Verse 1
I picked you at a Friday night dance
Said "I think we got more than a chance"
We were nineteen, no money, no plan
But you took my hand and I took yours back
We picked our church and we picked our song
Picked a porch where the truck wouldn't quite belong
Picked the names of the kids before either of 'em came
Pickin' you was the easiest pick I ever made
Pre-Chorus
Twenty-three years and a thousand tries
A thousand mornings I'd wake to your eyes
A thousand reasons the world could've turned us around
But every Friday I'm still pickin' the same lover I found
Chorus — pull back, vocal forward, sparse acoustic + pedal steel only
Still pickin' you
Same yes, same heart, same hand
Still pickin' you
Same girl, same dreams, same plan
Twenty-three years and the question keeps changin' shape
But the answer ain't moved a single day
Still pickin' you
Still pickin' you
'Til the porch falls down
Still pickin' you
'Til the wheels run out
Still pickin' you
Same vow, same love, same place
Same girl, same yes, same case
Still pickin' you
Verse 2
Picked you when the babies started cryin' at three
Picked you when the bills got bigger than me
Picked you through the funeral of every friend we lost
Picked you when neither one of us knew the cost
Picked you through the years when the world went strange
Picked you through the kids becomin' their own age
Picked you when I lost my way and you didn't say a word
Picked you 'til the silence was sweeter than the words
Pre-Chorus
Twenty-three years and a thousand tries
A thousand mornings I'd wake to your eyes
A thousand reasons the world could've turned us around
But every Friday I'm still pickin' the same lover I found
Chorus — pull back, vocal forward, sparse acoustic + pedal steel only
Still pickin' you
Same yes, same heart, same hand
Still pickin' you
Same girl, same dreams, same plan
Twenty-three years and the question keeps changin' shape
But the answer ain't moved a single day
Still pickin' you
Still pickin' you
'Til the porch falls down
Still pickin' you
'Til the wheels run out
Still pickin' you
Same vow, same love, same place
Same girl, same yes, same case
Still pickin' you
Bridge
There were nights I'd lay quiet and wonder what if
What if I had run, what if we'd let it drift
There were doors I almost walked through, paths I'd almost take
But every single one of 'em ended at your face
Twenty-three years and I tell you what I know
The good ones don't just stay — they choose
Every morning, every mile, every fight, every prayer
Still pickin' you
Final Chorus — band stays restrained, vocal harmony stack provides the lift, pedal steel weeps under
Still pickin' you
Same yes, same heart, same hand
Still pickin' you
Same girl, same dreams, same plan
Twenty-three years and the question keeps changin' shape
But the answer ain't moved a single day
Still pickin' you
Still pickin' you
'Til the porch falls down
Still pickin' you
'Til the wheels run out
Still pickin' you
Same vow, same love, same place
Same girl, same yes, same case
Still pickin' you
Outro
Still pickin' you, baby
Still pickin' you
Same girl, same yes
Same hand to hold
Still pickin' you
This chart is a work in progress. If you spot something wrong, let me know and I’ll get it fixed.
Verse 1Pre-ChorusChorus — pull back, vocal forward, sparse acoustic + pedal steel onlyVerse 2Pre-ChorusChorus — pull back, vocal forward, sparse acoustic + pedal steel onlyBridgeFinal Chorus — band stays restrained, vocal harmony stack provides the lift, pedal steel weeps underOutro
Intro B♭ Dm E♭ Dm B♭ Dm B♭ E♭
Verse 1
E♭I picked you at a Friday night dance
Said "I think we got Dmmore than a chance"
We were nineteen, E♭no money, no plan
But you took my hand Fand I took yours back
We picked our church B♭and we picked our song
Picked a porch where the truck Dmwouldn't quite belong
Picked the names of the kids E♭before either of 'em came
Pickin' you was Fthe easiest pick I ever made
Pre-Chorus
Twenty-three B♭years and a thousand tries
A Fthousand mornings I'd wake to your eyes
A Gmthousand reasons the Fworld could've turned us E♭around
But B♭every Friday I'm Cmstill pickin' the same lover I Ffound
Chorus — pull back, vocal forward, sparse acoustic + pedal steel only
Still pickin' B♭you
Same yes, same heart, same hand
Still pickin' Fyou
Same Gmgirl, same dreams, same E♭plan
Twenty-three B♭years and the question keeps changin' shape
But Fthe answer ain't moved a single day
Still E♭pickin' you
Still Fpickin' you
'Til B♭the porch falls down
Still pickin' you
'Til Fthe wheels run out
Still pickin' you
Same Gmvow, same love, same place
Same girl, E♭same yes, same case
FStill pickin' you
Verse 2
E♭Picked you when the babies started B♭cryin' at three
Picked you when the bills got Dmbigger than me
Picked you through the funeral of E♭every friend we lost
Picked you when neither one Fof us knew the cost
B♭Picked you through the years when the world went strange
DmPicked you through the kids becomin' their own age
E♭Picked you when I lost my way and you didn't say a word
Picked Fyou 'til the silence was sweeter than the words
Pre-Chorus
B♭Twenty-three years and a thousand tries
FA thousand mornings I'd wake to your Gmeyes
A thousand reasons the world could've E♭turned us around
But B♭every Friday CmI'm still pickin' the same lover FI found
Chorus — pull back, vocal forward, sparse acoustic + pedal steel only
Still pickin' you
Same B♭yes, same heart, same hand
Still Fpickin' you
GmSame girl, same dreams, same plan
E♭Twenty-three years and the B♭question keeps changin' shape
But the answer ain't Fmoved a single day
Still pickin' Fyou
Still pickin' B♭you
'Til the porch falls down
Still pickin' Fyou
'Til the wheels run out
Still pickin' Gmyou
Same vow, same love, same place
Same E♭girl, same yes, Fsame case
Still pickin' E♭you
Bridge
There were nights I'd lay quiet B♭and wonder what if
What if I had run, Fwhat if we'd let it drift
There were doors I almost Gmwalked through, paths I'd almost take
But every E♭single one of 'em ended Fat your face
B♭Twenty-three years and I tell you Fwhat I know
The Dmgood ones Gmdon't just stay — E♭they choose
Every morning, every mile, every fight, every Dmprayer
FStill pickin' you
Final Chorus — band stays restrained, vocal harmony stack provides the lift, pedal steel weeps under
Still pickin' B♭you
Same yes, same heart, same hand
FStill pickin' you
Same girl, Cmsame dreams, same E♭plan
Twenty-three years and the question keeps B♭changin' shape
But Fthe answer ain't moved a single day
Still E♭pickin' Fyou
Still pickin' you
B♭'Til the porch falls down
Still pickin' you
'Til Fthe wheels run out
Still pickin' you
Same Gmvow, same love, same place
Same girl, E♭same yes, same case
FStill pickin' you
Outro
B♭Still Dmpickin' Cmyou, baby
Still B♭pickin' you
Same girl, same Cmyes
Same hand to hold
FStill B♭pickin' you
Generated from the chord chart. These are real guitar shapes for the chords we detected, not a transcription of what was played on the record.
Raw note map (experimental)
This is the unfiltered pitch detection across the whole mix — vocals, bass and drums included — mapped onto a fretboard. It is not a playable arrangement and no one should try to read it as one. It is here only because it is the raw material everything else was built from.
Download note mapA lead sheet, not a full score. The melody line has been reduced automatically from the recording and paired with the detected chords. Expect the shape of the tune to be right and the details to be approximate.
