Little Big Town - The Idea Chords

Capo 4th Fret
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G
Bm
C
D/F#
Em
D
Am
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

ChordsWorld Overview:

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

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