Behind The Times chords by Riley Green

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D MajorD

Verse 1:
D MajorD
Had on his old ball cap
     A augmentedA
It's bent like an eight frame house
B minorBm      A augmentedA          G+G
Sittin' on a park bench with some beach nut in his mouth
D MajorD
Said no one reads the paper,
   A augmentedA
These days it's all online
  G+G       A augmentedA        D MajorD
But there he was, behind the times

Verse 2:
D MajorD
He looked up from his front page
     A augmentedA
Said this world's done gone to hell
B minorBm         A augmentedA        G+G
Usually don't talk politics but as far as I can tell
D MajorD
We could use another Raegan
  A augmentedA
Boy he was one of a kind
  G+G        A augmentedA        D MajorD
He shook his head, behind the times

Chorus 1:
A augmentedA       G+G            D MajorD
He said, "Son you're still young, save half of what you make"
A augmentedA         G+G        D MajorD
Trust the lord, go buy a Ford or at least a Cheverolet
D MajorD             A augmentedA                 G+G
When you find a good girl keep her, cause they don't grow on vines
    D MajorD        A augmentedA               D MajorD
Yeah a man can learn a lot from a man behind the times

Verse 3:
D MajorD
He said I've only loved one woman
    A augmentedA
Went to church on our first date
 B minorBm           A augmentedA        G+G
I held the door, held her hand back when free love was a rage
D MajorD               A augmentedA
Waited til the honeymoon, that suited me just fine
G+G      A augmentedA        D MajorD
Guess I was, behind the times

Chorus 2:
A augmentedA       G+G            D MajorD
He said, "Son you're still young, But trust me when I say"
A augmentedA            G+G          D MajorD
Go hug your momma cause boy I promise you'll wish you could someday
D MajorD             A augmentedA                 G+G
When you find a good girl keep her, cause they don't grow on vines
    D MajorD         A augmentedA    G+G        D MajorD
Yeah a man can learn a lot from a man behind the times

Outro:
    A augmentedA       G+G      D MajorD
Yeah he folded up that paper said I better get on home
B minorBm          A augmentedA               G+G
Don't wanna keep her waiting when she's got supper on
D MajorD             A augmentedA             G+G
When you find a good girl keep her, just like I did mine
    D MajorD         A augmentedA    G+G   A augmentedA    D MajorD
Yeah a man can learn a lot from a man behind the times
   D MajorD         A augmentedA     G+G   A augmentedA    D MajorD
Yeah man I learned a lot from that man behind the times

Instrumental:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD