Life Happened

[Intro: ]A D A D A Bm7 >From the time she was thirteen, Julie Thompson had a dream A D That someday she would see her name in lights A Bm7 And after every high school play the grown-ups all would say A D That Julie's future sure is looking bright F#m7 E D Well I saw her selling videos at a store in Eastland Mall F#m7 E D I said why aren't you in Hollywood taking casting calls Bm7 Esus E She handed me my change and started laughing Chorus 1: A And said, life happened D E A Me and Bobby Chapman fell in love D E Daddy passed away and the babies came F#m7 B And drama school was just too much D Bm7 Now there's little league and mouths to feed D Esus E And I direct a kindergarten Christmas pageant A Life happened Esus E A Bm7 Curtis had an old Chevelle, the cops knew that car well A D He never lost a race on Windy Hollow road A Bm7 By the time he turned eighteen he was the Georgia dirt track king A D Proudly sponsored by the local Texaco F#m7 E D I bumped into him at Murphy's bar and he ordered us a round F#m7 E D I said why aren't you in Rockingham chasing Gordon down Bm7 Esus E He killed his drink and tore the corners off his napkin Chorus 2: And said, life happened I was driving home from Athens late one night A trucker fell asleep and swapped paint with me Said I rolled that bed at least five times Now I thank my stars and I sell used cars And I teach driver's education at St. Catherine's Yeah life happened B C#m D I saw the rest of my old friends At our reunion at the Holiday Inn A E A B C#m And it seemed like it was only yesterday D Standing in the gym in our cap and gown A Full of wonder, lust and glory bound Bm7 C#m D We set out to chase our dreams on wings of passion Bm7 Esus E But somewhere along the way we got distracted Chorus 3: Life happened Our clothes went out of fashion with our songs We started families and bought SUV's Became step dads and soccer moms I finally realized we turned alright And we spent the night just catching up and dancing And life happened Ends on "A"