Next Thing You Know

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)