Written by Sarah Buxton, Jedd Hughes and Keith Urban
Key of D (Capo 2)
N O T E S
INTRO - This song starts out with the cowbell ticking away, so we start by ping the body of the guitar on the pickguard to
get a similar sound (TAP). If you hold the pick between thumb and index finger and leave the other three sticking out, you
may be able to continue the cowbell effect as you pick/strum the intro part. I have written in the chord fingering to hold
onto while emphasizing the melodic INTRO MOTIF with the pick on the up and down strokes as needed.
VERSES - In the verses, it's primarily bass and drums, so we emphasize the bass strings, using the same strumming pattern
from the intro, and trying to maintain an Off-Beat string-muting tap.
CHORUS - The chorus is full-out chords. The very last chorus finishes with several of the Intro Motifs in a row until the
line that starts with A minor.
F I N G E R I N G S
CHORDS (in order of appearance):
F: 133211
Em: 022000
Am: x02210
C/E: 032010
Dm: xx0231
G: 320003 or barred, 355433
C: x32010
Dm7: xx0211
G/B: x20003
INTRO MOTIF:
chord F C
strum v ^ v ^ v ^ ...
[E] [-]
BASS RIFF:
chord (Am) F
strum ^ v ^ v ...
A - 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 3
"Yeah a picture paints..."
FF TRANSITION:
chord F F G
strum v ^ v ^ v ^ ...
A - "And if I get it right..."
[E][-]
INTRO
Tap: 1 2 3 4
Intro Motif: F C
Intro Motif: F C
VERSE 1
Well h[F]ere you come again and you're lookin' so fine;
You d[Em]on't notice me but it's all right;
F Am (Bass Riff)
I'm just a guy who wishes that I could be your man someday. (oh oh)
Yeah a p[F]icture paints a thousand words, it's true,
But it's s[C/E]till not enough for how I feel about you.
I wanna [Dm]put you in a melody, I gotta set you to a gr[F]oove.[G]
CHORUS
[(G)] I wanna put you in my c[F]ar and drive and turn you up loud,
R[C]oll down all the windows and shout it out:
I l[F]ove this girl! [G]Oh
If I could p[C/E]ress pl[F]ay, repeat, how happy I'd be:
Whe[C/E]rever I'd go I'd have you there with me.
You'd be r[Dm7]ight where you belong;[G]
F (Intro Motif) C
I wanna put you in a so-ong..("ohs" mimic the Intro Motif)
VERSE 2
Well I'd s[F]ing about your smile and your pretty blue eyes,
The [Em]way your hair shimmers in the sunlight.
It 'd b[F]e so easy: I'd just write it from my h[Am]eart.
'Cause I g[F]otta tell the world what you mean to me,
Wrap you [C/E]up in a melody so you'll be Stuck in my [Dm7]head all day
'Cause you're already there [F]anyway! Yes you [G]are.
CHORUS
[(G)] I wanna put you in my c[F]ar and drive and turn you up loud,
R[C]oll down all the windows and shout it out:
I l[F]ove this girl! Y[G]eah
If I could p[C/E]ress pl[F]ay, repeat, how happy I'd be:
Whe[C/E]rever I'd go I'd have you there with me.
You'd be r[Dm7]ight where you belong;[G]
F (Transition) F
I wanna put you in a song!
BRIDGE
And [G]if I get it right everybody'd be singing a[Dm]long. Oh yeah
And when they s[G]ee you on the street they'll say, "Hey!
F (ring) Tap: 1 2 3 4 5 6 C/E (real quick)
Ain't you the girl in that song?"
INSTRUMENTAL
[(C/E)] [F] [C/E] [F] [Am] [G]
CHORUS
[(G)] I wanna put you in my c[F]ar and drive and turn you up loud,
R[C]oll down all the windows and shout it out:
I'm in l[F]ove with this girl! [G] Yeah
(half time) Dm7
If I could press play, rewind a couple million times
I[C/E]magine for a moment that you're all mine
Every n[F]ight I'd drive you home[G]
(G) Tap: 1 2 3
If I could put you in a--
4 G G G G F (Intro Motif) C
Let me put - you - in - a song! eh eh yeh
Let me put you in a s[F]ong
Oh a pretty little s[C]ong about you ba-by
[F] [C/E] [C] [F]
[Am] [G/B] [C] [F]
(Thanks to Ryan for tabs)
Key of D (Capo 2)
N O T E S
INTRO - This song starts out with the cowbell ticking away, so we start by ping the body of the guitar on the pickguard to
get a similar sound (TAP). If you hold the pick between thumb and index finger and leave the other three sticking out, you
may be able to continue the cowbell effect as you pick/strum the intro part. I have written in the chord fingering to hold
onto while emphasizing the melodic INTRO MOTIF with the pick on the up and down strokes as needed.
VERSES - In the verses, it's primarily bass and drums, so we emphasize the bass strings, using the same strumming pattern
from the intro, and trying to maintain an Off-Beat string-muting tap.
CHORUS - The chorus is full-out chords. The very last chorus finishes with several of the Intro Motifs in a row until the
line that starts with A minor.
F I N G E R I N G S
CHORDS (in order of appearance):
F: 133211
Em: 022000
Am: x02210
C/E: 032010
Dm: xx0231
G: 320003 or barred, 355433
C: x32010
Dm7: xx0211
G/B: x20003
INTRO MOTIF:
chord F C
strum v ^ v ^ v ^ ...
e - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
B - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G - 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - -
D - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
A - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[E] [-]
BASS RIFF:
chord (Am) F
strum ^ v ^ v ...
e - - - - - - - - - - 1
B - - - - - - - - - - 1
G - - - - - - - - - - 2
D - - - - - - - - - - 3
A - 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 3
E - - - - - 3 - - - 3 1
"Yeah a picture paints..."
FF TRANSITION:
chord F F G
strum v ^ v ^ v ^ ...
e - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - -
B - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 3 3 3 2 3 - - - -
G - 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 - - - - - - - - - -
D - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A - "And if I get it right..."
[E][-]
INTRO
Tap: 1 2 3 4
Intro Motif: F C
Intro Motif: F C
hey-hey-eyyeah, nnh-OO-oo-OO-ouh- (ad lib)
VERSE 1
Well h[F]ere you come again and you're lookin' so fine;
You d[Em]on't notice me but it's all right;
F Am (Bass Riff)
I'm just a guy who wishes that I could be your man someday. (oh oh)
Yeah a p[F]icture paints a thousand words, it's true,
But it's s[C/E]till not enough for how I feel about you.
I wanna [Dm]put you in a melody, I gotta set you to a gr[F]oove.[G]
CHORUS
[(G)] I wanna put you in my c[F]ar and drive and turn you up loud,
R[C]oll down all the windows and shout it out:
I l[F]ove this girl! [G]Oh
If I could p[C/E]ress pl[F]ay, repeat, how happy I'd be:
Whe[C/E]rever I'd go I'd have you there with me.
You'd be r[Dm7]ight where you belong;[G]
F (Intro Motif) C
I wanna put you in a so-ong..("ohs" mimic the Intro Motif)
VERSE 2
Well I'd s[F]ing about your smile and your pretty blue eyes,
The [Em]way your hair shimmers in the sunlight.
It 'd b[F]e so easy: I'd just write it from my h[Am]eart.
'Cause I g[F]otta tell the world what you mean to me,
Wrap you [C/E]up in a melody so you'll be Stuck in my [Dm7]head all day
'Cause you're already there [F]anyway! Yes you [G]are.
CHORUS
[(G)] I wanna put you in my c[F]ar and drive and turn you up loud,
R[C]oll down all the windows and shout it out:
I l[F]ove this girl! Y[G]eah
If I could p[C/E]ress pl[F]ay, repeat, how happy I'd be:
Whe[C/E]rever I'd go I'd have you there with me.
You'd be r[Dm7]ight where you belong;[G]
F (Transition) F
I wanna put you in a song!
BRIDGE
And [G]if I get it right everybody'd be singing a[Dm]long. Oh yeah
And when they s[G]ee you on the street they'll say, "Hey!
F (ring) Tap: 1 2 3 4 5 6 C/E (real quick)
Ain't you the girl in that song?"
INSTRUMENTAL
[(C/E)] [F] [C/E] [F] [Am] [G]
CHORUS
[(G)] I wanna put you in my c[F]ar and drive and turn you up loud,
R[C]oll down all the windows and shout it out:
I'm in l[F]ove with this girl! [G] Yeah
(half time) Dm7
If I could press play, rewind a couple million times
I[C/E]magine for a moment that you're all mine
Every n[F]ight I'd drive you home[G]
(G) Tap: 1 2 3
If I could put you in a--
4 G G G G F (Intro Motif) C
Let me put - you - in - a song! eh eh yeh
Let me put you in a s[F]ong
Oh a pretty little s[C]ong about you ba-by
[F] [C/E] [C] [F]
[Am] [G/B] [C] [F]
(Thanks to Ryan for tabs)
