My Little Girl Chord Chart by Tim McGraw
Welcome to my My Little Girl chord chart by Tim McGraw. This was a request from a student of mine who is interested in playing the song for his daughter’s wedding. How sweet!
I don’t often have time to take requests, but every once in a while I come through and this is such a great song.
This song does have a wonky chord – G#dim7….so what?
That’s OK, if you aren’t up on that lingo, You could always do a couple bass notes on the 6th string on the 4th fret for G#. You could also keep playing the G chord. It won’t sound 100% like the song. If you want it to sound 100% I would learn the bar chord.
The other chord that shows up is D/F# and this is how I play it below. A D chord with my thumb grabbing the bass not on the top string.
This is a piano song, so I might use some finger picking doing bass and block on this to make it sound a little more like the original. Now remember the timbre of a guitar will not sound like that of a piano. You could also use a simple DU strumming pattern which will work as well.
Picking/Strumming Rhythm Strumming:
1 + 2+ 3+ 4+
DU DU DU DU
Verse 2 Strumming:
1 2 3 + 4 +
D D DU DU
or
1 2 + a 3 4 + a
D D DU D D DU
Bridge:
1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + a
DU DDU D U DDU
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MY LITTLE GIRL CHORD CHART BY TIM MCGRAW
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Intro:
|Am - F G| x 4
Verse:
C C/B
Gotta hold on easy as I let you go.
Dm F
Gonna tell you how much I love you, though you think you already know.
C C/B
I remember I thought you looked like an angel wrapped in pink so soft and warm.
Dm F
You've had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born.
Chorus:
|C Dm | | Em F|
You're beautiful baby from the outside in.
C G
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again.
Am
Go on, take on this whole world.
F C |G G#dim7| Am | F G |
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl.
Verse:
C C/B
When you were in trouble that crooked little smile could melt my heart of stone.
Dm F
Now look at you, I've turned around and you've almost grown.
C C/B
Sometimes you're asleep I whisper "I Love You!" in the moonlight at your door.
Dm F
As I walk away, I hear you say, "Daddy Love You More!".
Chorus:
|C Dm | | Em F|
You're beautiful baby from the outside in.
C G
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again.
Am
Go on, take on this whole world.
F C |G G#dim7| Am | F G |
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl.
Bridge:
F G
Someday, some boy will come and ask me for your hand.
Em Am
But I won't say "yes" to him unless I know, he's the half
F |Em - Dm Em| | F
that makes you whole, he has a poet's soul, and the heart of a man's man.
G| Am
I know he'll say that he's in love.
| D/F# F| G
But between you and me. He won't be good enough!
Chorus:
|C Dm | | Em F|
You're beautiful baby from the outside in.
C G
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again.
Am
Go on, take on this whole world.
F C |G G#dim7| Am | F G |
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl.
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.