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
G            A
He looked up from his old pipe
D           A               G
Laughed and said all I can say is

[Chorus]

D
Don't blink
A                     G                     A
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
D                  A
Wake up and you're twenty-five and
     G                                   A
Your high school sweetheart becomes your wife

D
Don't blink
A                   G                    A
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
D            A                  G                    A
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
    Em                  D
Of fifty years is there in bed
    G                        D
And you're praying God takes you instead
Em                                          A
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
         D             A       G      A
So don't blink

D               A                 G                 A
I was glued to my tv when it looked like he looked at me and said
D            A                    G          A
Best start putting first things first
D                     A
Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
         G                  A
You can't flip it over and start again
D                       A                      G
Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth

[Chorus]

D
Don't blink
A                     G                     A
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
D                  A
Wake up and you're twenty-five and
     G                                   A
Your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
D
Don't blink
A                   G                    A
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
D            A                  G                    A
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
   Em                      D
Of fifty years is there in bed
   G                        D
And you're praying God takes you instead
Em                                          A
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
         D             A       G      A
So don't blink

[Solo] D  G  D  G

[Bridge]

       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

[Chorus]

D
Don't blink
A                     G                     A
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
D                  A
Wake up and you're twenty-five and
     G                                   A
Your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
D
Don't blink
A                   G                    A
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
D            A                  G                    A
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
   Em                      D
Of fifty years is there in bed
   G                        D
And you're praying God takes you instead
Em                                          A
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
         D             A       G      A
So don't blink