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G C G C
Verse
GThey're gonna wake you up too early
CThey're gonna lay back down too late
GYou'll find sleep between the worry
CIf the paying bills can wait
GThat's what my ole man told me
CWhen my little man was born
GThe days are long
COh, but the years are short
Verse
G/BI've seen baseballs fly through windows
CSkateboards fly down halls
G/BSeen some climbing trees and fences
CThat makes a mama climb the walls
G/BSeen me wishing time away
CBut I don't wish that anymore
G/BThe days are long
CThe years are short
Chorus
GAnd the world turns fast, the clock turns slow
C DSome "right nows" feel like forever
GBut they stack up, and they shake out
C DLike all the names and dates and measures
Am Bm C BmScribbled here in pencil just inside this pantry door
AmThe days are long
C G COh, but the years are short.
Verse
G/BYeah, I got one that makes me pray
CI got one that makes me cuss
G/BSome days we're raising them
CBut then some days they're raising us
G/BWe've learned to wave the white flag
CTrade some battles for some wars
G/B'Cause the days are long
CBut the years are short
Chorus
GAnd the world turns fast, the clock turns slow
C DSome "right nows" feel like forever
GBut they stack up, and they shake out
C DLike all the names and dates and measures
Am Bm C BmScribbled here in pencil just inside this pantry door
AmThe days are long
C D G COh, but the years are short..
G D CThe years are short .
Bridge
AmThen, "When you coming home, Dad?"
BmTurns into, "When you coming home, Son?"
CAnd you're burning through them front porch lights
D'Cause you're always leaving on one
Chorus
GAnd the world turns fast, the clock turns slow
C DSome "right nows" feel like forever
GBut they stack up, and they shake out
C DLike all the names and dates and measures
Am Bm C BmScribbled here in pencil just inside this pantry door
Am CThe days are long .
G/B CBut the years are short, yeah.
G/B COh, but the years are short .
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