Intro
Verse
F C Bb
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Fsus4 F
You swear that you're stayin' single next thing you know
F
You meet a girl at a bar and next thing you know
F
You get her laughin' it's two AM
Fsus4
You're tellin' your buddies three months in
F
That she ain't movin' in the next thing you know
Dm7
There's a UHaul trailer next thing you know
C Csus4
Your old apartment is y'all's new place
Bb
There goes the carpet but the deer head stays
F
Next thing you know
Chorus
You're savin' money like never before
Dm
Just to spend it all at a jewelry store
Csus4
Gettin' down on one knee on her mama's porch
Bb
Just prayin' she don't say No
F
Next thing you know
Your best man gives a halfdrunk speech
Dm
And you're sunburned on a honeymoon beach
F Csus4
And your ■ left hand's gettin' used to that ring
Bb C
And there the next two or three years go
F Dm7 Bb
Next thing you know ■ ■
Verse
F
You weren't really tryin' next thing you know
Dm7
There's a test on the counter next thing you know
Csus4 C
She's standin' there cryin' noddin' her head Yes
Bb
You're half excited half scared to death
'cause next thing you know
Chorus
F
You're wearin' scrubs and a funny white hat
Dm Dm7
And the doctor's sayin' How you doin' there dad
Csus4
And ■ nobody's ever called you that
Bb
And you take the drive home slow
F
Next thing you know
It's first steps first dates first car
F
It's eleven:one wonderin' where they are
F Csus4
You're sayin' that USC's too far
Bb Bb
It's amazing how fast seventeen years ■ go
F Dm F
Next thing you know ■ ■
F Dm7
Next thing you know ■
F
Next thing you know
You get to know your wife again
Dm7
And you're ■ more in love than you've ever been
Csus4 F
With a lot of years of remember whens
Bb
And still some down the road
Bb
'cause next thing you know
F
You got a yard full of your kid's kids
F
And you take 'em to church teach 'em to fish
C
And you tell 'em stories every chance you get
Bb C Bb
About how fast this life down here can go
Bb F
Next thing you know
Outro
F Dm Bb
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F F Dm7 Bb F F
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