IntroGBmCG VerseThe iGdea that twenty-four Meant a white D/F#dress on the floor Too much champEmagne and a plane to MexiCco Your iGdea was dinner made TV D/F#on, the kids are bathed I'd still be Emfun like twenty-one But that ain't Cever how it goesPre-ChorusWhat you Csee and what you get Ain't what you Dsaw the day we met Bet you never tEmhought forDever meant regCretChorusYou don't Clove me, let's be honest I ain't the Emwoman that you wanted D/F#If it waGsn't for a promise, you'd be Dgone She's the Cdream that you created She's the Empicture that you painted But no Gmatter how you hang it It's still Dwrong, ain't right for Cus To try to Emlive this life D/F#when. GWe know it ain't Dreal You don't Clove me You just Dlove the idGeaBmCG VerseAin't an oGption not to make it If we're unD/F#happy, we can fake it If it Emhurts, you go to work We go to Cchurch, we never tellAm That it's gone to DhellChorusYou don't Clove me, let's be honest I ain't the Emwoman that you wanted D/F#If it waGsn't for a promise, you'd be Dgone She's the Cdream that you created She's the Empicture that you painted But no Gmatter how you hang it It's still Dwrong, ain't right for Cus To try to Emlive this life D/F#when. GWe know it ain't Dreal You don't Clove me You just lDove theBridgeIdEmea of picket fences Be the Denvy of our friends And do the Cthings that all the perfect famAmilies do 'Cause you can't Cbear the thought of splitting things inD twoChorusYou don't Clove me, let's be honest I ain't the Emwoman that you wanted D/F#If it waGsn't for a promise, you'd be Dgone, long gone She's the Cdream that you created She's the Empicture that you painted But no Gmatter how you hang it It's still Dwrong, ain't right for Cus To try to Emlive this life D/F#when. GWe know it ain't Dreal You don't Amlove me You just Bmlove the You won't Cwant me You just Dwant the ideGaBmCG
Most of these chords are beginner-friendly, like G, Em, C, Am, and D, so you’ll have an easy time if you know your open shapes. D/F# is just a D chord with F# in the bass, which you can play by wrapping your thumb over the second fret of the low E string. Bm shows up in the bridge, so brush up on your barre chord technique for that spot!
Intro: G, Bm, C
Verse: G, D/F#, Em, C, Am, D
Pre-Chorus: C, D, Em
Chorus: C, Em, D/F#, G, D
Bridge: Em, D, C, Am, Bm
Strumming Pattern: D D U D U D
Guitar Tuning: EADGBe
Ukulele Tuning: GCEA
Song Metadata
Cover Art:
Artist: Little Big Town
Song: The Idea
Album: The Idea
Release Date: August 28, 2026
Time Signature: 4/4
Mode: Major Scale
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