Back When I Knew It All chords by Montgomery Gentry

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Back When I Knew it All

Intro:
D Em7 Gsus2 D Em7 Gsus2  D Em7 Gsus2 D Em7 Gsus2

Verse 1:
    D        Em G        D     A   G
 At the ripe old age of nineteen I bought a short bed pickup chicks machine
D      A    Em     G
 Life ran on beer and gasoline, a half a lap ahead of the law
    D          Em  G    D     A   Em     G
 I had a fake ID that got me into Tuffy’s, love was a word I used to get lucky
D        A      G                A
 Was a big time spender with that plastic money, back when I knew it all

Chorus:
D  A    G     A    D    A      Em     G
 Back when the world was flat and Mama and Daddy didn't have a clue
D  A   G     Em     G          A
 Back when a pitcher of beer and a couple shots made me bulletproof
G/B    D/F#       G/B          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                D
 Lord I'm learning so much more...than back when I knew it all

D Em7 Gsus2 D Em7 Gsus2

Verse 2:
    D           Em     G    D    A    G
 I found out credit cards don't mean you're rich and beer and gasoline don't mix
   D     A   Em      G
 Yeah step side trucks can't jump a ditch
                   D
 And those "big house" rooms sure are small
   A      D     A        Em     G
 I've learned that love is a woman that will settle you down
D    A     G
 A Sunday sermon can turn life around
D      A        G                   A
 Man I can't believe all the answers I've found, since, back when I knew it all

Chorus:
D  A    G     A    D    A      Em     G
 Back when the world was flat and Mama and Daddy didn't have a clue
D  A   G     Em     G          A
 Back when a pitcher of beer and a couple shots made me bulletproof
G/B    D/F#       G/B          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                  D
 Lord I'm learning so much more...than back when I knew it all

Break:
D Em7 Gsus2 D Em7 Gsus2

Bridge:
        Em         D/F#
 I've done some growing up, and I'm still growing up
   G               A
 So I know I'll never be as smart as I once was, that was back.......

Outro:
D  A    G     A    D    A      Em     G
 Back when the world was flat and Mama and Daddy didn't have a clue
D  A   G     Em     G          A
 Back when a pitcher of beer and a couple shots made me bulletproof
G/B    D/F#       G/B          D/F#
 Back when God was a name I used in vain to get a point across when
 G
 I got ticked off

Tag:
G             A                  D Em7 Gsus2 D Em7
 Lord I'm learning so much more...than back when I knew it all
Gsus2          D Em7 Gsus2 D Em7 Gsus2
 Back when I knew it all