Tom: D G A D When I was a boy D A G D A Four houses down from me, Was a family with an only child D A G D A She was the only girl, In this whole world that could make me smile [Chorus] G A Down the road G A I made up reasons to go G A D Down the road [Verse] D A G D A Somewhere inside of me, there was something she took a liking to D A G D A And I asked her to marry me, She said she really wanted to [Chorus] G A Down the road G A To see what life’s gonna hold G A D Down the road [Bridge] Bm A G D A Her momma wants to know, If I'm washed in the blood or just in the water Bm A G D A Her daddy wants to know, If I make enough to take his daughter [Chorus] G A Down the road G A Before he could let her go G A D Down The Road [Instrumental] G D A x4 [Verse] D A G D A Now down the street from here, There’s an engineer with an only son D A G D A And our baby girl says, She believes that he is the only one D A Down the road [Bridge] Bm A G D A Her momma wants to know, If he's washed in the blood or just in the water Bm A G D A And I wanna to know, If I make enough to take his daughter [Chorus 2] G A Down the road G A When it comes time to go G A D Down the road G A Down the road G A You know I wanna help her go G A D Down the road [Outro] G A D Down, down, down that road G A D Down, down, down that road