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All songs  /  David Alan Graham

Ain’t That Kinda Girl

She had her own ideas about how this was going to go.

B♭ major96 BPM4/42:58barefoot-swingmedium confidence
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Verse 1

She walks in like she runs this town
Every eye just follows around
Yeah, she don't even have to try
It just happens every time
Little smile like she knows the game
But you ain't ever gonna play the same
One look and you understand
Man, she don't need no plan

Pre-Chorus

I've seen a lot, but she's a curve I can't read
Yeah, she's everything I didn't know I'd need

Chorus

She's a little bit "don't tell me what to do"
Little bit "I ain't chasin' you"
Got her own lane, don't need no map
Man, she's good like that
She'll steal your time, give a little back
Leave you hooked and wonderin' how she did that
If you think you can lock her down
Boy, you ain't figured her out
Nah, she ain't that kinda girl

Verse 2

She'll dance like the night's her stage
Then disappear without a trace
Yeah, she's gone 'fore you can say goodbye
Leaves you starin' at the lights
She ain't lookin' for a savin' grace
Ain't tryin' to be nobody's "place"
She's just livin' how she feels
And man, that's what's real

Pre-Chorus

I could walk away, but I don't wanna try
There's somethin' 'bout her I can't deny

Chorus

She's a little bit "don't tell me what to do"
Little bit "I ain't chasin' you"
Got her own lane, don't need no map
Man, she's good like that
She'll steal your time, give a little back
Leave you hooked and wonderin' how she did that
If you think you can lock her down
Boy, you ain't figured her out
Nah, she ain't that kinda girl

Bridge

Yeah, she's wild, but it ain't for show
She's the kind you don't outgrow
You don't hold her, you just hold on
Hope she lets you tag along

Final Chorus

She's a little bit "don't tell me what to do"
Little bit "I might want you"
But it's on her time, on her track
Yeah, she's like that
She'll pull you close, then pull you back
Keep you right there in the middle of that
If you think you can lock her down
Man, you're still learnin' her now
Nah, she ain't that kinda girl

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Verse 1

She walks in like she runs this town

Every eye just follows around

Yeah, she don't even have to try

It just happens every time

Little smile like she knows the game

But you ain't ever gonna play the same

One look and you understand

Man, she don't need no plan

Pre-Chorus

I've seen a lot, but she's a curve I can't read

Yeah, she's everything I didn't know I'd need

Chorus

She's a little bit "don't tell me what to do"

Little bit "I ain't chasin' you"

Got her own lane, don't need no map

Man, she's good like that

She'll steal your time, give a little back

Leave you hooked and wonderin' how she did that

If you think you can lock her down

Boy, you ain't figured her out

Nah, she ain't that kinda girl

Verse 2

She'll dance like the night's her stage

Then disappear without a trace

Yeah, she's gone 'fore you can say goodbye

Leaves you starin' at the lights

She ain't lookin' for a savin' grace

Ain't tryin' to be nobody's "place"

She's just livin' how she feels

And man, that's what's real

Pre-Chorus

I could walk away, but I don't wanna try

There's somethin' 'bout her I can't deny

Chorus

She's a little bit "don't tell me what to do"

Little bit "I ain't chasin' you"

Got her own lane, don't need no map

Man, she's good like that

She'll steal your time, give a little back

Leave you hooked and wonderin' how she did that

If you think you can lock her down

Boy, you ain't figured her out

Nah, she ain't that kinda girl

Bridge

Yeah, she's wild, but it ain't for show

She's the kind you don't outgrow

You don't hold her, you just hold on

Hope she lets you tag along

Final Chorus

She's a little bit "don't tell me what to do"

Little bit "I might want you"

But it's on her time, on her track

Yeah, she's like that

She'll pull you close, then pull you back

Keep you right there in the middle of that

If you think you can lock her down

Man, you're still learnin' her now

Nah, she ain't that kinda girl

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Lead sheet for Ain’t That Kinda Girl