Chords with lyrics
♫ Intro:
C majorC Bm7Bm7 G+G C majorC
♫ Verse 1:
C majorC C majorC
You swear that you're stayin' single, next thing you know
B minorBm
You meet a girl at a bar and next thing you know
C majorC
You get her laughin', it's 2 a.m
C majorC
You're tellin' your buddies, three months in
C majorC
Then she ain't movin' in, the next thing you know
B minorBm
There's a U-Haul trailer, the next thing you know
G+G
Your old apartment, is y'all's new place
C majorC N.C.
There goes the carpet but the deer head stays
♫ Chorus:
C majorC
Next thing you know
C majorC
You're savin' money like never before, just to
Bm7Bm7
Spend it all at a jewelry store
G+G
Gettin' down on onе knee on her mama's porch
C majorC
Just prayin' she don't say, "No"
C majorC
Next thing you know
C majorC
Your bеst man gives a half-drunk speech and you're
Bm7Bm7
Sunburnt on a honeymoon beach and your
G+G
Left hand's gettin' used to that ring
C majorC
And there the next two or three years go
C majorC B minorBm C majorC
Next thing you know
♫ Verse 2:
C majorC
You weren't really tryin', next thing you know
B minorBm
There's a test on the counter, next thing you know
G+G
She's standin' there cryin', noddin' her head yes
C majorC
You're half excited, half scared to death
♫ Chorus:
C majorC
'Cause next thing you know
C majorC
You're wearin' scrubs and a funny white hat and the
Bm7Bm7
Doctor's sayin', how you doin' there dad and
G+G
Nobody's ever called you that
C majorC
And you take that drive home slow
C majorC
Next thing you know
C majorC
It's first steps, first dates, first car
Bm7Bm7
It's 11:01 wonderin' where they are
G+G
You're sayin' that USC's too far
C majorC
It's amazing how fast seventeen years go
C majorC B minorBm
Next thing you know
C majorC C majorC B minorBm
Next thing you know
♫ Bridge:
C majorC C majorC
Next thing you know
C majorC
You get to know your wife again and you're
Bm7Bm7
More in love than you've ever been
G+G C majorC
With a lot of years of remember when's and still some down the road
Out-♫ Chorus:
C majorC
'Cause next thing you know
C majorC
You got a yard full of your kid's kids
Bm7Bm7
And you take 'em to church, teach 'em to fish
G+G
And you, tell 'em stories every chance you get
C majorC
About how fast this life down here can go
C majorC
Next thing you know
B minorBm
(Next thing you know, ooh)
C majorC C majorC
Next thing you know
B minorBm C majorC C majorC
(Next thing you know, ooh)