***Capo 2nd Fret***
Intro: D G
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D
I turned on the evening news
G
Saw a old man bein interviewed
D G
Turnin a hundered and two today
D
They asked him what's the secret to life
G
He looked up from his old pie
D G
Laughed and said all I can say is
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CHORUS:
D A
Don't Blink, just like that
G A
Your six years old and you take a nap
D A
And you wake up and your 25
G A
Then your high school sweetheart's become your wife
D A
Don't Blink, you just might miss
G A
You're babies growin like mine did
D A
Turnin into moms and dads
G A
Next thing you know you're better half
Em D/F#
of 50 years is there in bed
G D/F#
And your prayin God takes you instead
Em D/F# G A
Trust me friend, a hundred years goes faster than you think
D G D G
So Don't Blink
D
Well I was glued to my T.V.
G
When it looked like he looked at me
D G
And said, "Best start puttin first things first"
D
Cuz when your hour glass runs outta sand
G
You can't flip it over start again
D G
Take every breath God gives you for what it's worth
REPEAT CHORUS
Solo: D G D G
Em
So I been tryin to slow it down
D/F#
I've been tryin to take it in
G
In this here today gone tommorrow world
A
We're livin in
REPEAT CHORUS
D G D G D G
through fade