Chords for Darius Rucker - It Won't Be Like This For Long (Official Video)
Tempo:
71.825 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F#m] [E] [B] [E]
[F#m] [E] [B] [E]
[A] He didn't [E] have to wake [B] up, even [E] up all night,
[A] lying [E] there in bed listening [B] to his newborn [C#m] baby [B] cry.
[A] He makes a [E] pot of coffee [B] and splashes water [C#m] on his [E] face.
[A] His wife gives [E] him a kiss and says it's [B] gonna be [E] okay.
[A] It won't be [B] like this [E] for long.
[A] One day we'll [B] look back laughing [G#m] at the week we [C#m] brought her [B] home.
[A] This phase is [E] gonna fly by, [B] [Cm] so baby [C#m] just hold [B] on.
[A] [B] It won't be like [A] this for [E] long.
[B] [E] [A] Four years later, about [E] 4.30,. [B] she's crawling [E] in their bed. [A] And when he drops her [E] off at preschool, [B] she's clanging [C#m] to his [B] leg. [A] The teacher [E] peels her off for him. [B] He says, what [C#m] can I do? [A] She says, now [E] don't you worry. [B] This will only last a [E] week or two. It [A] won't be [B] like this [E] for long. [A] One day soon you'll [B] drop her off and she [G#m] won't [C#m] even know you're [B] gone. [A] This phase is [E] gonna fly by. [B] [C] If you can [C#m] just hold [B] on. [A] [B] It won't be like [F#m] this for [E] long. [F#m] Someday soon she'll be a teenager. [E] And at times he'll think she hates him. [A] Then he'll walk her down [E] the aisle and [B] raise her veil. [Cm] [C#m] But right now she's up and crying. [B] And the truth is that he don't mind. [A] As he gives her [E] her knife and she sends her prayers. [B] [A] He lays down [E] there beside her [B] till her eyes are [C#m] finally closed. And just [F#m] watching her [E] it breaks his heart. [B] Cause he [E] already knows. [A] It won't be [B] like [E] this for long. [A] One day soon that [B] little girl is gonna [G#m] be [C#m] all grown up and [B] gone. [A] And this phase is gonna [E] fly by. [B] So [G#] he's trying [C#m] to hold [B] [A] on. Cause [B] it won't be like [C#m] this for long. [B] [A] [B] It won't be like this [F#m] for [B] long. [E] [B] [E] [B] [A] [E] [B] [A]
[E]
[F#m] [E] [B] [E]
[A] He didn't [E] have to wake [B] up, even [E] up all night,
[A] lying [E] there in bed listening [B] to his newborn [C#m] baby [B] cry.
[A] He makes a [E] pot of coffee [B] and splashes water [C#m] on his [E] face.
[A] His wife gives [E] him a kiss and says it's [B] gonna be [E] okay.
[A] It won't be [B] like this [E] for long.
[A] One day we'll [B] look back laughing [G#m] at the week we [C#m] brought her [B] home.
[A] This phase is [E] gonna fly by, [B] [Cm] so baby [C#m] just hold [B] on.
[A] [B] It won't be like [A] this for [E] long.
[B] [E] [A] Four years later, about [E] 4.30,. [B] she's crawling [E] in their bed. [A] And when he drops her [E] off at preschool, [B] she's clanging [C#m] to his [B] leg. [A] The teacher [E] peels her off for him. [B] He says, what [C#m] can I do? [A] She says, now [E] don't you worry. [B] This will only last a [E] week or two. It [A] won't be [B] like this [E] for long. [A] One day soon you'll [B] drop her off and she [G#m] won't [C#m] even know you're [B] gone. [A] This phase is [E] gonna fly by. [B] [C] If you can [C#m] just hold [B] on. [A] [B] It won't be like [F#m] this for [E] long. [F#m] Someday soon she'll be a teenager. [E] And at times he'll think she hates him. [A] Then he'll walk her down [E] the aisle and [B] raise her veil. [Cm] [C#m] But right now she's up and crying. [B] And the truth is that he don't mind. [A] As he gives her [E] her knife and she sends her prayers. [B] [A] He lays down [E] there beside her [B] till her eyes are [C#m] finally closed. And just [F#m] watching her [E] it breaks his heart. [B] Cause he [E] already knows. [A] It won't be [B] like [E] this for long. [A] One day soon that [B] little girl is gonna [G#m] be [C#m] all grown up and [B] gone. [A] And this phase is gonna [E] fly by. [B] So [G#] he's trying [C#m] to hold [B] [A] on. Cause [B] it won't be like [C#m] this for long. [B] [A] [B] It won't be like this [F#m] for [B] long. [E] [B] [E] [B] [A] [E] [B] [A]
[E]
Key:
B
E
A
C#m
F#m
B
E
A
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
[A] He didn't [E] have to wake [B] up, even [E] up all night,
[A] lying [E] there in bed listening [B] to his newborn [C#m] baby [B] cry.
[A] He makes a [E] pot of coffee [B] and splashes water [C#m] on his [E] face.
[A] His wife gives [E] him a kiss and says it's [B] gonna be [E] okay.
[A] It won't be [B] like this [E] for long. _
[A] One day we'll [B] look back laughing [G#m] at the week we [C#m] brought her [B] home.
[A] This phase is [E] gonna fly by, [B] [Cm] so baby [C#m] just hold [B] on.
[A] _ [B] It won't be like [A] this for [E] long. _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] Four years later, about [E] 4.30,. _ [B] she's crawling [E] in their bed. [A] And when he drops her [E] off at preschool, [B] she's clanging [C#m] to his [B] leg. [A] The teacher [E] peels her off for him. [B] He says, what [C#m] can I do? [A] She says, now [E] don't you worry. [B] This will only last a [E] week or two. It [A] won't be [B] like this [E] for long. _ [A] One day soon you'll [B] drop her off and she [G#m] won't [C#m] even know you're [B] gone. [A] This phase is [E] gonna fly by. [B] [C] If you can [C#m] just hold [B] on. [A] _ [B] It won't be like [F#m] this for [E] long. [F#m] Someday soon she'll be a teenager. [E] And at times he'll think she hates him. [A] Then he'll walk her down [E] the aisle and [B] raise her veil. _ [Cm] [C#m] But right now she's up and crying. [B] And the truth is that he don't mind. [A] As he gives her [E] her knife and she sends her prayers. [B] _ [A] He lays down [E] there beside her [B] till her eyes are [C#m] finally closed. And just [F#m] watching her [E] it breaks his heart. [B] Cause he [E] already knows. [A] It won't be [B] like [E] this for long. _ [A] One day soon that [B] little girl is gonna [G#m] be [C#m] all grown up and [B] gone. [A] And this phase is gonna [E] fly by. [B] So [G#] he's trying [C#m] to hold [B] _ [A] on. Cause [B] it won't be like [C#m] this for long. _ [B] _ [A] _ [B] It won't be like this [F#m] for [B] long. [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
[A] He didn't [E] have to wake [B] up, even [E] up all night,
[A] lying [E] there in bed listening [B] to his newborn [C#m] baby [B] cry.
[A] He makes a [E] pot of coffee [B] and splashes water [C#m] on his [E] face.
[A] His wife gives [E] him a kiss and says it's [B] gonna be [E] okay.
[A] It won't be [B] like this [E] for long. _
[A] One day we'll [B] look back laughing [G#m] at the week we [C#m] brought her [B] home.
[A] This phase is [E] gonna fly by, [B] [Cm] so baby [C#m] just hold [B] on.
[A] _ [B] It won't be like [A] this for [E] long. _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] Four years later, about [E] 4.30,. _ [B] she's crawling [E] in their bed. [A] And when he drops her [E] off at preschool, [B] she's clanging [C#m] to his [B] leg. [A] The teacher [E] peels her off for him. [B] He says, what [C#m] can I do? [A] She says, now [E] don't you worry. [B] This will only last a [E] week or two. It [A] won't be [B] like this [E] for long. _ [A] One day soon you'll [B] drop her off and she [G#m] won't [C#m] even know you're [B] gone. [A] This phase is [E] gonna fly by. [B] [C] If you can [C#m] just hold [B] on. [A] _ [B] It won't be like [F#m] this for [E] long. [F#m] Someday soon she'll be a teenager. [E] And at times he'll think she hates him. [A] Then he'll walk her down [E] the aisle and [B] raise her veil. _ [Cm] [C#m] But right now she's up and crying. [B] And the truth is that he don't mind. [A] As he gives her [E] her knife and she sends her prayers. [B] _ [A] He lays down [E] there beside her [B] till her eyes are [C#m] finally closed. And just [F#m] watching her [E] it breaks his heart. [B] Cause he [E] already knows. [A] It won't be [B] like [E] this for long. _ [A] One day soon that [B] little girl is gonna [G#m] be [C#m] all grown up and [B] gone. [A] And this phase is gonna [E] fly by. [B] So [G#] he's trying [C#m] to hold [B] _ [A] on. Cause [B] it won't be like [C#m] this for long. _ [B] _ [A] _ [B] It won't be like this [F#m] for [B] long. [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
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