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Darius Rucker - It Won’t Be Like This For Long Chords

ChordsG, D, A, Bm, F#m
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram


[G] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
He [G]didn’t have to [D]wake up, [A]he’d been up all [D]nite
Lying [G]there in bed [D]listening, to his [A]new born baby [Bm]cry [A]
He [G]makes a pot of [D]coffee, he [A]splashes water on his [D]face
His [G]wife gives him a [D]kiss and says, it [A]gonna be OK [D]


It won’t be [G]like [A]this for [D]long, one [G]day we’ll look back [A]laugh’n
At the [F#m]week we brought her [Bm]home, [A]this [G]phase is gonna [D]fly by
[A]So [F#m]baby [Bm]just hold [A]on, [G]it won’t [A]be like this for [D]long


Four years [G]later about [D]four thirty, [A]she’s crawling in there [D]bed
And when he [G]drops her off at [D]preschool, [A]she’s clinging to his [Bm]leg [A]
The [G]teacher peels her [D]off of him, he [A]says what can I [Bm]do [A]
She [G]says now don’t you [D]worry, this will only [A]last a week or [D]two


It won’t be [G]like [A]this for [D]long, one [G]day we’ll look back [A]laugh’n
At the [F#m]week we brought her [Bm]home, [A]this [G]phase is gonna [D]fly by
[A]So [F#m]baby [Bm]just hold [A]on, [G]it won’t [A]be like this for [D]long


Some day [Bm]soon she’ll be a teenager, and at [A]times he’ll think she hates him
Then he’ll [G]walk her down the [D]isle, and raise her [A]vale [F#m]
But right [Bm]now she up and cry’n, and the [A]truth is that he don’t mind
As he [G]kisses her [D]good night, and she says her [A]prayers


He [G]lays down there [D]beside her, ’til her [A]eyes are finally [D]closed
And just [G]watch’n her it [D]breaks his heart, [A]’cause he already [D]knows


It won’t be [G]like [A]this for [D]long, one day [G]soon that little [A]girl is gonna be
[F#m]All grown up and [Bm]gone [A]yeah this [G]phase is gonna [D]fly by
So [A]he’s try'[F#m]n to ho[Bm]ld on [A] [G]’cause it won’t [A]be like this for [Bm]long [A]
[G]It [A]won’t be like this for [D]long


[G] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D]

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AlbumLearn to Live
GenresCountry
Year2008
KeyG

How to play It Won't Be Like This For Long on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Darius Rucker - It Won't Be Like This For Long on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

It Won't Be Like This For Long uses these transitions most often: D → A (19), G → D (19), and A → D (17). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - D chord transition.

1. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
G to D

2. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
D to A

3. A → Bm chord transition

To move from A to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.
A to Bm

4. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
A to G

5. A → F#m chord transition

To move from A to F#m;

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

6. F#m → Bm chord transition

To move from F#m to Bm;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
  3. Slide your pinky from D string fret 4 to G string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on B string fret 3.

7. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in It Won't Be Like This For Long.

  • It Won't Be Like This For Long includes 124 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • It Won't Be Like This For Long contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how It Won't Be Like This For Long connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%