Intro 
D G A (x2) 

Verse 
D             G                           A 
Never knew my old man's truck could even run like that 
D               G                         A 
Should've known better than to take that curve so fast 
D                      G 
Daddy pulled up, I was down in a ditch 
       A 
And he asked me why I did what I did 


[Refrão]
               D                  G 
There was this girl, drink in her hand 
               A 
Shootin' me a "let's get into trouble" grin 
              D                 G 
I ain't never seen somethin' so fine 
                A 
And I was doin' anything to make her mine 
                G                         A 
I was out of my mind, she was out of this world 
               D    G A 
There was this girl 

Verse 
D          G              A 
Some folks ask me why I still pick this guitar 
D                    G                      A 
They say livin' that life on the road won't get you very far 
      D                              G 
I say man you should've been down in Tupelo 
     A 
Seen what was in the front row 


[Refrão]
               D                 G 
There was this girl, beer in her hand 
               A 
Shootin' me a "play a little Skynyrd" grin 
                 D                    G 
She's turnin' it up, she's turnin' me on 
                 A 
And I'd play her anything she'd sing along 
                G                         A 
I was out of my mind, she was out of this world 
               Bm   G A 
There was this girl 
                    Bm   G A 
Yeah there was this girl 

Verse 
D             G                  A 
Didn't know a diamond ring could cost so much (damn) 
D        G                      A 
Took six months on a farm 'fore I saved up 
D                             G 
All my drinkin' buddies still out on the town 
          A 
Wonderin' why I ever settled down 


[Refrão]
                   D                G 
But there was this girl, holdin' my hand 
               A 
Shootin' me a "start a life together" grin 
                 D                          G 
She's pullin' me in, she's straightenin' me out 
          A 
And now I know what love is all about 
                    G                             A 
I'm still out of my mind, she's still out of this world 
               Bm 
There was this girl 

Outro 
A                    D    G A 
Yeah, there was this girl 
                     D   G A 
Yeah, there was this girl 
               D    G A 
There was this girl