Key: Db major
Intro 1
B
C#m
E
B
C#m
E
B
C#m
F#sus4
B
C#m
Verse 1
B
C#m
A little girl puts on her skates
E
B
Sits down on the porch
C#m
E
B
and waits
C#m
And hopes her daddy won't
E
B
C#m
E
be long
B
One more call,
E
C#m
B
one more meetin'
C#m
Afternoon turns into evenin'
B
C#m
E
Still he ain't made
F#sus4
it home
B
Verse 2
C#m
F#sus4
Things that matter
F#
And things that don't
Interlude 1
B
C#m
F#sus4
B
E
B
Verse 3
F#sus4
Another place someone slams a door
B
Says, "I don't love you
F#sus4
B
anymore"
F#sus4
Looks like another sleepless
B
F#sus4
night
B
F#sus4
Tossin' turnin' on the couch
B
F#
He wonders if they'll work it out
B
F#sus4
It's all about bein' happy
B
or bein' right
Verse 4
C#m
The things that matter
F#sus4
F#
B
F#
And things that don't
F#sus4
B
F#
Verse 5
G#m
E
We only get so many trips
B
G#m
around the sun
Some things matter,
E
some things don't
C#m
F#
F#sus4
F#
It's up to you to choose which ones
Interlude 2
B
F#sus4
B
F#
F#sus4
B
F#sus4
B
F#
F#sus4
B
F#sus4
B
F#
B
F#sus4
B
G#m
Verse 6
E
We only get so many trips
B
G#m
around the sun
E
Some things matter some things don't
C#m
F#sus4
F#
It's up to you to choose which ones
Verse 7
B
F#sus4
So, to night as I close my eyes
B
F#
I pray, "Lord help me realize"
F#sus4
B
F#sus4
Something I
B
already know
Verse 8
C#m
F#sus4
There's things that matter
F#
B
F#
And things that don't
F#sus4
B
F#
F#sus4
Verse 9
B
F#sus4
A little girl puts on her skates,
B
F#
Sits down on the porch
F#sus4
B
and waits
F#
B
And hopes her daddy won't be long
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