Mat Kearney - Odds: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Odds" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A             E               D
They said, "Why you moved to Nashville?
Why you leaving home?
                 A
Why you chasing big dreams?
Why you making songs?
E                D
No one's gonna show up
You'll be all alone"
                A
But everybody showed up
Now they sing along

Chorus:
         E              D
If I'da listened to the odds, odds, odds
                        A
Woulda never made it through, through, through
       E                  D
Every time they told me stop, stop, stop
                               A
It was the last thing I would do, do, do
                        F#m          D
Instead I left it up to God, God, God
                            A
And I watched the mountain move, move, move
                        F#m             D
If I'da listened to the odds, odds, odds
                    A
I woulda never met you

I was from the West coast, you were Tennessee
The way your summer dress swayed in the summer
breeze
I know all my friends say you were out my league
Now every day I wake up with you next to me

Chorus

                   F#m D
I woulda never met you
                  A
Woulda never met you
                        F#m            D
If I'da listened to the odds, odds, odds
                    A
I woulda never met you

                        D
If I'da listened to the odds, never made it far
                       E
I found the Northern Star out of broken hearts
              D
Like runaway cars on the boulevard
                E
Maybe all the scars made us who we are
     D
And time it kept stalling for fate to come calling
      E
You start at rock bottom until you're free-falling
        D
If I'd made a U-turn instead of pushing through
          E
I woulda never, woulda never met you

Chorus

I woulda never met you
Woulda never met you
If I'da listened to the odds, odds, odds
I woulda never met you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Odds" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Odds" by Mat Kearney.