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Lauren Alaina
Road Less Traveled
2017
1] Doin' Fine [Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Shackleton, busbee]
2] My Kinda People [Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Weisband, busbee]
3] Three [Written by Lauren Alaina, Seth Ennis, Jordan Reynolds]
4] Road Less Traveled [Written by Lauren Alaina, Jesse Frasure, Meghan Trainor]
5] Queen Of Hearts [Written by Lauren Alaina, Lindsey Lee, Victoria Banks]
6] Think Outside The Boy [Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Shackleton]
7] Painting Pillows [Written by Lauren Alaina, Lindsay Jack Rimes, Alex Masters]
8] Next Boyfriend [Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Weisband, Matt McVaney]
9] Crashin' The Boys' Club [Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Weisband, Johan Fransson]
10] Same Day Different Bottle [Written by Lauren Alaina, Caitlyn Smith, Dan Couch]
11] Holding The Other [Written by Lauren Alaina, Emily Weisband, Eric Olson]
12] Pretty [Written by Lauren Alaina, Felicia Barton, Emily Weisband]
1] Doin' Fine [Capo 1]
[Intro]
C G D Em C G D
[Verse]
DCaddy got sober, MGomma got his best friDend Em
I've cCut down crying to Gevery other weekeDnd Em
ThaCnks for asking hGow I've been
I've gDotten too good at Emhiding it with an
C"I'm okay, thiGngs are great"
But the trDuth is, yeah the truth is
[Chorus]
I'm doin' fGine enough to know that everyone's a little broken
FDine enough to learn that hearts are best when they're wide open
I stEmill got fear inside of me
I'm nGot ok but I'm gonna be alrCight, for the first time in a long time
I'm doin' fCine G D Em
I'm doin' fCine G D
[Verse]
DCaddy signed the papers the dGay I turned 1D9 Em
MComma drove north to fGind her new beginnDing Em
CI blamed God, I blGamed myself
Then I foDund my knees and prEmayed like hell
CIt's funny how a touGch of grace gives you heDaling, yeah I'm healing
[Chorus]
I'm doin' fGine enough to know that everyone's a little broken
FDine enough to learn that hearts are best when they're wide open
I stEmill got fear inside of me
I'm nGot ok but I'm gonna be alrCight, for the first time in a long time
I'm doin' fCine G D Em
I'm doin' fCine G D Em
[Bridge]
COh these growing pains
Well ID wish they'd go away
But IEm guess you can't be free without a fDight
[Chorus]
I'm doin' fGine enough to know that everyone's a little broken
FDine enough to learn that hearts are best when they're wide open
I stEmill got fear inside of me
I'm nGot ok but I'm gonna be alrCight, for the first time in a long, long time
I'm doin' fCine G D Em
I'm doin' fCine G D
[Outro]
DCaddy got sober, MGomma got his best friDend
But EmI'm doin' fCine,G yeDah
End on D
2] My Kinda People [Capo 3]
[Intro]
G Em C [D]
[Verse]
GI don't care if you're wearing a flat bill
CEmowboy hat, flip flops, or high heels
CDon't care if you're up or downtown
[D]
If you're hard rock, or rap, or Motown
GDon't care if you're PHD or EmGED or ADD
Don't cCare if or where you went to school
As long as you're cool
[Chorus]
[D] G Em
If you can start a party anywhere you are hey
You don't care who's wCatching, you just let go
[D] G Em
Like everyday's your birthday, even if it's Monday
You're not afraCid to let your true colors show
[D] G Em
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
You're my kinda pCeopleeeeee
[D]
You're my kinda
[Verse]
GDon't matter if you got some issues
EmIf you're clean cut or covered in tattoos
COn the inside or on the out, ain't what ya look like
[D]
It's what you're about
GI don't care where you're from, I don't care what ya Emgot
I don't care what you've done, who you are, who you're nCot
If ya like to get loud, that's okay
[Chorus]
[D] G Em
If you can start a party anywhere you are hey
You don't care who's wCatching, you just let go
[D] G Em
Like everyday's your birthday, even if it's Monday
You're not afraCid to let your true colors show
[D] G Em
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
You're my kinda pCeopleeeeee
[D]
You're my kinda
[Bridge]
GHeeeeeey nah nah nah nah
FHeeeeeey nah nah nah nah
Em [D]
Heeeeeey
I don't cCare where you from, I don't care what ya got
GHeeeeeey nah nah nah nah
FHeeeeeey nah nah nah nah
Em [D]
Heeeeeey
I don't cCare where you're from, I don't care what ya got
Who you are, who you're not
[Chorus]
[D] G Em
If you can start a party anywhere you are hey
You don't care who's wCatching, you just let go
[D] G Em
Like everyday's your birthday, even if it's Monday
You're not afraCid to let your true colors show
[D] G Em
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
You're my kinda peCopleeeeee
[D] G Em
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
C [D]
You're my kinda peopleeeeee
End on G
3] Three [No Capo]
[Intro]
C
[Verse]
ThrCee weeks before I could Feven meet
My brother's sDmon, didn't see him turn Gone or two
ThrCee months I haven't made SFunday service once
I'm out on the rDmoad praying alGone
Every nCight for a sign that I'm doFin' this right
And I'm rAmight where I'm supposed to bGe
[Chorus]
MComma said "You'll be a star"
And DGaddy said "you're gonna go far
FAll ya gotta do is sing your heart out"
A lCot of miles, a lot of tears
Have gGiven me some of my best years
FBut there's so much I had to miss out oCn Em
Six yFears of missing home for three Dmminutes on the radiCo
[Verse]
ThrCee years of wishing that hFe was here holding my hDmand
No I didn't plGan for thCose three words
To be the Fones that hurt
They don't sound the sDmame from so far awaGy, oh my
[Chorus]
MComma said "You'll be a star"
And DGaddy said "you're gonna go far
FAll ya gotta do is sing your heart out"
A lCot of miles, a lot of tears
Have gGiven me some of my best years
FBut there's so much I had to miss out oCn Em
Six yFears of missing home for three Dmminutes on the radiCo
[Instrumental]
C F Am G F Dm
[Bridge]
I do it for the thrCee girls
At my show that sFaved up for the third row
And the thrAmee times that I heard just thGis week that my words
Were sang by a thrCee year old
Hairbrush for a mFicrophone
Little girl with a drAmeam
And that girl was mGe, yeah
[Chorus]
MComma said "You'll be a star"
And DGaddy said "you're gonna go far
FAll ya gotta do is sing your heart out"
A lCot of miles, a lot of tears
Have gGiven me some of my best years
FBut there's so much I had to miss out oCn Em
Six yFears of missing home Dm
But I'd spend fBbifty more gone for three mFinutes on the radiCo F
End on C
4] Road Less Traveled [No Capo]
[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
AmWhy do ya keep on starin'
That mirror, mirror, it ain't fCair at all
FDress sizes can't define, don't let the world decide what's bAmeautiful
NGo
[Pre-Chorus]
You won't Ammake yourself a name if you follow the rules
HCistory gets made when you're actin' a fool
SoF don't hold it back and just flaunt it, show what you got and just own it
AmNo, they can't tear you apGart
[Chorus]
If you trCust your rebel heart, rGide into battle
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled
WCear out your boots and kGick up the gravel
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled oCn
Oh ooh-whGoa, oh ooh-whAmoa
Take the rFoad less traveled on
[Verse]
AmDon't follow anyone
March to the rhythm of a dCifferent drum
FWhy do we analyze, break down and criticize the cAmrazy ones
GOh
[Pre-Chorus]
You won't Ammake yourself a name if you follow the rules
HCistory gets made when you're acting a fool
SoF don't hold it back and just flaunt it, show what you got and just own it
AmNo, they can't tear you apGart
[Chorus]
If you trCust your rebel heart, rGide into battle
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled
WCear out your boots and kGick up the gravel
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled oCn
Oh ooh-whGoa, oh ooh-whAmoa
Take the rFoad less traveled oCn
Oh, ooh-whGoa, oh, ooh-whAmoa
Take the rFoad less traveled on
[Bridge]
AmPut your hands up, shCow me that you're one of a kFind
AmPut your hands up, lCet me hear your voice tonFight
GOh, oh
[Chorus]
If you trCust your rebel heart, rGide into battle
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled
WCear out your boots and kGick up the gravel
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled on
If you trCust your rebel heart, rGide it into battle
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled
WCear out your boots and kGick up the gravel
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled oCn
Oh ooh-whGoa, oh ooh-whAmoa
Take the rFoad less traveled on
WCear out your boots and kGick up the gravel
DAmon't be afraid, take the rFoad less traveled oCn G
Traveled Amon
Take the rFoad less traveled oCn
End On C
5] Queen Of Hearts [No Capo]
[Intro]
Am C G x 2
[Verse]
Let's pAmlay it straight, no need to wait
Just plCace your bet on Gme
You Amnever know what ace you might
Have hCiding up your slGeeve
BefAmore you make your next move
CHoney, you better thGink it through
LAmove's a game but you choose
CSo don't play it like a fGool
[Chorus]
Cause I'm rAmight here in the palm of your hand
RCight now, baby go all in
SlDow down before you lose your chance to wFin
Don't throw it Eall away
AmYou underestimate what you got
CLove is worth the wait, take a shot
Don't Dbe so quick to fold your cards
You jFust might have E
A queen of HeAmarts C G
[Verse]
AmEven though I think your poker fCace is kinda cGute
Just Amlet it go, cause we both know
YCou can't hide the trGuth
BAmoy you might look tough
CBut I wanna know the rGeal you
YAmeah I'm calling your bluff
CAnd I can see right thrGough
[Chorus]
Cause I'm rAmight here in the palm of your hand
RCight now, baby go all in
SlDow down before you lose your chance to wFin
Don't throw it Eall away
AmYou underestimate what you got
CLove is worth the wait, take a shot
Don't Dbe so quick to fold your cards
You jFust might have E
A Queen of HeFarts
[Bridge]
Give in to mGe
Don't you wanna Embe
Don't you wanna be Ammy
Don't you wanna be mGy
Don't you wanna be mFy king
Wanna be my king, wanna be mGy king
[Chorus]
Cause I'm rAmight here
In the palm of your hand C
Baby, go all in D
Before you lose your chance to wFin
Don't you wanna wEin?
Cause I'm rAmight here in the palm of your hand
RCight now, baby go all in
SlDow down before you lose your chance to wFin
Don't throw it Eall away
AmYou underestimate what you got
CLove is worth the wait, take a shot
Don't Dbe so quick to fold your cards
You jFust might have E
A Queen of HeAmarts C G
A Queen of HeAmarts C G
End on G
6] Think Outside The Boy [Capo 5]
[Intro]
C G Am F
[Verse]
SwCeet sixteen's a beGautiful thing
For the sAmmall town hopes
And bFig city dreams
Your dCiary's filled with gGetaway plans
Then Amhe sweeps in
And jFust like that
You'reAm rewriting your story for him G
All your wishes are gone with the wind D
Well if you think that he's all that there Fis
[Chorus]
Think outside the bCoy
Look right past his chGarm
He's not your defiAmnition
No he ain't who you Fare
If you don't love yoursCelf
He sure ain't gonna hEmelp
There's so much more to lAmife than living lGike his wind-up tFoy
Think outside the bCoy, oGoh
Think outside the bAmoy F
[Verse]
Well CI've been there, yeah, GI believed
That Amhe was my forever
He was Fall I'd ever need
But I gCave up what I wanted
And IG gave him control
I lAmost myself in a deFep, dark hole
AmI'm here to tell ya that it's never too late G
To cut the strings and take back your fate D
You'll find yourself again along the waFy, just
[Chorus]
Think outside the bCoy
Look right past his chGarm
He's not your defiAmnition
No he ain't who you Fare
If you don't love yoursCelf
He sure ain't gonna hEmelp
There's so much more to lAmife than living lGike his wind-up tFoy
[Bridge]
Oh, when the rGight one comes along
AmHe won't make you choose
When the rFight one comes along
He'll lDmove that you
[Chorus]
Think outside the bCoy, oGh
Think outside the bAmoy F
If you don't love yoursCelf
He sure ain't gonna hEmelp
There's so much more to lAmife than living lGike his wind-up tFoy
Think outside the bCoy, oGh
Think outside the bAmoy F
End on F
7] Painting Pillows [Capo 5]
[Intro]
C Em Am F
[Verse]
WCalking up the stairs Emtakes me back to where we Amused to bFe
I sCee you everywhere, fEmeel you in the air hAmaunting mFe
EmAll because of you, all I seem to do is cDmount these drops
EmAin't no use in using waterproof when it crFies right off
[Chorus]
All of the hCurt, all of the pEmain
Keeps Amcoming down like blFack rain
All that we wCere, every tEmouch
Leaves a Ammark you can't wFash away
BCoy, you're like a tattoo Emin my head, like you Amnever left this bFed
Me and my teCars with no one to hEmold
Just paAmaaaiiiFinting pCilloooEmoooowwwAmwwws F
[Verse]
With Call these works of art, EmI bet I could start a AmgallerFy
I mCake them in the dark fEmrom my broken heart's AmmemoriFes
EmEvery night you fall from my eyes right nDmext to me
I Embet you'd be surprised that your goodbye made a mFasterpiece
[Chorus]
All of the hCurt, all of the pEmain
Keeps Amcoming down like blFack rain
All that we wCere, every tEmouch
Leaves a Ammark you can't wFash away
BCoy, you're like a tattoo Emin my head, like you Amnever left this bFed
Me and my teCars with no one to hEmold
Just paAmaaaiiiFinting pCilloooEmoooowwwAmwwws
PaFinting pCilloooEmooowwwwAmwwwws F
[Bridge]
You'd tEmhink my eyes would just dry out
You'd tDmhink they would stop
That the Emlonely'd be gone by now
FOh, but it's not
[Chorus]
All of the hCurt, all of the pEmain
Keeps Amcoming down like blFack rain
All that we wCere, every tEmouch
Leaves a Ammark you can't wFash away
BCoy, you're like a tattoo Emin my head, like you Amnever left this bFed
Me and my teCars with no one to hEmold
Just paAmaaaiiiFinting pCilloooEmoooowwwAmwwws
PaFinting pCilloooEmooowwwwAmwwwws F
[Outro]
C
8] Next Boyfriend [Capo 1]
[Intro]
Am F C G x 2
[Verse]
I thought I knew you from Amsomewhere F
Right when you walked through the dCoor G
So please forgive me for sAmtaring F
It's driving me crCazy, where I've seen you befGore
Maybe it's the wAmhite T-shirt that you're weFaring
The danger in your Ceyes or your fingers in your haGir
It's a pretty small tAmown, It's coming to me nFow, whoa
C I just figured it oGut
[Chorus]
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend
I can't believe how much you Cact like hGim
YAmou and me we'd bFe unbelievable
C And I'm availablGe
No I don't think it's a coAmincidencFe
I put it all together Cit makes seGnse
BAmoy you ain't no flFing or a could've been, nCo G
'Cause you look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
[Verse]
You should probably come Amover F
Tell me your nCame and I'll tell you mGine
I'll probably give you my nAmumber F
And you can cCall me anytGime
I hope you like rAmed lips, driveway kFissing
'Cause if you want it bCaby that's what you'll be gGetting
Every nAmight, all of the tFime, whoa
C I hope that's allrGight
[Chorus]
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend
I can't believe how much you Cact like hGim
YAmou and me we'd bFe unbelievable
C And I'm availablGe
No I don't think it's a coAmincidencFe
I put it all together Cit makes seGnse
BAmoy you ain't no flFing or a could've been, nCo G
'Cause you look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
[Verse]
I thought I knew you from Amsomewhere F
Right when you walked through the dCoor G
[Chorus]
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend
I can't believe how much you Cact like hGim
YAmou and me we'd bFe unbelievable
C And I'm availablGe
No I don't think it's a coAmincidencFe
I put it all together Cit makes seGnse
BAmoy you ain't no flFing or a could've been, nCo G
'Cause you look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend C G
You look a lot like my nAmext boyfriFend
9] Crashin' The Boys' Club [No Capo]
[Intro]
Am C G Em x 2
[Verse]
Talking dAmrama, drinkin' rCed wine
If I hGear I look fat one mEmore time
Doing spAmray tans, gettin' hCighlights
Can't put Gup with this stuff Emall night
[Pre-Chorus]
AmMy boyfriend and all of his friends and Call of their friends
Are drinkin' beer rGight now, downtown, just Emkeepin' it cool
AmTalkin' about football, cars, favorite bCars and glory days in high schGool
And I wanna be too
[Chorus]
Girls I gotta Amgo, go, go C
I love you all you knGow, know, know Em
But I wanna have some fAmun, fun, fun
So I'm crCashin' the boys clGub
I know I ain't a mAman, man, man C
But I hope you understGand, stand, stand Em
'Cause tonight my kind of fAmun, fun, fun
Is crCashin' the boys clGub
[Verse]
Got no Amworries, ain't no whCinin'
No behGind your back-smack-Emtalkin' cryin'
It ain't cAmomplicated, so don't cComplicate it
Just some gGood ol' laid back hEmanging
[Pre-Chorus]
AmMy girlfriend and all of her friends and Call of their friends
Are gossipin' rGight now, so loud and pEmainting their nails
AmTalkin' about other girls, broken heCarts, movie stars, I usually wGould
But tonight I don't care
[Chorus]
Girls I gotta Amgo, go, go C
I love you all you knGow, know, know Em
But I wanna have some fAmun, fun, fun
So I'm crCashin' the boys clGub
I know I ain't a mAman, man, man C
But I hope you understGand, stand, stand Em
'Cause tonight my kind of fAmun, fun, fun
Is crCashin' the boys clGub
[Bridge]
AmMy boyfriend and all of his friends and Call of their friends
Are drinking beer rGight now, downtown, just Emkeeping it cool
AmTalking 'bout football, cars, favorite bCars and glory days in high schGool
And I wanna be too
[Chorus]
Girls I gotta Amgo, go, go C
IG love you all you kEmnow, know, know
But I wanna have some fAmun, fun, fun
So I'm crCashin' the boys clGub
I know I ain't a mAman, man, man C
But I hope you understGand, stand, stand Em
'Cause tonight my kind of fAmun, fun, fun
Is crCashin' the boys clGub Em
Tonight my kind of fAmun, fun, fun
Is crCashin' the boys clGub
10] Same Day Different Bottle [Capo 4]
[Intro]
Am G Dm F
[Verse]
Am Old Jim BeGam makes you mDmean
A couple shFots and you'll be ready for a fighAmt
When I look intGo those bourbon Dmeyes
I see a mFan that I don't recognize
[Pre-Chorus]
G I wish you would be a lFittle bit strConger
G And I wish I could turn that whFiskey into water
[Chorus]
It's theC same day, different boGttle
Every nAmight I pray you'll pGour it down the drFain
Yeah I knCow, the truth is hard to swGallow
But you can't keep gAmoing on and oGn and on this wFay
Same day, different boAmttleG F
[Verse]
Am I've watched you tGry to drown the pDmast
But those dFemons just keep dragging you bAmack
In my heGart there's still no dDmown
Someday you'll hFit your knees, you'll finally bottom out
[Pre-Chorus]
G I want so bad, to hFelp you stop the blCeeding
G But you get so mad when I aFsk you what you're needing
[Chorus]
And it's theC same day, different boGttle
Every nAmight I pray you'll poGur it down the draFin
Yeah I knCow, the truth is hard to swGallow
But you can't keep gAmoing on and oGn and on this wFay
Same day, different botAmtle G F Am G F
[Chorus]
C Same day, different bGottle
It's just a tAmemporary nGumbing of the pFain
Yeah, I knCow, the truth is hard to swGallow
But you can't keep gAmoing on, and Gon, and on, this wFay
We can't keep Amhurting on, and Gon, and on,F this way, yeah
Same Day, Different BoAmttle G Dm F
End on F
11] Holding The Other [No Capo]
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
It's a Embattleground
Everywhere you go, there's something trying to tGake you down
So hard to stand up when they're kicking yEmou around
Putting your fire out, putting it oGut, hey hey
[Pre-Chorus]
But EmI'm not scared and I'm not shaken
Yeah I'Gve got armor and they can't break it
[Chorus]
'Cause you kCiss me back together when I'm falling apart
When the mGusic's gone, I'm dancing to the beat of your heart
You're the brEmeath in my lungs when the gravity's pulling me uDnder
I could win any wCar
I could face any stGorm
Yeah, I could conquer the wEmorld
With just one haDnd
As long as you're holding the Gother
[Verse]
EmSaving grace
Baby, you're the hope I find behind mGy mistakes
Hold me close and I forget abEmout the pain
You take it all away, you take it awGay, yes you do
[Pre-Chorus]
So EmI'm not scared of what tomorrow brings
'Cause youG're right here and I can do anything
[Chorus]
'Cause you kCiss me back together when I'm falling apart
When the mGusic's gone, I'm dancing to the beat of your heart
You're the brEmeath in my lungs when the gravity's pulling me uDnder
I could win any wCar
I could face any stGorm
Yeah, I could conquer the wEmorld
With just one haDnd
As long as you're holding the Cother, holding the Emother
[Bridge]
CI can do anythingEm, anything, oh
'Cause you kCiss me back together when I'm falling apart
ApGart, apart
[Chorus]
Oh, I could win any wCar
And I could face any stGorm
Yeah, I could conquer the Emworld
Conquer the world, cDonquer the world, conquer the world
'Cause you kCiss me back together when I'm falling apart
When the mGusic's gone, I'm dancing to the beat of your heart
You're the brEmeath in my lungs when the gravity's pulling me uDnder
I could win any wCar
I could face any stGorm
Yeah, I could conquer the wEmorld
With just one haDnd
As long as you're holding the Gother, holding the other, hey
End on G
12] Pretty [Capo 5]
[Intro]
C G F
[Verse]
You spCend an hour on your hair
And yGou can't find a thing to wearF at all
You pCile that makeup on real thick
Trace oGutside the lines of your thin lips
'Cause they aFin't big enough
CAll the other girls are thinner
SGo you skip another dinner
You tFell yourself it's for your health
WhCat's the matter with this picture
GGirl deep down you know bettFer
Chorus:
BeCautiful is who you are
WhenG no one's watching, it's your heart
That should bFe the only one to tell your story
'Cause the rhythm that it's beating is your glory
CThe truth inside you can't erase
GIt ain't written on your face
There's no dFifference 'tween a mirror and a liar becDmause
PrFetty is as pretty doCes, doGes
Verse:
YCou've got hopes and you've got dreams
But yGou've been hiding them behindF the scenes
But prCetty cares and pretty loves
And I'Gm pretty sure you're more than just skFin deep
ThCem high heels won't get you higher
LGet your kindness be a fire
BFurning bright 'cause yoDmu're the light
Chorus:
BeCautiful is who you are
WhenG no one's watching, it's your heart
That should bFe the only one to tell your story
'Cause the rhythm that it's beating is your glory G
CThe truth inside you can't erase
GIt ain't written on your face
There's no dFifference 'tween a mirror and a liar becDmause
PrFetty is as pretty dCoes, doGes, pretty doFes
Bridge:
So be brCave, be strong
Keep your lGove light on
Be the rFight in all the wrongs, yeah
Be gCenerous and be rGadiant
You are cFonfident
Chorus:
BeDautiful is who you are
WhenA no one's watching, it's your heart
That should bGe the only one to tell your story
'Cause the rhythm that it's beating is your glory A
DThe truth inside you can't erase
AIt ain't written on your face
There's no dGifference 'tween a mirror and a liar becaEmuse
PrGetty is as pretty doDes A
Pretty doGes
Pretty is as pretty does, be gDenerousA, yeah yeah,G confident
Pretty is as pretty dDoes, Aoh, dGoes