Key: G
Introduction: G D Am C
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 got too complicated It's all way over-rated
C D
I like the old and out-dated way of life
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
I miss back when
C
I miss back when
G D
I miss back when
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
Em
Give me a flat top for strumming
A7
I want the whole world to be humming
C D G
Just keep it coming, the way it was back then
CHORUS
Am C
I miss back when, I miss back when