For a Little While
by: Tim McGraw
From album: Everywhere
Words and Music by Phil Vassar, Steve Mandile, and Jerry Vandiver
Chords:
G5ÊÊ (355xxx)ÊG7sus(3-0011)Ê C/G (332010)Ê Gsus/F(1x001x)
Csus2(-32030) Dsus (--0233)Ê G5/F(1x0xxx)Ê Gsus2 (320203)
G/FÊ (--3003)ÊEm7Ê (010000)ÊÊCÊÊ (-32010)ÊÊCmaj9 (x3243x)
Am7Ê (-02010)ÊGÊÊÊ (320003)ÊÊBbÊ (113331)ÊÊF/AÊÊ (x-3211)
Intro:
G5ÊÊÊÊ G7susÊÊÊÊ C/GÊÊÊÊÊÊ G5
(repeat)
GÊÊÊÊÊ Gsus/FÊÊÊÊCsus2ÊÊÊÊ Dsus
Verse 1:
GÊÊ G5/FÊÊÊÊ Csus2ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus
Hot sunÊÊÊÊÊ dancin on theÊ river,
GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G/FÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Csus2ÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus
we’d sit onÊ the bank and watch the world go by.
Gsus2ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G/FÊÊÊÊÊÊÊCsus2ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus
Our feet in the water, she pressed her lips to mine.
GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G/FÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Csus2ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus
We were so long on love but short on time.
Em7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus
She could beÊÊÊÊÊÊ a honeymoon sweet and a little wild,
Em7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Cmaj9 Dsus
but she was mine oh, for a little while.ÊÊÊÊ And
Chorus:
GÊ Am7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus
I laugh every time I start to think about us.
GÊ Em7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊAm7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊC Dsus GÊÊÊ Am7
We sent that summer out in style And she’s gone But she
CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ DsusÊÊÊÊÊÊ BbÊ F/A CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus
left me with a smile, for she was mine for a little while.
Breakdown:
GÊÊÊÊ Gsus/FÊÊÊÊ Csus2ÊÊÊÊ Dsus
Verse 2:
GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G/FÊÊÊÊÊ Csus2ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus (repeat)
We take a ride and head on down to Airport Road.
Put the seats back, watch the planes leave town.
GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G5/FÊÊÊ Csus2ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus
She always said no body’s strong enough to tie her down.
GÊÊÊÊÊ G/FÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊCsus2ÊÊDsus
Oh but I wasn’t lookin’ for that anyhow.
Em7ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDsus (repeat)
I knew she’dÊ leave, but IÊÊÊdidn’t know when.
It matters to now, Oh but it didn’t back then. And
(repeat chorus)
Outro breakdown:
Csus2ÊÊÊÊ DsusÊÊÊÊ BbÊÊÊÊ F/AÊÊÊÊ CÊÊÊÊ DsusÊÊÊÊ G5
Outro:
C/GÊÊÊÊÊ Dsus/G GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G/F
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ I keep see - in pictures now of
Csus2ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDsusÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊGÊÊÊÊÊÊ G/F
me and her and those summer nights. My mind fills with her.
Dsus
Oh but it’s alright ‘cause
(repeat Chorus)
after “she was mine...” add
CÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G/B DÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ GÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ G5/F Csus2 Dsus
yeah, she was mine oh, for a little while
GÊÊÊÊ Gsus/FÊÊÊÊ Csus2ÊÊÊÊ Dsus
End
Note: The other submissions of this song seemed to be a little off so I thought this might help. Have fun with it!
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