Condederate Railroad - When He Was My Age




C 	  	  	   C9
He worked all week for a hard day's pay,
C 	  	  	   C9
Walked to school five miles one way,
F 	  	  	  G 	  	       C
It must have rained everyday, when he was my age.

C 	  	  	   C9
He quit school early to help grandpa,
C 	  	  	   C9
He was one man short on a cross-cut saw,
F 	  	  	          G 	  	        C 	   
There was wood to cut and ground to rake, when he was my age.

Am 	  	  	  	 G
By the time he turned twelve in thirtynine,
C 	  	  	  	 F
He'd been through hell in Hoover time,
C 	  	  	      	  	  	 G
Drank his first home-made wine, and started to shave.

Am 	  	  	 G 	  	 
The tails get taller everytime theyre told,
C 	  	  	 F
The fish get longer as he grows old,
C 	  	  	  	 G 	  	       C
He loves to talk about good ol' days, when he was my age.

C 	  	  	  	     C9
He was sixty pounds lighter with a headfull of hair,
C 	  	  	  	 C9
A dollar in his tank could take him anywhere,
F 	  	  	  	 G 	  	    C
But nine o'clock was comin in late, when he was my age.

C 	  	  	  	 C9
He talks about the time the dodgers called,
C 	  	  	 C9
He could have played pro ball,
F 	  	    G 	  	  	 C
But he had me to raise, when he was my age.

Am 	  	  	  	 G
By the time he turned twelve in thirtynine,
C 	  	  	  	 F
He'd been through hell in Hoover time,
C 	  	  	      	  	  	 G
Drank his first home-made wine, and started to shave.

Am 	  	  	 G 	  	 
The tails get taller everytime theyre told,
C 	  	  	 F
The fish get longer as he grows old,
C 	  	  	  	 G 	  	       C
He loves to talk about good ol' days, when he was my age.

Am 	  	  	 G 	  	 F 	  	 C
When he was my age, he'd had alot more livin left to do,
Am 	  	  	 G 	  	 F 	     G
But hard work and hard time, had robbed him of his youth.
F      	  	  	 G 	  	  	  C
He says it seems like yesterday, when he was my age.

When he was my age.
When he was my age.
When he was my age....