Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD
Make amends with that old friend
D MajorD
You swore you'd never never talk to again
D MajorD
Because you miss him
D MajorD
Call up your mom on the telephone
D MajorD
Talk a whole lot of nothing til the cows come home
D MajorD
And listen
D MajorD
Cross every T, dot most the I's
D MajorD
'Cause years grow wings and fly on by
D MajorD
And time slips through your fingers just like sand
Chorus:
D MajorD B minorBm
Because everything you thought would last forever
D MajorD B minorBm
Never lasts forever, like you plan
D MajorD B minorBm
Don't let your night become another
D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD
So take life by the hands while you still can
Verse 2:
D MajorD
Get your daddy to tell that same old joke
D MajorD
And laugh between the jack and coke
D MajorD
And hope one day you'll be half as funny
D MajorD
Count your blessings and your stars
D MajorD
It's in the air and who you are
D MajorD
It's about the wealth you give
D MajorD
It sure as hell ain't about the money
Chorus:
D MajorD B minorBm
Because everything you thought would last forever
D MajorD B minorBm
Never lasts forever, like you plan
D MajorD B minorBm
Don't let your night become another
D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA
So take life by the hands while you still can
Bridge:
A augmentedA
You just imagine
D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm FF G+G
Anything can happen if you live every moment like your last
Interlude:
C(x8) FF G+G
Chorus:
D MajorD B minorBm
Because everything you thought would last forever
D MajorD B minorBm
Never lasts forever, like you plan
D MajorD B minorBm
Don't let your night become another
D MajorD B minorBm D MajorD
So take life by the hands while you still can