September 2014 – Rascal Flatts

When Rascal Flatts took the country music scene by storm they had no idea that any of their songs would eventually be used on soundtracks of Hollywood movies, let alone be a featured performance song in one! That is exactly what happened to one of their hits, Words I Couldn’t Say, which was performed by Leighton Meester in the 2010 movie, Country Strong. It translates really well to a tenor ukulele, or a concert strung with a low G string.

Leighton Meester version, as heard in the movie Country Strong, 2010.

Suggested strum pattern: DuDu uDu – quickly

Intro: C – G – Am – G

[C] In a [G] book in a box in the [Am] closet, [G]

[C] In a [G] line in a song I [Am] once heard, [G]

In a [Dm]…