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
A#
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
A#
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 on knee on her mama’s porch
A#
just prayin’ she don’t say , “no”
F
next thing you know
your bst 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
A#
and there the next two or three years go . .
( F )
next thing you know . .
int . F Dm A#
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
A#
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
A#
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
A#
it’s amazing how fast seventeen years go . .
F Dm
next thing you know . .
A# F Dm A#
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
A#
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
A#
about how fast this life down here can go . .
outro :
F
next thing you know . .
Dm
( next thing you know , ooh . . )
A# F
next thing you know . .
Dm A# F
( next thing you know , ooh . . )
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