Twenty Years Ago Chords & Lyrics - Montgomery Gentry

[INTRO]
[G] [G] [D] [D] [G] [G] [D] [D]

[VERSE 1]
Well, I was[G] at that smart-ass time of my life,

When I’d pick a fight just to pick a fight
If[D] he said black, I said white, if he took one side I took the other side
[G] The dinner table we sat around, was more like a battleground
And I[D] lost more times than I won, I woulda learned later on
[Bm] That he was always[G] preachin’ ‘bout his[A] past
[Bm] I just kept[G] screamin’ "Come on,[A] Dad!”

[CHORUS 1]
That was twenty years [D]ago, you don’t know me at[Em7/B] all!
Tryin’ to talk to[G] you is like talkin’ to the[A] wall
Yeah, you gave me my[D] life, but it’s my life to[Em7/B] live
Maybe I don’t[D/F#] wanna live it like you[G] did,[A] Twenty years [G]ago[D]

[VERSE 2]
He was[G] built with blue collar sweat and blood, square jaw and a crew cut
[D] A purple heart, a Viet Vet, he'd tell you every chance he'd get
Always[G] runnin’ down my rock n' roll, my friends, my hair, my clothes
[D] One night it all got out of control, and right there we came to blows
[Bm] And that was just[G] enough to get me[A] gone,[Bm] I couldn't[G] wait to prove him[A] wrong!

[CHORUS 2]
Twenty years [D]ago, I struck out on [Em7/B]my own
Couldn't tell me[G] nothin’, I didn’t already[A] know
Yeah, I was on my[D] way, what the hell did[Em7/B] I care
About my old man and his[D/F#] gray hair
Thought about the road I[G] chose[A] , twenty year[Em7/B]s ago [Bm] [Em7/B] [Bm]

[BRIDGE 1]
[Em7/B] Well I left as fast as the leaves fell that autumn
[Bm] I never looked back and I never once called him,[Em7/B] but every time I talked to Momma
I wondered if he was[Bm] there, or if he even cared
I figured I[Em7/B] walked out on him and the course of our love had run
[Bm] Momma said 'no, no, you listen to me son,
[Em7/B] He’s a stubborn man and he won't give in.
He[Bm] believes what he believes, well you’re just like him'

[BRIDGE 2]
[Cadd9] Well I could tell by her voic[Csus2]e that there was something[Cadd9] wrong
She broke down, and said he ain’t got long[Cadd9]
So I caught the next plane home[Csus2] , [Cadd9] thought about all the years gone
[Cadd9] How my pride had let[Csus2] so much time go by
[G/B] I ran up those stairs and stood by his bed[Em7] and I cried

[CHORUS 3]
Twenty years [D]ago, I thought I knew it[Em7/B] all
But tryin’ to talk to[G] me, was like talkin’ to the[A] wall
I thought I was a[D] man, actin’ like I[Em7/B] did
But all I want right[D/F#] now, is just to be your[G] kid

[OUTRO]
[Em7/B] Just before my[D/F#] dad gave up the[G] ghost
He[Em7/B] took my hand and[D/F#] said "son let it[G] go”,[A] that was twenty years ago[G]
[G] Twenty years ago