Capo 3rd fret.

[Intro]
D Bm7 A G

[Verse 1]
G D
You swear that you’re stayin’ single, next thing you know
Bm
You meet a girl at a bar and next thing you know
D
You get her laughin’, it’s 2 a.m
G
You’re tellin’ your buddies, three months in
D
Then she ain’t movin’ in, the next thing you know
Bm
There’s a U-Haul trailer, the next thing you know
A
Your old apartment, is y’all’s new place
G
There goes the carpet but the deer head stays

[Chorus]
D
Next thing you know
D
You’re savin’ money like never before, just to
Bm7
Spend it all at a jewelry store
A
Gettin’ down on onе knee on her mama’s porch
G
Just prayin’ she don’t say, “No”
D
Next thing you know
D
Your bеst man gives a half-drunk speech and you’re
Bm7
Sunburnt on a honeymoon beach and your
A
Left hand’s gettin’ used to that ring
G
And there the next two or three years go
D Bm G
Next thing you know

[Verse 2]
D
You weren’t really tryin’, next thing you know
Bm
There’s a test on the counter, next thing you know
A
She’s standin’ there cryin’, noddin’ her head yes
G
You’re half excited, half scared to death

[Chorus]
D
‘Cause next thing you know
D
You’re wearin’ scrubs and a funny white hat and the
Bm7
Doctor’s sayin’, how you doin’ there dad and
A
Nobody’s ever called you that
G
And you take that drive home slow
D
Next thing you know
D
It’s first steps, first dates, first car
Bm7
It’s 11:01 wonderin’ where they are
A
You’re sayin’ that USC’s too far
G
It’s amazing how fast seventeen years go
D Bm
Next thing you know
G D Bm
Next thing you know

[Bridge]
G D
Next thing you know
D
You get to know your wife again and you’re
Bm7
More in love than you’ve ever been
A G
With a lot of years of remember when’s and still some down the road

[Out-Chorus]
D
‘Cause next thing you know
D
You got a yard full of your kid’s kids
Bm7
And you take ‘em to church, teach ‘em to fish
A
And you, tell ‘em stories every chance you get
G
About how fast this life down here can go
D
Next thing you know
Bm
(Next thing you know, ooh)
G D
Next thing you know
Bm G D
(Next thing you know, ooh)