{"id":10772,"date":"2022-06-22T21:54:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T21:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=10772"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:52:45","slug":"as-good-as-i-once-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/as-good-as-i-once-was\/","title":{"rendered":"As Good as I Once Was"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Toby Keith with the Infamous Third Verse by Robert Andrews<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Key of C
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

She said, \u201cI seen you in [F] here before\u201d, [G] I said, \u201cI been here a [C] time or two.\u201d [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nShe said “Hello my name is [F] Bobby Jo, [G] Meet my twin sister [C] Betty Lou<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nAnd we’re both feelin’ kinda [F] wild tonight, [G] You’re the only cowboy [C] in this place [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nAnd if you’re up for a [D] rodeo, We ‘ll put a big Texas [G] smile on your face!”<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI said “Girls…”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I ain’t as good as I [F] once was, [G] I got a few years [C] on me now [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nBut there was a [F] time, back in my [G] prime <\/span><\/strong>when I could really [C] lay it down,<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nIf you need some [F] love tonight, [G] Then I might have [C] just enough [Am] <\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI ain’t as good as I [F] once was, but I’m as [G] good once as I [F] ever was [C]<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I still hang out with my [F] best friend Dave. [G] <\/span><\/strong>I’ve known him since we were [C] kids at school [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nLast night he had a few [F] shots, got in a tight [G] spot, Hustlin’ a [C] game of pool<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nWith a couple of [F] redneck boys, [G] and one great big fat [C] biker man [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI heard David yell [D] across the room, “Hey buddy, how ’bout a [G] helpin’ hand”<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI said “Dave…”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I ain’t as good as I [F] once was, [G] My how the [C] years have flown [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nBut there was a [F] time, back in my [G] prime, <\/span><\/strong>when I could really [C] hold my own,
\n<\/span><\/strong>If you want to [F] fight tonight, [G] g<\/span><\/strong>uess them boys don’t look [C] all that tough [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI ain’t as good as I [F] once was, but I’m as [G] good once as I [F] ever was [C]<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I used to be [A#] hell on wheels, [F] Back when I was a [C] younger man<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNow my body says, [D] “You can’t do this boy,\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>But my pride says, “Oh [G] yes, you can!!”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Last night I went to the [F] Plaza Club. [G] <\/span><\/strong>There was such a big [C] crowd [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nBut the music was [F] pretty good, [G] and it wasn’t [C] all that loud<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nSo I grabbed me a [F] chair in back, [G] and I ordered a\u00a0 [C] drink [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nand then someone [D] propositioned me, but it’s not what you [G] think.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI said “Hey…”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I ain’t as good as I [F] once was, [G] I can still walk but can’t [C] really dance. [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI have a [F] glass of wine, go to [G] bed at nine, not ready [C] for romance,<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nBut I’d like you to\u00a0 [F] sit with me, [G] and talk with me and [C] buy you a drink. [Am]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI ain’t as good as I [F] once was, but I’m as [G] good once as I [F] ever was. [C]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nI’m not be good as I [F] once was, but I’m as [G] good once as I [F] ever was. [C]<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Toby Keith with the Infamous Third Verse by Robert Andrews Key of C She said, \u201cI seen you in [F] here before\u201d, [G] I said, \u201cI been here a [C] time or two.\u201d [Am] She said “Hello my name is [F] Bobby Jo, [G] Meet my twin sister [C] … CLICK TO VIEW SONGAs Good as I Once Was<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133,126,13,56,116,117,201],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baritone-bill","category-bass-guitar-night","category-x-bill-chase","category-country-western","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano","category-toby-keith"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10772"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29912,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10772\/revisions\/29912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}