Intro -x2-: A0 E1 Bsus22 E3 0 A4 E5 1He didnt have to wake up Bsus26 E7 2He'd been up all nite A8 E9 3Lying there in bed listening Bsus210 C#m11 Bsus212 4To his new born baby cry A13 E14 5He makes a pot of coffee Bsus215 E16 6He splashes water on his face A17 E18 7His wife gives him a kiss and says Bsus219 E20 8It gonna be OK 9 10 A21 Bsus222 E23 11It wont be like this for long A24 Bsus225 12One day we'll look back laugh'n G#m26 C#m27 Bsus228 13At the week we brought her home A29 E30 14This phase is gonna fly by Bsus231 G#m32 C#m33 Bsus234 15So baby just hold on A35 Bsus236 E37 16It wont be like this for long 17 18 A38 E39 19Four years later 'bout four thirty Bsus240 E41 20She's crawling in there bed A42 E43 21And when he drops her off at preschool Bsus244 C#m45 Bsus246 22She's clinging to his leg A47 E48 23The teacher peels her off of him Bsus249 C#m50 Bsus251 24He says what can I do A52 E53 25She says now dont you worry Bsus254 E55 26This will only last a week or two 27 28 A56 Bsus257 E58 29It wont be like this for long A59 Bsus260 30One day soon you'll drop her off G#m61 C#m62 Bsus263 31And she wont even know your gone A64 E65 32This phase is gonna fly by Bsus266 G#m67 C#m68 Bsus269 33If you can just hold on A70 Bsus271 E72 34It wont be like this for long 35 36 C#m73 37Some day soon she'll be a teenager Bsus274 38And at times he'll think she hates him A75 E76 39Then he'll walk her down the isle Bsus277 G#m78 40And raise her vale C#m79 41But right now she up and cry'n Bsus280 42And the truth is that he dont mind A81 E82 43As he kisses her good night Bsus283 44And she says her prayers 45 46 A84 E85 47He lays down there beside her Bsus286 E87 48'Til her eyes are finally closed A88 E89 49And just watch'n her it breaks his heart Bsus290 E91 50Cause he already knows 51 52 A92 Bsus293 E94 53It wont be like this for long A95 Bsus296 54One day soon that little girl is gonna be G#m97 C#m98 Bsus299 55All grown up and gone A100 E101 56Yeah this phase is gonna fly by Bsus2102 G#m103 C#m104 Bsus2105 57So he's try'n to hold on A106 Bsus2107 C#m108 Bsus2109 58'Cause it wont be like this for looooooong A110 Bsus2111 E112 59It wont be like this for long 60 Outro -x2-: A113 E114 Bsus2115 E116 61