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Carly Pearce feat. Ashley McBryde – Never Wanted To Be That Girl Chords

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
C  F  C  F

VERSE:
    C
He helped me change a tire
        F
in the Citgo parking lot
             G
You said we both could use a beer
    F                   C
And I said, "Hell, why not"
      C
What started out as one night turned
    F
to six months just like that
    G
He never had a ring on
      F                G
So I never thought to ask
    Dm7
But then last night I saw
                  F
a message on his phone
            Dm
That said, "Hey, babe,
                      F
what time you coming home?"

CHORUS:
                  C
I never wanted to be that girl
                   Am
I never wanted to hate myself
                F
I thought this kind of lonely
             G
Only happens to somebody else
           C
Being the other one when
there's another one
Am
God, this feels like hell
   F
I thought I knew who I was
          G
But it's getting hard to tell
                  C            F
I never wanted to be that girl

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VERSE:
      C
I've heard about those women
     F
who didn't have a clue
     G
The ones who made excuses
         F           C
Like my mama used to do
    C
And he jumps in the shower just
    F
as soon as he gets home
    G
And I spend half an hour
 F                 G
Going through his phone

CHORUS:
                  C
I never wanted to be that girl
                  Am7
I never wanted to hate myself
                F
I thought this kind of lonely
             G
Only happens to somebody else
               C
And being the other one when
there's another one
Am7
God, this feels like hell
   F
I thought I knew who I was
          G
But it's getting hard to tell
                  C        C    Am7
I never wanted to be that giiiiiirl
F  G

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BREAK:
        Am
Oh, and I feel stupid
        F
I feel cheap
       Am
I feel used
        F
I feel weak

CHORUS:
                  C
I never wanted to be that girl
                  Am7
I never wanted to hate myself
                F
I thought this kind of lonely
             G
Only happens to somebody else
           C
Being the other one when
there's another one
Am7
God, this feels like hell
   F
I thought I knew who I was
          G
But it's getting hard to tell

OUTRO:
                  C
I never wanted to be that girl
                           Am7
(I never wanted to be that girl)
                  F           G  C
I never wanted to be that girl

How to play Never Wanted To Be That Girl: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Never Wanted To Be That Girl by Carly Pearce feat. Ashley McBryde on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Never Wanted To Be That Girl by Carly Pearce feat. Ashley McBryde, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 7 chords: C, F, G, Dm7, Dm, Am and Am7.

The backbone of the song is C – Am7 – F – G (I – vi7 – IV – V in C major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.