D A
I turned on the evening news
G A
Saw a old man being interviewed
D A G
Turning a hundred and two today
D A
Asked him what's the secret to life
GA
He looked up from his old pipe
DA G
Laughed and said all I can say is
[Refrão]
D
Don't blink
A G A
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
DA
Wake up and you're twenty-five and
GA
Your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
D
Don't blink
A G A
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
DAG A
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
EmD
Of fifty years is there in bed
GD
And you're praying God takes you instead
EmA
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
D A GA
So don't blink
D AGA
I was glued to my tv when it looked like he looked at me and said
DA G A
Best start putting first things first
D A
Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
GA
You can't flip it over and start again
DA G
Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth
[Refrão]
D
Don't blink
A G A
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
DA
Wake up and you're twenty-five and
GA
Your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
D
Don't blink
A G A
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
DAG A
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Em D
Of fifty years is there in bed
GD
And you're praying God takes you instead
EmA
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
D A GA
So don't blink
[Solo] D G D G
[Ponte]
Em
So I've been tryina slow it down
D
I've been tryina take it in
G A
In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in
[Refrão]
D
Don't blink
A G A
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
DA
Wake up and you're twenty-five and
GA
Your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
D
Don't blink
A G A
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
DAG A
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Em D
Of fifty years is there in bed
GD
And you're praying God takes you instead
EmA
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
D A GA
So don't blink
