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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
D
Make amends with that old friend
D
You swore you'd never never talk to again
D
Because you miss him
D
Call up your mom on the telephone
D
Talk a whole lot of nothing til the cows come home
D
And listen
D
Cross every T, dot most the I's
D
'Cause years grow wings and fly on by
D
And time slips through your fingers just like sand
Chorus:
D Bm
Because everything you thought would last forever
D Bm
Never lasts forever, like you plan
D Bm
Don't let your night become another
D Bm D
So take life by the hands while you still can
Verse 2:
D
Get your daddy to tell that same old joke
D
And laugh between the jack and coke
D
And hope one day you'll be half as funny
D
Count your blessings and your stars
D
It's in the air and who you are
D
It's about the wealth you give
D
It sure as hell ain't about the money
Chorus:
D Bm
Because everything you thought would last forever
D Bm
Never lasts forever, like you plan
D Bm
Don't let your night become another
D Bm A
So take life by the hands while you still can
Bridge:
A
You just imagine
D G D Em F G
Anything can happen if you live every moment like your last
Interlude:
C(x8) F G
Chorus:
D Bm
Because everything you thought would last forever
D Bm
Never lasts forever, like you plan
D Bm
Don't let your night become another
D Bm D
So take life by the hands while you still can
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025