Things Have Changed Chords by Bill Engvall
Tempo:
103.05 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
E
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You know what I wish?
I wish I could be a parent back when we was all kids.
Because you didn't worry about stuff back then.
Like on Halloween night when you were a little kid,
how many of y'all went out with just your buddies for like five or six hours?
Yeah.
You didn't x-ray your candy, you were eating it before it hit the bottom of the sack.
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I.
How many of y'all rode in a car seat when you was a kid?
Nobody.
Car going 75 miles an hour, what are we doing?
Jumping on the front seat.
Go daddy, go daddy.
We didn't have airbags, that was your dad's arm, that was your airbag.
We had metal dashboards.
You just learned how to take a fall back then, man.
We had a big old [Ab] Chrysler Imperial, I'll never forget that car.
Anybody ever do this to your little kid?
Climb up on that backseat window dash?
[N] Laying there picking your nose looking at the cops?
That Mack truck would come up from behind, you'd be going like that.
He'd honk his horn, your dad would flip him off, now he's trying to run you off the road.
And seatbelts, hell my dad used to cut them out of the car.
That was the best time of your life when he slammed on the brakes, you flew out of that backseat window man.
You were like, that was cool dad, wait let me get back up there, wait, wait.
And it's hard to be a parent, I never thought I'd ever say that, but it is hard to be a parent.
There's a lot of little things nobody tells you about being a parent.
Like nobody told me you couldn't pass gas around your kids.
But you can't, you know why?
Because they don't know how to be quiet about it.
You pass gas around one of your kids, one of them's going to go, I smell poo poo daddy.
And you can't blame it on the kids because the adults are hip now, they're like, uh uh uh uh.
That was you big boy.
[E] [Fm] You got no dignity as a parent?
I got a little four year old boy like I mentioned, he's potty trained but he doesn't know how to clean himself yet.
So he gets up on that toilet and after about five minutes from across the house you hear [N] this, dad, I'm done.
Which translates into wipe my butt.
Let me tell you something, you don't got a shred of dignity left in you.
When you walk in that bathroom and that boy has assumed the position.
You're just like, uh huh, what happened to me?
I used to be kind of cool.
You got no privacy when you got kids?
I know now why my daddy locked the bathroom door.
He wasn't embarrassed about anything, that's just the only time you got to be alone.
And even then you're not alone, anybody get this, a little hand underneath the door.
A little eyeball, hey what are you doing dad?
I'm building a rocket son, get the hell out of here.
Well I want to see the rocket.
No!
One morning I'm taking a shower, I got the bathroom door shut, shower curtain shut, I'm just digging this nice hot shower.
All of a sudden the shower curtain gets ripped back, there's my daughter with her friend.
And the last thing I heard was, see?
Let me tell you something, you cannot climb a tile wall.
I wish I could be a parent back when we was all kids.
Because you didn't worry about stuff back then.
Like on Halloween night when you were a little kid,
how many of y'all went out with just your buddies for like five or six hours?
Yeah.
You didn't x-ray your candy, you were eating it before it hit the bottom of the sack.
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I.
How many of y'all rode in a car seat when you was a kid?
Nobody.
Car going 75 miles an hour, what are we doing?
Jumping on the front seat.
Go daddy, go daddy.
We didn't have airbags, that was your dad's arm, that was your airbag.
We had metal dashboards.
You just learned how to take a fall back then, man.
We had a big old [Ab] Chrysler Imperial, I'll never forget that car.
Anybody ever do this to your little kid?
Climb up on that backseat window dash?
[N] Laying there picking your nose looking at the cops?
That Mack truck would come up from behind, you'd be going like that.
He'd honk his horn, your dad would flip him off, now he's trying to run you off the road.
And seatbelts, hell my dad used to cut them out of the car.
That was the best time of your life when he slammed on the brakes, you flew out of that backseat window man.
You were like, that was cool dad, wait let me get back up there, wait, wait.
And it's hard to be a parent, I never thought I'd ever say that, but it is hard to be a parent.
There's a lot of little things nobody tells you about being a parent.
Like nobody told me you couldn't pass gas around your kids.
But you can't, you know why?
Because they don't know how to be quiet about it.
You pass gas around one of your kids, one of them's going to go, I smell poo poo daddy.
And you can't blame it on the kids because the adults are hip now, they're like, uh uh uh uh.
That was you big boy.
[E] [Fm] You got no dignity as a parent?
I got a little four year old boy like I mentioned, he's potty trained but he doesn't know how to clean himself yet.
So he gets up on that toilet and after about five minutes from across the house you hear [N] this, dad, I'm done.
Which translates into wipe my butt.
Let me tell you something, you don't got a shred of dignity left in you.
When you walk in that bathroom and that boy has assumed the position.
You're just like, uh huh, what happened to me?
I used to be kind of cool.
You got no privacy when you got kids?
I know now why my daddy locked the bathroom door.
He wasn't embarrassed about anything, that's just the only time you got to be alone.
And even then you're not alone, anybody get this, a little hand underneath the door.
A little eyeball, hey what are you doing dad?
I'm building a rocket son, get the hell out of here.
Well I want to see the rocket.
No!
One morning I'm taking a shower, I got the bathroom door shut, shower curtain shut, I'm just digging this nice hot shower.
All of a sudden the shower curtain gets ripped back, there's my daughter with her friend.
And the last thing I heard was, see?
Let me tell you something, you cannot climb a tile wall.
Key:
Ab
E
Fm
Ab
E
Fm
Ab
E
You know what I wish?
I wish I could be a parent back when we was all kids.
Because you didn't worry about stuff back then.
Like on Halloween night when you were a little kid,
how many of y'all went out with just your buddies for like five or six hours?
Yeah.
_ You didn't x-ray your candy, you were eating it before it hit the bottom of the sack.
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I.
_ _ _ How many of y'all rode in a car seat when you was a kid?
Nobody.
Car going 75 miles an hour, what are we doing?
Jumping on the front seat.
_ _ Go daddy, go daddy. _
_ _ We didn't have airbags, that was your dad's arm, that was your airbag.
_ _ We had metal dashboards.
_ _ You just learned how to take a fall back then, man. _
_ We had a big old [Ab] Chrysler Imperial, I'll never forget that car.
Anybody ever do this to your little kid?
Climb up on that backseat window dash?
[N] Laying there picking your nose looking at the cops?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That Mack truck would come up from behind, you'd be going like that. _
_ He'd honk his horn, your dad would flip him off, now he's trying to run you off the road.
_ _ _ _ And seatbelts, hell my dad used to cut them out of the car.
_ That was the best time of your life when he slammed on the brakes, you flew out of that backseat window man.
You were like, that was cool dad, wait let me get back up there, wait, wait. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And it's hard to be a parent, I never thought I'd ever say that, but it is hard to be a parent.
There's a lot of little things nobody tells you about being a parent.
Like nobody told me you couldn't pass gas around your kids.
But you can't, you know why?
Because they don't know how to be quiet about it.
_ _ _ You pass gas around one of your kids, one of them's going to go, I smell poo poo daddy.
_ And you can't blame it on the kids because the adults are hip now, they're like, uh uh uh uh.
That was you big boy.
[E] _ _ [Fm] You got no dignity as a parent?
I got a little four year old boy like I mentioned, he's potty trained but he doesn't know how to clean himself yet.
So he gets up on that toilet and after about five minutes from across the house you hear [N] this, dad, _ I'm done.
_ Which translates into wipe my butt.
_ _ Let me tell you something, you don't got a shred of dignity left in you.
When you walk in that bathroom and that boy has assumed the position.
You're just like, uh huh, _ what happened to me?
I used to be kind of cool. _ _ _ _
_ _ You got no privacy when you got kids?
I know now why my daddy locked the bathroom door.
He wasn't embarrassed about anything, that's just the only time you got to be alone.
And even then you're not alone, anybody get this, a little hand underneath the door. _ _
A little eyeball, hey what are you doing dad?
I'm _ _ _ building a rocket son, get the hell out of here. _
Well I want to see the rocket.
No!
_ _ One morning I'm taking a shower, I got the bathroom door shut, shower curtain shut, I'm just digging this nice hot shower.
All of a sudden the shower curtain gets ripped back, there's my daughter with her friend. _
_ _ And the last thing I heard was, see? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Let me tell you something, you cannot climb a tile wall. _ _ _
I wish I could be a parent back when we was all kids.
Because you didn't worry about stuff back then.
Like on Halloween night when you were a little kid,
how many of y'all went out with just your buddies for like five or six hours?
Yeah.
_ You didn't x-ray your candy, you were eating it before it hit the bottom of the sack.
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I.
_ _ _ How many of y'all rode in a car seat when you was a kid?
Nobody.
Car going 75 miles an hour, what are we doing?
Jumping on the front seat.
_ _ Go daddy, go daddy. _
_ _ We didn't have airbags, that was your dad's arm, that was your airbag.
_ _ We had metal dashboards.
_ _ You just learned how to take a fall back then, man. _
_ We had a big old [Ab] Chrysler Imperial, I'll never forget that car.
Anybody ever do this to your little kid?
Climb up on that backseat window dash?
[N] Laying there picking your nose looking at the cops?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That Mack truck would come up from behind, you'd be going like that. _
_ He'd honk his horn, your dad would flip him off, now he's trying to run you off the road.
_ _ _ _ And seatbelts, hell my dad used to cut them out of the car.
_ That was the best time of your life when he slammed on the brakes, you flew out of that backseat window man.
You were like, that was cool dad, wait let me get back up there, wait, wait. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And it's hard to be a parent, I never thought I'd ever say that, but it is hard to be a parent.
There's a lot of little things nobody tells you about being a parent.
Like nobody told me you couldn't pass gas around your kids.
But you can't, you know why?
Because they don't know how to be quiet about it.
_ _ _ You pass gas around one of your kids, one of them's going to go, I smell poo poo daddy.
_ And you can't blame it on the kids because the adults are hip now, they're like, uh uh uh uh.
That was you big boy.
[E] _ _ [Fm] You got no dignity as a parent?
I got a little four year old boy like I mentioned, he's potty trained but he doesn't know how to clean himself yet.
So he gets up on that toilet and after about five minutes from across the house you hear [N] this, dad, _ I'm done.
_ Which translates into wipe my butt.
_ _ Let me tell you something, you don't got a shred of dignity left in you.
When you walk in that bathroom and that boy has assumed the position.
You're just like, uh huh, _ what happened to me?
I used to be kind of cool. _ _ _ _
_ _ You got no privacy when you got kids?
I know now why my daddy locked the bathroom door.
He wasn't embarrassed about anything, that's just the only time you got to be alone.
And even then you're not alone, anybody get this, a little hand underneath the door. _ _
A little eyeball, hey what are you doing dad?
I'm _ _ _ building a rocket son, get the hell out of here. _
Well I want to see the rocket.
No!
_ _ One morning I'm taking a shower, I got the bathroom door shut, shower curtain shut, I'm just digging this nice hot shower.
All of a sudden the shower curtain gets ripped back, there's my daughter with her friend. _
_ _ And the last thing I heard was, see? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Let me tell you something, you cannot climb a tile wall. _ _ _
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