Chords for Don't Blink

Tempo:
73.925 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Don't Blink chords
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[E]
[A] [Bm]
[E] I turned on the [B] evening [A] news, saw an [B] old man being interviewed, turning a hundred [A] into a [E] day.
I asked [Bm] him what's the [E] secret to [A] life, he looked [B] up from his old [E] pipe, [B] laughed and said
all [A] I have to say [B] is, [E]
don't wait.
[B] Just like [A] that you're six years [B] old and you take a [E] nap and you wake [B] up and you're twenty [A]-five
and your high school [B] sweetheart becomes your wild [E] don't wait.
[B] You just might [A] miss your babies [B] growing like mine [E] did, turning [B] into moms and [A] dads next thing you [Em] know.
You better [F#m] have a fifty [E] years as they're in bed [A] and you pray and [E] God takes you instead.
[F#m] Trust me friend, a hundred [B] years goes faster [E] than you think, so don't blink.
[B] [A] [E] [Bm] [E]
[B] [E] [B]
[E] Well I was gluing [B] my [A] TV when it looked [B] like he looked at [E] me and said, [B] best start putting
[A] first things first.
[B]
[E] Cause when your [B] hourglass runs out of [A] sand you can't flip [E] it over and start again.
Take every [B] breath God gives you for [A] what it's [E] worth.
[B]
[E] Don't wait.
[B] Just like [A] that you're six years [B] old and you take a [E] nap and you wake [B] up and you're twenty-five
[A] and your high school [B] sweetheart becomes your wild [E] don't wait.
[B] You just might [A] miss your babies [B] growing like mine [E] did, turning [B] into moms and [A] dads next thing you [B] know.
You better have [F#m] a fifty [E] years as they're in bed [A] and you pray and [E] God takes you [F#m] instead.
Trust me friend, a hundred [B] years goes faster than you think, so [E] [B] don't blink.
[E] [B]
[E] [A] [B] So [F#m] I've been trying to slow it down, [E] I've been trying to take it in, [A] and it's here today gone
tomorrow [B] world we're living in.
[E] Don't blink.
[B] Just like [A] that you're six years [B] old and you [E] take a nap and you wake [B] up and you're twenty [A]-five
and your high school [B] sweetheart [E] becomes your wild don't blink.
[B] You just might [A] miss your babies [B] growing [E] like mine did, turning [B] into moms and [A] dads next thing you [B] know.
You better [F#m] have a fifty [E] years as they're in bed [A] and you pray and [E] God takes you instead.
[F#m] Trust me friend, a hundred [B] years goes faster than you think, so [E] don't blink.
[B] [A] [B] [E]
No, don't blink.
[A] [E] [B]
[E] Life goes faster [B] than you think, [E] so don't blink.
Life goes faster than [B] you think, [E] so don't [B] blink.
[A] [B]
[E] Don't blink.
[B] Life [A] goes faster [B] than you [E] think.
[A] [B] [E] [B] [A] [N]
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B
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E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Bm
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B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Kenny Chesney - Dont Blink chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, B, A, B, E, A, E and B of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 36 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 74. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] I turned on the [B] evening [A] news, saw an [B] old man being interviewed, _ turning a hundred [A] into a [E] day. _ _
I asked [Bm] him what's the [E] secret to [A] life, he looked [B] up from his old [E] pipe, [B] laughed and said
all [A] I have to say [B] is, [E]
don't wait.
[B] Just like [A] that you're six years [B] old and you take a [E] nap and you wake [B] up and you're twenty [A]-five
and your high school [B] sweetheart becomes your wild [E] don't wait.
[B] You just might [A] miss your babies [B] growing like mine [E] did, turning [B] into moms and [A] dads next thing you [Em] know.
You better [F#m] have a fifty [E] years as they're in bed [A] and you pray and [E] God takes you instead.
[F#m] Trust me friend, a hundred [B] years goes faster [E] than you think, so don't blink.
[B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] Well I was gluing [B] my [A] TV when it looked [B] like he looked at [E] me and said, [B] best start putting
[A] first things first.
[B] _
[E] Cause when your [B] hourglass runs out of [A] sand you can't flip [E] it over and start again.
Take every [B] breath God gives you for [A] what it's [E] worth.
[B] _
[E] Don't wait.
[B] Just like [A] that you're six years [B] old and you take a [E] nap and you wake [B] up and you're twenty-five
[A] and your high school [B] sweetheart becomes your wild [E] don't wait.
[B] You just might [A] miss your babies [B] growing like mine [E] did, turning [B] into moms and [A] dads next thing you [B] know.
You better have [F#m] a fifty [E] years as they're in bed [A] and you pray and [E] God takes you [F#m] instead.
Trust me friend, a hundred [B] years goes faster than you think, so [E] [B] don't blink.
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] So [F#m] I've been trying to slow it down, [E] I've been trying to take it in, [A] and it's here today gone
tomorrow [B] world we're living in.
[E] Don't blink.
[B] Just like [A] that you're six years [B] old and you [E] take a nap and you wake [B] up and you're twenty [A]-five
and your high school [B] sweetheart [E] becomes your wild don't blink.
[B] You just might [A] miss your babies [B] growing [E] like mine did, turning [B] into moms and [A] dads next thing you [B] know.
You better [F#m] have a fifty [E] years as they're in bed [A] and you pray and [E] God takes you instead.
[F#m] Trust me friend, a hundred [B] years goes faster than you think, so [E] don't blink.
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E]
No, don't blink.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ Life goes faster [B] than you think, [E] so don't blink.
Life goes faster than [B] you think, [E] so don't [B] blink.
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] Don't blink.
[B] Life [A] goes faster [B] than you [E] think.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates album.