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It Won't Be Like This For Long original guitar chords by
Darius Rucker
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
A
A

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E
E

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B
B
2

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E

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A

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E

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B
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2

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E

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Verse 1
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A

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E

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He didn't have to wake up
B
B
2

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E
E

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He'd been up all night
A
A

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E

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Lying there in bed a- listening
B
B
2

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C#m
C#m
4

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B
B
2

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To his newborn baby cry
A
A

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E
E

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He makes a pot of coffee
B
B
2

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C#m
C#m
4

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He splashes water on his face
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A

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E
E

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His wife gives him a kiss and says
B
B
2

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E
E

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"It's gonna be okay
E/G#
E/G#
2

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It won't
Chorus 1
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A

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B
B
2

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E

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be like this for long
A
A

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B
B
2

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One day we'll look back laughing
G#m
G#m
4

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C#m
C#m
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At the week we brought her home
B
B
2

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A
A

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E/G#
E/G#
2

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This phase is going to fly by
B
B
2

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G#7/B#
G#7/B#

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C#m
C#m
4

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B
B
2

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So baby, just hold on
A
A

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B
2

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It won't be like this for long"
Interlude 1
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A

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E

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B
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2

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E

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Verse 2
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A

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E

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Four years later, 'bout four- thirty
B
B
2

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E

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She's crawling in their bed
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A

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E

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And when he drops her off at preschool
B
B
2

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C#m
C#m
4

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B
B
2

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She's clinging to his leg
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A

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E
E

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The teacher peels her off of him
B
B
2

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C#m
C#m
4

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He says, "What can I do?"
A
A

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E
E

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She says, "Now, don't you worry
B
B
2

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E
E

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This'll only last a week or two
E/G#
E/G#
2

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It won't
Chorus 2
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A

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B
B
2

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E

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be like this for long
E/G#
E/G#
2

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A
A

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B
B
2

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One day soon, you'll drop her off
G#m
G#m
4

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C#m
C#m
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And she won't even know you're gone
B
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2

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A
A

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E/G#
E/G#
2

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This phase is going to fly by
B
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2

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G#7/B#
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C#m
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B
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2

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If you can just hold on
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A

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B
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2

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A

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E
E

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It won't be like this for long"
Bridge 1
F#m
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Someday soon she'll be a teenager
E/G#
E/G#
2

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And at times he'll think she hates him
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A

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E/G#
E/G#
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Then he'll walk her down the aisle
Bsus4
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B
B
2

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And raise her veil
G#7/B#
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C#m
C#m
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But right now she's up and crying
G#m/B
G#m/B
6

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And the truth is that he don't mind
A
A

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E/G#
E/G#
2

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As he kisses her goodnight
Bsus4
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B
B
2

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And she says her prayers
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A

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E

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He lays down there beside her
B
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2

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C#m
C#m
4

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Till her eyes are finally closed
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A

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E
E

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And just watching her it breaks his heart
B
B
2

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'Cause he already knows
E/G#
E/G#
2

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It won't
Chorus 3
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2

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E

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be like this for long
E/G#
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2

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A
A

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B
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2

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A- one day soon that little girl is going to be
G#m
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C#m
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All grown up and gone
B
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2

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A
A

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E/G#
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2

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Yeah, this phase is going to fly by
B
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2

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G#7/B#
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C#m
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B
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2

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So, he's trying to hold on
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B
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C#m7
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E/B
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'Cause it won't be like this for long
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Bsus4
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And it won't be like this for long
Outro 1
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E/G#
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • A

  • E

  • B

    2

  • C#m

    4

  • E/G#

    2

  • G#m

    4

  • G#7/B#

  • F#m

    2

  • Bsus4

    2

  • G#m/B

    6

  • C#m7

    4

  • E/B

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of It Won't Be Like This For Long by Darius Rucker is E major.

The primary chords used in It Won't Be Like This For Long are A, E, B, C#m, E/G#, G#m.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like A, E, B, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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