***Capo 2nd Fret***
Intro: D G
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D
I turned on the evening news
G
Saw a old man bein interviewed
DG
Turnin a hundered and two today
D
They asked him what's the secret to life
G
He looked up from his old pie
DG
Laughed and said all I can say is
CHORUS:
DA
Don't Blink, just like that
GA
Your six years old and you take a nap
DA
And you wake up and your 25
GA
Then your high school sweetheart's become your wife
DA
Don't Blink, you just might miss
GA
You're babies growin like mine did
DA
Turnin into moms and dads
GA
Next thing you know you're better half
EmD/F#
of 50 years is there in bed
GD/F#
And your prayin God takes you instead
EmD/F#GA
Trust me friend, a hundred years goes faster than you think
DG
So Don't Blink
D
Well I was glued to my T.V.
G
When it looked like he looked at me
DG
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
DG
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
DGDG
through fade