Watching You Uke tab by Rodney Atkins

8 Chords used in the song: D, G, A, C, Bb, G/B, D/F#, Em

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Year:  2006
Difficulty: 
4.13
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords and Tablature
CHORDS:   D D     G G     A A     C C    Bb Bb    
G/B G/B D/F# D/F#
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INTRO:
D D - G G - D D - D D

VERSE I:
D D
Drivin' through town just my boy and me
With a happy meal in his booster seat
Bb Bb C C D D
Knowin' that he couldn't have the toy 'til his nuggets were gone.
D D
A A green traffic light turned straight to red
I hit my brakes and mumbled under my breath.
Bb Bb C C D D
His fries went a flyin', and his orange drink covered his lap
G G A A
Well, then my 4 year old said a four letter word
G/B G/B A A G G
It started with S and I was concerned
G G D/F# D/F# Em Em D/F# D/F#
A A
So I said, son, now where'd you learn to talk like that


CHORUS:
D D
He said, I've been watching you, dad ain't that cool
A A
I'm your buckaroo, I want to be like you
G G A A
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
D D
We got cowboy boots and camo pants
A A
Yeah, we're just alike, hey, ain't we dad
G G A A G/B G/B A A G G A A
I want to do everything you do
D D
So I've been watching you

D D - G G

VERSE II:
D D
We got back home and I went to the barn
I bowed my head and I prayed real hard
Bb Bb C C D D
Said, lord, please help me help my stupid self
D D
Just this side of bedtime later that night
Turnin' on my son's Scooby-doo nightlight
Bb Bb C C D D
He crawled out of bed and he got down on his knees
G G A A
He closed his little eyes, folded his little hands
G/B G/B A A G G
Spoke to god like he was talkin' to a friend
G G D/F# D/F# Em Em D/F# D/F#
A A
And I said, son, now where'd you learn to pray like that

CHORUS:
D D
He said, I've been watching you, dad ain't that cool
A A
I'm your buckaroo; I want to be like you
G G A A
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
D D
We like fixin' things and holding momma's hand
A A
Yeah, we're just alike, hey, ain't we dad
G G A A G/B G/B A A G G A A
I want to do everything you do;
D D
so I've been watching you


G G A A
With tears in my eyes I wrapped him in a hug
G/B G/B A A G G
Said, my little bear is growin' up
G G D/F# D/F# Em Em D/F# D/F#
G G A A
And he said, but when I'm big I'll still know what to do

CHORUS:
D D
'cause I've been watching you, dad ain't that cool
A A
I'm your buckaroo' I want to be like you
G G A A
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are
D D
By then I'll be strong as superman
A A
We'll be just alike, hey, won't we dad
G G A A G/B G/B A A G G A A
When I can do everything you do
D D
'cause I've been watchin' you

Uke tab by , 24 Dec 2009

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Correction C G E7 D C G D A
30 May 2020
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The tears in my eyes part is hard. I have to play C G D F C G D A
30 May 2020
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About this song: Watching You

"Watching You" was written by Atkins with Brian Gene White and Steve Dean. According to the Watching You Songfacts, the origins of the song lay in Atkins discovering that his son, Elijah had been singing his 2006 hit "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" to his teachers.

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