Things That Matter Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][F][C][Dm][F]
[C][Dm][Gsus4]
[C][Dm]

[Verse 1]
[C]A little girl puts on her[Dm] skates
Sit[F]s d[C]own on the porch
[Dm]and [F]waits[C]
And hopes her [Dm]daddy won't
[F]be [C]long[Dm][F]
[C]One more call,
one more [F]meet[Dm]in'[C]
Afternoon turns [Dm]into evenin'
[C]Sti[Dm]ll he ain't mad[F]e
it [Gsus4]home
[C]

[Verse 2]
Thing[Dm]s that ma[Gsus4]tter
And [G]things that don't

[Interlude 1]
[C][Dm]
[Gsus4][C][F][C]

[Verse 3]
Another place [Gsus4]someone slams a door
[C]Says, "I don't love you
[Gsus4]anymore"[C]
Looks like an[Gsus4]other sleepless
[C]night[Gsus4]
[C]Tossin' turnin' [Gsus4]on the couch
He [C]wonders if they'll [G]work it out
[C]It's all about bein' [Gsus4]happy
or bein' [C]right

[Verse 4]
The thing[Dm]s that matter
[Gsus4][G]
And things [C]that don't[G]
[Gsus4][C][G]

[Verse 5]
[Am]
We only get so many [F]trips
around [C]the sun[Am]
Some things matter,
some things [F]don't
It's up [Dm]to you to choose which [G]ones[Gsus4][G]

[Interlude 2]
[C][Gsus4][C][G][Gsus4]
[C][Gsus4][C][G][Gsus4][C][Gsus4][C][G]
[C][Gsus4][C][Am]

[Verse 6]
We only get so many [F]trips
around [C]the sun[Am]
Some things matter some things [F]don't
It's up [Dm]to you to choose [Gsus4]which ones[G]

[Verse 7]
So, [C]to night as [Gsus4]I close my eyes
[C]I pray, "Lord help me [G]realize"
[Gsus4]Something[C] I[Gsus4]
already [C]know

[Verse 8]
There's thing[Dm]s tha[Gsus4]t matter
And [G]things [C]that don't[G]
[Gsus4][C][G][Gsus4]

[Verse 9]
[C]A little girl puts on [Gsus4]her skates,
[C]Sits down on [G]the porch
[Gsus4]and waits[C]
And hopes her [G]daddy won't be [C]long