Next Thing You Know chords by
Jordan Davis (Official Version)
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Key: F majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Ab

Fm9

Ebsus4

Dbsus2

Verse 1
Ab Ab 
 
You swear that you're stayin' single,
next thing you know
Fm9 Fm9 
 
You meet a girl at a bar
and next thing you know
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
You get her laughin', it's two AM
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
You're tellin' your buddies   three months in
Ab Ab 
 
She ain't movin' in, the next thing you know
Fm9 Fm9 
 
There's a U-Haul trailer, next thing you know
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Your old apartment  is y'all's new place
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
There goes the carpet
but the deer head stays

Chorus 1
Ab Ab 
 
Next thing you know
You're savin' money like never before
Fm9 Fm9 
 
Just to    spend it all at a jewelry store
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Gettin' down      on one knee
on her mama's porch
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Just prayin'   she don't say, "No"
Ab Ab 
 
Next thing you know
Your best man gives a half-drunk speech
Fm9 Fm9 
 
And you're sunburned on a honeymoon beach
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
And your      left hand's gettin' used to that ring
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
And there     the next two or three years go
Next thing you know
Ab Ab 
 
Fm9 Fm9 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 

Verse 2
Ab Ab 
 
You weren't really tryin', next thing you know
Fm9 Fm9 
 
There's a test on the counter,
next thing you know
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
She's standin' there cryin',
noddin' her head, "Yes"
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
You're half excited,    half scared to death

Chorus 2
Ab Ab 
 
'Cause next thing you know
You're wearin' scrubs and a funny white hat
Fm9 Fm9 
 
And the   doctor's sayin',
"How you doin' there, dad?"
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
And       nobody's ever called you that
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
And you take      the drive home slow
Ab Ab 
 
Next thing you know
It's first steps, first dates, first car
Fm9 Fm9 
 
It's eleven oh one wonderin' where they are
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
You're sayin'    that USC's too far
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
It's amazing    how fast seventeen years go

Interlude 1

Next thing you know

Ab

Fm9

Dbsus2

The next thing

Ab

Fm9

Dbsus2

you know

Chorus 3
Ab Ab 
 
Next thing you know
You get to know your wife again
Fm9 Fm9 
 
And you're more in love than you've ever been
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
With a lot       of years of remember whens
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
And still     some down the road
Ab Ab 
 
'Cause next thing you know
You got a yard full of your kid's kids
Fm9 Fm9 
 
And you take  'em to church, teach 'em to fish
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
And you       tell 'em stories every chance you get
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
About      how fast this life down here can go

Outro 1

Next thing you know

Ab

Fm9

Dbsus2

(Next thing you know) Next thing

Ab

Fm9

Dbsus2

you know (Next thing you know)

Ab

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAb Fm9 Ebsus4 Dbsus2

Chords

Ab
Fm9
Ebsus4
Dbsus2

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Fm9: 1-3-1-1-1-3
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Dbsus2: x-4-6-6-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the original studio version of Next Thing You Know by Jordan Davis, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Jordan Davis.

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