Capo 3
[C]looking in the [F]mirror and you [Am]don’t look the [G]same
[C]girls from your [F]past getting [Am]new last [G]names
[C]high school [F]friends burning [Am]out like their [G]cigarettes
[C]..[F]guess that’s what [Am]happens the [G]older you [C]get [F] [Am] [G]
[C]start to [F]wish you [Am]could’ve been 16 for[G]ever
cause you [C]know your favorite [F]band ain’t [Am]getting back to[G]gether
and the [C]nights you don’t rem[F]ember are the [Am]nights that you’ll [G]never for[C]get [F]
guess that’s what [Am]happens the [G]older you [C]get [F] [Am] [G]
[Am]...[F]oh, [C]that’s just the [G]way it [C]goes [F] [Am] [G]
and [Am]...[F]oh, [C]that’s just the [G]way it [C]goes [F] [Am] [G]
[C]life’s going [F]good but you [Am]wonder what’s [G]after
cause [C]dads moving [F]slower and [Am]times moving [G]faster
you [C]hug a little [F]tighter and you [Am]say the things
[G]you never [C]said [F] guess that’s what [Am]happens [G]
sometimes the [C]cancer goes a[F]way and [Am]sometimes it [G]don’t so now
[C]when your momma [F]calls you always [Am]pick up the [G]phone
and you [C]talk a little [F]longer cause to[Am]morrow is not a [G]sure [C]bet
[Am]...[F]oh, [C]that’s just the [G]way it [C]goes [F] [Am] [G]
and [Am]...[F]oh, [C]that’s just the [G]way it [C]goes [F] [Am] [G]
the [C]house you [F]grew up in is [Am]now getting [G]sold
in a [C]box full of[F] memories that’s [Am]worth more than [G]gold
you [C]close your eyes [F]one last [Am]time in your [G]childhood [C]bed
[F]guess that’s what [G]happens, what happens, oh
[C]home was a [F]place now [Am]home is a [G]person
and you’re [C]looking at [F]rings cause you [Am]swear that your [G]certain
and the [C]best day of your [F]life becomes the [Am]day that the [G]two of you [Am]met
[G]guess that’s what [Em]happens the [F]older you get
[Am]...[F]oh, [C]that’s just the [G]way it [C]goes [F] [Am] [G]
and [Am]...[F]oh, [C]that’s just the [G]way it [C]goes [F] [Am] [G]
and [Am]...[F]oh, [C]that’s just the [G]way it [C]goes [F] [Am] [G]
and [Am]...[F]oh, [C]that’s just the [G]way it [C]goes [F] [Am] [G]