-Standard Tuning-
-Capo 4-
The chords are played as follows:
G: 320003
C: x32033
D: x00232
Verse 1:
G C G
One night I fell in love with a little girl
C D G
And I gave her my whole world
G C G
And I knew right then I'd never get it back
C D G
And I wondered how I fell for that
Verse 2:
G C G
Five months later with tears in both her eyes
C D G
She handed me those two pink lines
G C G
The only test in my whole life I didn't fail
C D G
I told her we'd be fine, but I was scared as hell
Chorus:
C G C G
Ooohhh, my love, I hope it doesn't show
C G C G
But I'm scared to death of drowning
C G C G
In these things that I don't know
C G C G
Ooohhh, my love, I hope you'll understand
C G D
The truth is I'm a boy, who's tryin to be a man
Verse 3:
G C G
I got a hand me down gold ring to make it right
C D G
And I could feel you kick when the judge said "Kiss the bride"
G C G
But your momma and me we walked out hand in hand
C D G
Soon, three against the world, we'd make a stand
Verse 4:
G C G
But on the day that you were born she got called home
C D G
And it's the darkest thing my heart has ever known
G C G
The doctor said "I'm sorry" And handed you to me
C D G
I looked in your blue eyes and couldn't even speak
Chorus:
G C G C G
To tell you "Oh, my son, I hope it doesn't show,
C G C G
But I'm scared to death of drowning
C G C G
In these things that I don't know.
C G C G
Whoa, my son, I hope you'll understand
C G D
The truth is I'm a boy, just tryin to be a man.
C G D G
Oh your daddy's just a boy, who's trying to be a man...