Montgomery Gentry
"Back When I Knew it All"
Back When I Knew It All, 2008
Songwriters: Trent Willmon, Phil O'Donnell & Gary Hannan
Tabbed by Dan Pera
In some of the lines in the verses, the G after the Em is optional.
In the recorded track, it's just an Em, but when you're playing it solo,
it sounds better to play the G after. This is also true for the
asterisked A chords in the verses.
Intro: D A Em G
D A G
VERSE 1
D A Em G
At the ripe old age of nineteen
D A Em G*
I bought a short bed pickup chicks machine
D A Em G
Life ran on beer and gasoline
G A*
A half a lap ahead of the law
D A Em G
I had a fake ID that got me into Tuffy’s
D A Em G*
Love was a word I used to get lucky
D A Em G
Was a big time spender with that plastic money
A
Back when I knew it all
CHORUS:
D A Em G
Back when the world was flat and
D A Em G
Mama and Daddy didn't have a clue
D A Em G A
Back when a pitcher of beer and a couple shots made me bulletproof
G D/F# Em D/F#
Back when God was a name I used in vain to get a point across when
G
I got ticked off
G A
Lord I'm learning so much more...than back when I knew it all
D A Em G
D A G
VERSE 2
D A Em G
I found out credit cards don't mean you're rich
D A Em G
And beer and gasoline don't mix
D A Em G*
Yeah step side trucks can't jump a ditch
G A*
And those "big house" rooms sure are small
D A Em G
I've learned that love is a woman that will settle you down
D A Em G*
A Sunday sermon can turn life around
D A Em G
Man I can't believe all the answers I've found
A
Since ....back when I knew it all
D A Em G
Back when the world was flat and
D A Em G
Mama and Daddy didn't have a clue
D A Em G A
Back when a pitcher of beer and a couple shots made me bulletproof
G D/F# Em D/F#
Back when God was a name I used in vain to get a point across when
G
I got ticked off
G A
Lord I'm learning so much more...than back when I knew it all
BRIDGE:
Em
I've done some growing up
D/F#
And I'm still growing up
G A
So I know I'll never be as smart as I once was
D
That was back.......
D A Em G
Back when the world was flat and
D A Em G
Mama and Daddy didn't have a clue
D A Em G A
Back when a pitcher of beer and a couple shots made me bulletproof
G D/F# Em D/F#
Back when God was a name I used in vain to get a point across when
G
I got ticked off
G A
Lord I'm learning so much more...than back when I knew it all
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