Behind The Times chords by Riley Green

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instrumental:
G  A  D