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Capo fret 5 Intro : C Am G F C you swear that you're stayin' single next thing you know Am you meet a girl at a bar and next thing you know G you get her laughin' it's 2 a.m F you're tellin' your buddies three months in C then she ain't movin' in the next thing you know Am there's a u-haul trailer the next thing you know G your old apartment is y'all's new place F there goes the carpet but the deer head stays Reff : C next thing you know you're savin' money like never before Am just to spend it all at a jewelry store G gettin' down on onе knee on her mama's porch F just prayin' she don't say, "no" C next thing you know your bеst man gives a half-drunk speech Am and you're sunburnt on a honeymoon beach G and your left hand's gettin' used to that ring F and there the next two or three years go.. (C) next thing you know.. Int. C Am F C you weren't really tryin' next thing you know Am there's a test on the counter next thing you know G she's standin' there cryin' noddin' her head yes F you're half excited half scared to death Reff : C cause next thing you know you're wearin' scrubs and a funny white hat Am and the doctor's sayin' how you doin' there dad and G nobody's ever called you that F and you take that drive home slow.. C next thing you know it's first steps, first dates, first car Am it's 11:01 wonderin' where they are G you're sayin' that usc's too far F it's amazing how fast seventeen years go.. C Am next thing you know.. F C Am F next thing you know.. C next thing you know you get to know your wife again Am and you're more in love than you've ever been G with a lot of years of remember when's F and still some down the road.. Reff : C cause next thing you know you got a yard full of your kid's kids Am and you take 'em to church teach 'em to fish G and you tell 'em stories every chance you get F about how fast this life down here can go.. Outro : C next thing you know.. Am (next thing you know, ooh..) F C next thing you know.. Am F C (next thing you know, ooh..) -------------- ===ORIGINAL CHORD=== -------------- Intro : F Dm C Bb F you swear that you're stayin' single next thing you know Dm you meet a girl at a bar and next thing you know C you get her laughin' it's 2 a.m Bb you're tellin' your buddies three months in F then she ain't movin' in the next thing you know Dm there's a u-haul trailer the next thing you know C your old apartment is y'all's new place Bb there goes the carpet but the deer head stays Reff : F next thing you know you're savin' money like never before Dm just to spend it all at a jewelry store C gettin' down on onе knee on her mama's porch Bb just prayin' she don't say, "no" F next thing you know your bеst man gives a half-drunk speech Dm and you're sunburnt on a honeymoon beach C and your left hand's gettin' used to that ring Bb and there the next two or three years go.. (F) next thing you know.. Int. F Dm Bb F you weren't really tryin' next thing you know Dm there's a test on the counter next thing you know C she's standin' there cryin' noddin' her head yes Bb you're half excited half scared to death Reff : F cause next thing you know you're wearin' scrubs and a funny white hat Dm and the doctor's sayin' how you doin' there dad and C nobody's ever called you that Bb and you take that drive home slow.. F next thing you know it's first steps, first dates, first car Dm it's 11:01 wonderin' where they are C you're sayin' that usc's too far Bb it's amazing how fast seventeen years go.. F Dm next thing you know.. Bb F Dm Bb next thing you know.. F next thing you know you get to know your wife again Dm and you're more in love than you've ever been C with a lot of years of remember when's Bb and still some down the road.. Reff : F cause next thing you know you got a yard full of your kid's kids Dm and you take 'em to church teach 'em to fish C and you tell 'em stories every chance you get Bb about how fast this life down here can go.. Outro : F next thing you know.. Dm (next thing you know, ooh..) Bb F next thing you know.. Dm Bb F (next thing you know, ooh..)
