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)
You swear that you're stayin' single
Next thing you know
You meet a girl at a bar
And next thing you know
You get her laughin'
It's 2 AM
You're telling your buddies
3 months in
That she ain't movin' in
Next thing you know
There's a U-Haul trailer
Next thing you know
Your old apartment
Is y'all's new place
There goes the carpet
But the deer head stays
Next thing you know
You're savin' money like never before, just to
Spend it all at a jewelry store, gettin'
Down on one knee on her mama's porch
Just prayin' she don't say no
Next thing you know
Your best man gives a half-drunk speech and you're
Sunburnt on a honeymoon beach and you're
Left hand's gettin' used to that ring
And there the next two or three years go
Next thing you know
You weren't really tryin'
Next thing you know
There's a test on the counter
Next thing you know
She's standin' there cryin'
Noddin' her head yes
You're half excited
Half scared to death
'Cause next thing you know
You're wearing scrubs and a funny white hat and the
Doctor's sayin', how you doin' there dad and
Nobody's ever called you that
And you take that drive home slow
Next thing you know
It's first steps, first dates, first car, it's
11:01 wonderin' where they are
You're sayin' that USC's too far
It's amazing how fast 17 years go
Next thing you know
Next thing you know
Next thing you know
You get to know your wife again and you're
More in love than you've ever been with a
Lot of years of remember when's
And still some down the road
'Cause next thing you know
You got a yard full of your kid's kids and ya
Take 'em to church, teach 'em to fish, and ya
Tell 'em stories every chance you get
About how fast this life down here can go
Next thing you know
(Next thing you know)
Next thing you know
(Next thing you know)
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