro

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Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Db|--------------4--------------------4---4-------4---------------------------|

Ab|---4b/5-5-5-5---5-5-5-4b/5-5-5-5-0---5---5/7-0---5/7-----------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Db|--------------4--------------------4---4-------4---------------------------|

Ab|---4b/5-5-5-5---5-5-5-4b/5-5-5-5-0---5---5/7-0---5/7-----------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

Never knew my ol

d man's truck could even run like t

hat

Should've known be

tter than to take that curve so f

ast

Daddy pulled up, I was

down in a ditch

asked me why I did what I di

Chorus

There was this g

irl, drink in her h

and

Shootin' me a "let

's get into trouble" g

rin

I ain't never s

een somethin' so fi

And I was doin' a

nything to make her mine

I was out of my

mind, she was out of this w

orld

There was this g

irl

Verse 2

Some folks ask me why I st

ill pick this g

tar

They say livin' that l

ife on the road won't

get

you

very far

I say m

an you should've been down in T

upelo

Seen w

hat was in the front row

Chorus

There was this g

irl, beer in her h

and

Shootin' me a "p

lay a little Skynyrd" grin

She's turnin' it u

p, she's turnin' me o

And I'd play her an

ything she'd sing al

ong

I was out of my m

ind, she was out of this wo

rld

There was this girl

Yeah there was this gir

Bridge

Didn't know a diam

ond ring could c

ost so much (

damn)

Took six mon

ths on a farm 'for

e I sav

ed up

All my drinkin' buddies still o

ut on the town

Wonderin' w

hy I ever settled down*

Chorus

But there was this g

irl, holdin' my ha

Shootin' me a "s

tart a life together" g

rin

She's pullin' me

in, she's straightenin' me o

And now I k

now what love is all about

I'm still out of my m

ind, she's still out of this wo

rld

There was this g

irl

Outro

Yeah, there was this gir

There was this gi