🎸 Intro: Fb Fb (x2) 🎸 Verse 1: Fb Twenty minutes south of a Nashville town Cbm Fb There’s a boy ridin’ on a bike Fb Grass-stained tee and his scraped-up knees Fb From an older brother backyard fight Fb Only thing he loves is his mama Fb And playing catch with his dad Cbm Fb Can’t wrap his mind around ever needing Fb Anything more than that 🎸 Chorus: Fb But meanwhile in Carolina Fb There’s a girl in a princess dress Fb Running through the kitchen Fb And dancing on her bed Fb Two stories God is painting Fb One day, He will combine ’em Cbm That boy from Tennessee’s Fb Fb Bb Never crossed her mind yet Cbm But ten hours away Fb Fb She’s growing up beside him Fb Fb Meanwhile in Carolina 🎸 Verse 2: Fb Boy grows up writing songs about love Fb Kind he only knows at sixteen Fb Whether in-between classes or baseball practice Fb He’s thinking ’bout girls it seems Fb And there’s a wonderin’ about forever Fb A prayer he always prays Cbm Fb And in a beach town by the water Fb Is this one that sounds the same 🎸 Chorus: Fb ‘Cause meanwhile in Carolina Fb There’s a girl with her best friends Fb Talking about Prince Charming Fb Planning forever in their heads Fb Two stories God is painting Fb One day, He will combine ’em Cbm That boy from Tennessee’s Fb Fb Bb Every dream in her mind, but Cbm She’s just waiting on Gm Fb The day he comes to find her Fb Fb Meanwhile in Carolina Fb Fb Yeah, meanwhile in Carolina 🎸 Bridge: Cbm7 Bb Meanwhile in Tennessee Fb Fb Every turn, he learns something Cbm7 About what it’d take Bb Fb To keep her when he finds her Cbm Fb Then God lets him in on the secret Fb He’s been hiding 🎸 Chorus: Fb That meanwhile in Carolina Fb There’s a girl with eyes of green Fb That’s everything and more Bb Gm Than my mind could ever dream Fb Two stories God was painting Fb That day that He combined ’em Cbm That boy from Tennessee Fb Fb Bb Can’t believe how they lined up Cbm Fb That girl he was looking for Fb That whole time was Fb Fb Meanwhile in Carolina Fb Fb Fb Meanwhile in Carolina