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It Wont Be Like This For Long

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Step 1 / 22Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO II
[Intro Tab]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-2-------------------------3-2--------------------------|
G|------4-2-------------------------4-2----------------------|
D|----------4---4/5\4--2---4------------4---4/5\4--2---------|
A|-----------------------5---------------------------5---5---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
   G     D     Asus2     Dx2
[Verse]
He dGidn't have to wDake up
Asus2He'd been up all nDight
Lying thGere in bed lisDtening
To his Asus2newborn  baby cBmryAsus2  
He maGkes a pot of coDffee
He splashes Asus2water on his faDce
His wGife gives him a kDiss and says
It gonna Asus2be OKD  
[Chorus]
It won't be Glike tAsus2his for loDng
One daGy we'll look back Asus2laugh'n
At the wF#meek we brought her hBmomeAsus2  
This phGase is gonna fDly by
So F#mbaby Bmjust hAsus2old on
GIt won't Asus2be like this for lDong
[Verse]
Four years laGter 'bout fDour thirty
Asus2She's crawling in their bDed
And when he drGops her off at pDre-school
ShAsus2e's clinging to his lBmegAsus2  
The tGeacher peels her oDff of him
He Asus2says what can I BmdoAsus2  
She sGays now don't you Dworry
This will only lAsus2ast a week or tDwo
[Chorus]
It won't be Glike tAsus2his for lDong
One day sGoon you'll drop Asus2her off
And she won't eF#mven know you're goBmneAsus2  
This phGase is gonna fDly by
Asus2If you can F#mjust hBmold onAsus2  
GIt won't Asus2be like this for lDong
[Bridge]
SomEme day F#msoon sheG'll be a Dteenager
And at tDimes he'll think she hates him
Then he'll waGlk her down the aDisle
And raise her Asus4veilA  F#  
But right nBmow she up and cry'n
And the Dtruth is that he don't mind
As he kiGsses her gooDd night
And she says her pAsus4rayersA  
[Verse]
He lGays down there beDside her
'Til her Asus2eyes are finally clDosed
And just wGatch'n her it brDeaks his heart
Cause Asus2he already knDows
[Chorus]
It won't be Glike Asus2this for loDng
One day sGoon that little Asus2girl is gonna be
F#mAll grown up and goBmneAsus2  
Yeah this phGase is gonna fDly by
So Asus2he's try'F#mn to hoBmld onAsus2  
'CGause it won't Asus2be like this for lBmooooooongAsus2  
GIt won't Asus2be like this for loDng
[Outro]
   G     D     Asus2     Dx2

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It Wont Be Like This For Long

by Darius Rucker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

F#m

Asus4

CAPO II

[Intro Tab]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3-2-------------------------3-2--------------------------|

G|------4-2-------------------------4-2----------------------|

D|----------4---4/5\4--2---4------------4---4/5\4--2---------|

A|-----------------------5---------------------------5---5---|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

G D Asus2 D

[Verse]

G D

He didn't have to wake up

Asus2 D

He'd been up all night

G D

Lying there in bed listening

Asus2 Bm Asus2

To his newborn baby cry

G D

He makes a pot of coffee

Asus2 D

He splashes water on his face

G D

His wife gives him a kiss and says

Asus2 D

It gonna be OK

[Chorus]

G Asus2 D

It won't be like this for long

G Asus2

One day we'll look back laugh'n

F#m Bm Asus2

At the week we brought her home

G D

This phase is gonna fly by

F#m Bm Asus2

So baby just hold on

G Asus2 D

It won't be like this for long

[Verse]

G D

Four years later 'bout four thirty

Asus2 D

She's crawling in their bed

G D

And when he drops her off at pre-school

Asus2 Bm Asus2

She's clinging to his leg

G D

The teacher peels her off of him

Asus2 Bm Asus2

He says what can I do

G D

She says now don't you worry

Asus2 D

This will only last a week or two

[Chorus]

G Asus2 D

It won't be like this for long

G Asus2

One day soon you'll drop her off

F#m Bm Asus2

And she won't even know you're gone

G D

This phase is gonna fly by

Asus2 F#m Bm Asus2

If you can just hold on

G Asus2 D

It won't be like this for long

[Bridge]

Em F#m G D

Some day soon she'll be a teenager

And at times he'll think she hates him

G D

Then he'll walk her down the aisle

Asus4 A F#

And raise her veil

But right now she up and cry'n

And the truth is that he don't mind

G D

As he kisses her good night

Asus4 A

And she says her prayers

[Verse]

G D

He lays down there beside her

Asus2 D

'Til her eyes are finally closed

G D

And just watch'n her it breaks his heart

Asus2 D

Cause he already knows

[Chorus]

G Asus2 D

It won't be like this for long

G Asus2

One day soon that little girl is gonna be

F#m Bm Asus2

All grown up and gone

G D

Yeah this phase is gonna fly by

Asus2 F#m Bm Asus2

So he's try'n to hold on

G Asus2 Bm Asus2

'Cause it won't be like this for looooooong

G Asus2 D

It won't be like this for long

[Outro]

G D Asus2 D

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