By Rodney Atkins 11/18/2012 D/C - X30230 D/B - X20230 D D/C D/B twice D G I was 12 years old with some bolts and a wrench, a piece of plywood that was 3/4 inch A G D And daddy said son once your chores are done I'll give you one of them gris old barn poles D G I went out in the pasture with no cow patties, got some post hole diggers and I got after it A G D D/C# Had some sun on my back and a blister on my hand, but man I had myself a goal Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em A I dribbled that ball till the grass was gone but the ground was brown and flat Em Em/F# G Bm And me and Daddy played horse and the cows all "mooed" and we laughed G A D I was lucky and I didn't even know it growing up like that Chorus: G D I learned the birds and the bee's from the cats and the dogs G D And a frog starts out as a pollywog G D D/C# The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch Bm Bm/A G And worth every one you get from the briar patch G D I found out firewood will warm you twice G D Once when you cut it and once when you light it G D D/C# Bm And I can't help but smile when I look back G A D Cause I was lucky and I didn't even know it growin' up like that D G There was an old wooden barrel 'hind my grandpa's house where we threw our tater peels and coffee grounds A G D Say you want to catch catfish as long as your arm, son you gotta have a night crawler farm Bm Bm/A G G/F# Em A Well we'd sit on the dock and share a bottle of pop and catch a few and then head on back Em Em/F# G Bm Me and Daddy clean fish while the cats "meowed" and we laughed, G A D I was lucky and I didn't even know it growing up like that Chorus 2: I learned the birds and the bee's from the cats and the dogs And a frog starts out as a pollywog The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch And worth every one you get from the briar patch Have you ever got sugar in a hot hayloft And you still can't believe y'all didn't get caught You close your eyes and smile when you look back And you were lucky and I didn't even know it growin' up like that Chorus 2: You learned the birds and the bee's from the cats and the dogs And skinny dippin beats anything you ever saw The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch And worth every one you get from the briar patch Sometimes me and her still slip off To that cozy little corner in the old hay loft Taste that honeysuckle off her lips off the beaten path Cause I'm lucky and baby I know. I'm doin my best there to show Ah you never really do outgrow it growin up like that DDD/B D D/C D/B You like good cold beer and pickin' guitar and you really don't care about being a star D D/B you just do it cause you love it and love it cause you do it D D/C D/B Shuck cobs on the porch, till some buddies show up with some cold ??? D D/C D/B Can I get an Amen growin up like that