This song was inspired by a high school summer romance Taylor Swift experienced. The song references country singer Tim McGraw, thinking her former boyfriend would remember her whenever he heard a McGraw song.
Key: G
Introduction:*Note* - The
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He said the way my blue eyes shined
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Put those Georgia stars to shame that night
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I said, that’s a lie
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Just a boy in a Chevy truck that had a tendency
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Of getting stuck on back roads at night
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And I was right there beside him all summer long
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And then the time we woke up to find that summer gone, but
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When you think Tim McGraw, I hope you think my favorite song
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The one we danced to all night long
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The moon like a spotlight on the lake
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When you think happiness, I hope you think that little black dress
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Think of my head on your chest and my old faded blue jeans,
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When you think Tim McGraw ... I hope you think of me
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September saw a month of tears and thanking God
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That you weren’t here, to see me like that
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But in a box beneath my bed is a letter that you never read
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From three summers back
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It’s hard not to find it all a little bittersweet
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And looking back on all of that
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It’s nice to believe
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When you think Tim McGraw, I hope you think my favorite song
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The one we danced to all night long
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The moon like a spotlight on the lake
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When you think happiness, I hope you think that little black dress
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Think of my head on your chest and my old faded blue jeans,
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) When you think Tim McGraw ... I hope you think of me
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And I’m back for the first time since then
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I’m standing on your street,
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And there’s a letter left on your doorstep
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And the first thing that you’ll read...
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When you think Tim McGraw, I hope you think my favorite song
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Someday you’ll turn your radio on
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I hope it takes you back to that place
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When you think happiness, I hope you think that little black dress
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Think of my head on your chest and my old faded blue jeans,
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When you think Tim Mc Graw ... I hope you think of me
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Oh, think of me. Oooh.
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He said the way my blue eyes shined
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Put those Georgia stars to shame that night
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I said, that’s a lie ************************************