Chords for Tim McGraw and Blanco Brown - Don't Take The Girl
Tempo:
98.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Bm
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G#] That was not so bad, that was not so bad [D] was it?
it?
out with him
Take it to the left now and dip it with it
with it
[Dm] [G] [Cm] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
Johnny's daddy [Em] was taking [G] him fishing
it?
out with him
Take it to the left now and dip it with it
with it
[Dm] [G] [Cm] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
Johnny's daddy [Em] was taking [G] him fishing
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[G#] _ That was not so bad, that was not so bad [D] was it?
That was not so bad, that was not so bad was it?
Gonna do [E] the two step and cowboy boogie
Grab your sweetheart and spin out with him
Do the hoedown and get into it _
Take it to the left now and dip it with it
Don't throw down, take a sip with it
Now lean back, [A] put your hips in [E] it _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Johnny's daddy [Em] was taking [G] him fishing
When he was eight years old
_ _ Little girl came through the front gate
Holding a fishing pole
And [Bm] _ his dad [C] looked down and smiled
[Bm] Said we can't leave her [C]
behind
_ _ [Am] Son I know you [G] don't want her to go
[C] But someday you'll change your [D]
mind
And Johnny [G] said
Jimmy Thompson, take Tommy Thompson
_ Take my best friend Bo
Take _ _ anybody that you want
As long as she don't go
Take any boy in [Am] the _ _ world
_ [G] Daddy [C] please _ _ [G] _
don't take the [C] girl
[G] _ [C] Sing _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ my boy, sing sweet girl
Sing you down the road
He held her tight and kissed her lips
In front of the picture show
_ _ _ [Bm] Stranger came in [C] full day gun
_ [Bm] Wrapped her [C] by the arms
_ _ [Am] Said if you do as I [G] tell you to
There won't be any harm
And Johnny said
Take my money, take my wallet
Take my credit card
_ Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me
Here's the key to my car
Mr.
Gibby the [Am] _ _ world Oh no
[C] But please _ _ [G] _
[D] don't [G] take the girl _ That's [C] all
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Same old boy, same sweet girl
_ Five years down the road
There's gonna be a little one
And she says it's time to go
_ [Bm] _ Doctor said [C] the baby's fine
[Bm] _ But you [C] have to leave
_ [Am] She says mama [G] is fading fast
_ [C] Johnny hit [G] his knees
And there he prayed
Say the very breath you gave me
Take the heart from my chest
_ I'll gladly take her place
If you let me
Make this my last request
Take me out of [Am] this _ world _ _ [C] God _ please _
[D] _ Don't take [G] the [C] girl
_ [G] _
[C] Johnny's _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
daddy was taking him fishing
When he was five years old _ _
Yeah _ _ _ man, _ [Em] yeah man
Oh that's a dream!
Yeah man
That was awesome!
[F#]
Golly, you lit that song up!
[G#m] And like when I first [A] heard the song
and I heard Johnny's [N] daddy was taking him fishing
I was just like, [E] oh this is amazing!
And I never knew what the song meant
[B] Then when I reviewed it again
[F#] and [C#] listened over and over again
I was just like, oh man
this song is so deep and full of purpose
And [A] then I decided to make my whole life about purpose
and don't make [E] my freak circumstances be my [D] reality
And it all started with him
Oh man, that's so awesome That's awesome
Hey, big fan man
[N] Let's do some more work together
Let's do it, let's
That was not so bad, that was not so bad was it?
Gonna do [E] the two step and cowboy boogie
Grab your sweetheart and spin out with him
Do the hoedown and get into it _
Take it to the left now and dip it with it
Don't throw down, take a sip with it
Now lean back, [A] put your hips in [E] it _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Johnny's daddy [Em] was taking [G] him fishing
When he was eight years old
_ _ Little girl came through the front gate
Holding a fishing pole
And [Bm] _ his dad [C] looked down and smiled
[Bm] Said we can't leave her [C]
behind
_ _ [Am] Son I know you [G] don't want her to go
[C] But someday you'll change your [D]
mind
And Johnny [G] said
Jimmy Thompson, take Tommy Thompson
_ Take my best friend Bo
Take _ _ anybody that you want
As long as she don't go
Take any boy in [Am] the _ _ world
_ [G] Daddy [C] please _ _ [G] _
don't take the [C] girl
[G] _ [C] Sing _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ my boy, sing sweet girl
Sing you down the road
He held her tight and kissed her lips
In front of the picture show
_ _ _ [Bm] Stranger came in [C] full day gun
_ [Bm] Wrapped her [C] by the arms
_ _ [Am] Said if you do as I [G] tell you to
There won't be any harm
And Johnny said
Take my money, take my wallet
Take my credit card
_ Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me
Here's the key to my car
Mr.
Gibby the [Am] _ _ world Oh no
[C] But please _ _ [G] _
[D] don't [G] take the girl _ That's [C] all
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Same old boy, same sweet girl
_ Five years down the road
There's gonna be a little one
And she says it's time to go
_ [Bm] _ Doctor said [C] the baby's fine
[Bm] _ But you [C] have to leave
_ [Am] She says mama [G] is fading fast
_ [C] Johnny hit [G] his knees
And there he prayed
Say the very breath you gave me
Take the heart from my chest
_ I'll gladly take her place
If you let me
Make this my last request
Take me out of [Am] this _ world _ _ [C] God _ please _
[D] _ Don't take [G] the [C] girl
_ [G] _
[C] Johnny's _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
daddy was taking him fishing
When he was five years old _ _
Yeah _ _ _ man, _ [Em] yeah man
Oh that's a dream!
Yeah man
That was awesome!
[F#]
Golly, you lit that song up!
[G#m] And like when I first [A] heard the song
and I heard Johnny's [N] daddy was taking him fishing
I was just like, [E] oh this is amazing!
And I never knew what the song meant
[B] Then when I reviewed it again
[F#] and [C#] listened over and over again
I was just like, oh man
this song is so deep and full of purpose
And [A] then I decided to make my whole life about purpose
and don't make [E] my freak circumstances be my [D] reality
And it all started with him
Oh man, that's so awesome That's awesome
Hey, big fan man
[N] Let's do some more work together
Let's do it, let's