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