Tim McGraw – Back When (Guitar)

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[Chords] A7 = x02020 Am = x02210 C = x32010 D = xx0232 Em = 022000 G = 320033 [Intro] G D Am C [Verse 1]
G                         D
  Don't you remember the fizz in a pepper

Am                     G            D
Peanuts in a bottle at ten two and four

   G                           D
A fried bologna sandwich with mayo and tomato

Am                            G               D
Sittin' round the table don't happen much anymore

             Em                          A7
We've gotten    too complicated It's all   way overrated

           C                         D
I like the   old and outdated way of life
[Chorus]
G             D
  Back when a hoe was a hoe

C
Coke was a coke

     G
And crack's what you were doing

                        D
When you were cracking jokes

             D
Back when a screw was a screw

    C
The wind was all that blew

     G
And when you said I'm down with that

                          D
Well it meant you had the flu

            Am    C
I miss back when

             C
I miss back when

             G     D
I miss back when
[Verse 2]
G                     D
  I love my records, black, shiny vinyl

Am                                G                 D
Clicks and pops and white noise, man they sounded fine

  G                             D
I had my favorite stations, the ones that played them all

Am                                     G                 D
Country, soul and rock-and-roll, what happened to those times?

             Em                                        A7
I'm readin'    street slang for dummies cause they put   pop in my country

       C                         D               G
I want,   more for my money, the way it was back then
[Chorus]
=            D
Back when a hoe was a hoe

C
Coke was a coke

     G
And crack's what you were doing

                        D
When you were cracking jokes

             D
Back when a screw was a screw

    C
The wind was all that blew

     G
And when you said I'm down with that

                          D
Well it meant you had the flu

            Am    C
I miss back when

             C
I miss back when

             G  D  Am  G  D
I miss back when
[Bridge]
          Em
Give me a    flat top for strumming

            A7
I want the     whole world to be humming

    C                         D               G
ohh  Just keep it coming, the way it was back then
[Chorus]
            D
Back when a hoe was a hoe

C
Coke was a coke

     G
And crack's what you were doing

                        D
When you were cracking jokes

             D
Back when a screw was a screw

    C
The wind was all that blew

     G
And when you said I'm down with that

                          D
Well it meant you had the flu

            Am
I miss back when

             C
I miss back when

             G     D
I miss back when

            Am                 C
I miss back when, I miss back when
[Outro]
G  D  Am  C
(repeat 3 times into fade)