Key: B
Introduction: E
A E
I was standin? out at Stanfield, had to go away
B7 E
Saw a brand new baby and the mother?s face
A E
I knew that it was over, all those early days
B7 E
Our babies are not babies, we?ll never be the same
verse 2
A E
Shopping cart full of toddlers at the Superstore
B7 E
They were eatin? Goldfish, askin? for more
A E
An old man lined up behind us, and he shook his head
B7 E
The kids were strangely quiet, I heard him when he said
A E
You?ve got to hold on, it goes so fast
B7 E
These early days, well, they don?t last
A E
Got to enjoy them, they go so fast
B7 E
The baby days, well, they don?t last
verse 3
A E
Look forward to the evenin? when the monkeys go to bed
B7 E
Then we talk all night about ?em, we feel half dead
A E
We used to be too tired to eat in
B7 E
but it?s a total crap shoot to eat out
A E
You?ve got to hold on, it goes so fast
B7 E
These early days, well, they don?t last
A E
Got to enjoy them, they go so fast
B7 E
The baby days, well, they don?t last
verse 4
A E
Oh you?re gettin? rid of diapers that you washed every night
B7 E
And we?re saving up for date night so we can have our fight
A E
If its quiet for a moment, oh you better run upstairs
B7 E
?Cause the toothpaste in the bathroom is redefining everywhere
A E
You?ve got to hold on, it goes so fast
B7 E
These early days, well, they don?t last
A E
Got to enjoy them, they go so fast
B7 E
The baby days, well, they don?t last
Verse 5
A E
Oh, I like the way you talk now, you talk like me
B7 E
All the funny things you?re saying, you?re real good company
A E
Oh, the odds are strong on crazy, and on love profound
B7 E
you make our messy house feel like holy ground
N.C.
A E
Shopping cart full of toddlers at the Superstore
B7 E
They were eatin? Goldfish, askin? for more
A E
An old man lined up behind us, and he shook his head
B7 E
The kids were strangely quiet, I heard him when he said