Tim McGraw - You had to be there

^DHe sat down, picked up the phone And said, "^BmBoy, I'm your old man" He ^Atouched the glass between the two As ^Bmif to shake his hand

The ^Dboy, he didn't budge Not even ^Bmso much as a blink The ^Aman said, "Oh, come on Better late than^Bm never, don't you think?^A"

He said, "I ^Dread it in the paper Can't ^Bmbelieve you're 21 Can't ^Abelieve some son of mine Could do th^Bme things I hear you've done"

He went^D on like some big hero Who flew^Bm in to save the day And the^A boy said, "If you're here To steer me^Bm right, man, it's too late"^A

"You had to b^De there And I'm^A talkin' from day one That's the^Bm only time a^A man should talk Through ^Gglass to his new s^Aon" "And you'd have to^D go back And teach me^A how when I was nine 'Cause my^Bm mama couldn't ^Athrow a ball Even i^Gf she had the time"^A "And I should have been ^Emlearnin' how to fish Instead of ^F#mlearnin' how to smoke I bet if ^Gyou'd have whooped my tail I'd never ^F#mthought it was a joke" He said, ^Em"Sometimes the will For doin' wrong is ^F#mway too strong For any M^Aama's prayers You had to ^Dbe there"

The ^Dman said, "Boy, I'm sorry That you ^Bmhate me like you do" The ^Aboy said, "Dry it up, man We ain't^Bm makin' this about you"^A "It's about a ^Dteenage girl against the world Who was l^Bmeft there high and dry About a^A kid who might have stood A whole lot^Bm better shot at life"^A

"You had to b^De there And I'm^A talkin' from day one That's the^Bm only time a^A man should talk Through ^Gglass to his new s^Aon" "And you'd have to^D go back And teach me^A how when I was nine 'Cause my^Bm mama couldn't ^Athrow a ball Even i^Gf she had the time"^A "And I should have been ^Emlearnin' how to fish Instead of ^F#mlearnin' how to smoke I bet if ^Gyou'd have whooped my tail I'd never ^F#mthought it was a joke" He said, ^Em"Sometimes the will For doin' wrong is ^F#mway too strong For any M^Aama's prayers You had to ^Dbe there"

Be^Dfore the boy hung up the phone He said, ^Bm"They say I'm out of time" And it ^Ahit the man right there and then "My^Bm God, son, so am I"^D