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