Darius Rucker - It wont be like this for long

He d^Gidn’t have t^Do wake up H^Ae'd been up al^Dl night Lying th^Gere in bed lis^Dtening To his n^Aew born ba^Bmby cry^A He ma^Gkes a pot of co^Dffee He splashes wa^Ater on his ^Bmface His w^Gife gives him a k^Diss and says It gonna ^Abe ^DOK

It wont b^Ge like ^Athis for ^Dlong One da^Gy we'll look back ^Alaugh'n At the w^F#meek we brought her h^Bmome ^A This ph^Gase is gonna f^D/F#ly by ^ASo ba^F#by ju^Bmst hol^Ad on ^GIt wont ^Abe like this for long

Four years la^Gter 'bout four^D thirty She's cra^Awling in their b^Ded And when he dr^Gops her off at p^Dreschool She's cl^Ainging to hi^Bms leg ^A The t^Geacher peels her o^Dff of him He ^Asays what ca^Bmn I do She s^Gays now dont you w^Dorry This will only l^Aast a week or^D two

It wont ^Gbe like ^Athis for l^Dong One day s^Goon you'll drop^A her off And she wont e^F#mven know your go^Bmne ^A This ph^Gase is gonna f^D/F#ly by ^AIf you ^F#can j^Bmust hold ^Aon ^GIt wont ^Abe like this for lo^Gng ^D

Some day ^Emsoon she'll be a teenager And at t^Dimes he'll think she hates him Then he'll wa^Glk her down the i^Dsle And raise her ^Asus4veil ^{A F#} But right n^Bmow she up and cry'n And the ^Dtruth is that he don’t mind As he ki^Gsses her goo^Dd night And she says her p^Asus4rayers ^A

He l^Gays down there be^Dside her 'Til her ^Aeyes are finally cl^Bmosed And just w^Gatching her it b^Dreaks his heart Cause h^Ae already ^Dknows

It wont be ^Glike ^Athis for^D long One day s^Goon that little ^Agirl is gonna be ^F#mAll grown up and go^Bmne ^A Yeah this ph^Gase is gonna f^Dly by So^A he's ^F#trying^Bm to hold o^An 'C^Gause it wont^A be like this f^Bmor long ^GIt wont^A be like this fo^Dr long