E            A 
When I was a boy 
 
Verse One: 
E           B         E        A              E    B 
Four houses down from me was a family with an only child 
E           A    E       A                           E       B         A 
She was the only girl in this whole world that could make me smile 
         B      A              B       E   A          B        E 
Down the road,    I made up reasons to go    down the road 
 
Verse Two: 
E           B       E             A                    E      B 
Somewhere inside of me, there was something she took a liking to 
E                  A     E      A                   E      B     A 
And I asked her to marry me and she said she really wanted to 
         B      A               B           E      A          B     E B 
Down the road,    and see what life's gonna hold,    down the road 
 
Chorus: 
C#m                G#m7                   A                    E B 
Her mama wants to know am I washed in the blood or just in the water 
C#m                 G#m7            A                E    B      A 
Her daddy wants to know if I make enough to take his daughter 
         B      A                B       E   A           B     E 
Down the road,     before he can let her go     down the road 
 
Inst. 
E    A    B    A    B  E  A    B    E 
 
Verse Three: 
E            B           E                A/B              E    B 
Now down the street from here, there's an engineer with an only son 
E            A/B  E          A/B                   E    B    A           B 
And our baby girl says she believes that he is the only one,    down the road 
 
Chorus: 
C#m                G#m7                    A                    E B 
Her mama wants to know is he washed in the blood or just in the water 
C#m            G#m7                A               E    B      A 
And I want to know that he makes enough to take my daughter 
         B     A                B       E   A           B     E    A 
Down the road,    when it comes time to go     down the road 
         B     A                     B        E   A           B      E 
Down the road,    you know I want to help her go     down the road