My Next Thirty Years
Recorded by Tim McGraw 
Written by Phil Vassar 
Tabbed by Jason Moore

Song recorded in Key of F 
easiest if capo 3 and play in D (as transcribed below) 

Capo 3 

Intro 
D  D2 (xx0230) 

Verse 1 
D (xx0232@1)I think I'll take a moment 
G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)to celebrate my age 
    G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)the ending of era 
        A (x02220@1)and the turning of a page 
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)now its time to focus in on 
A (x02220@1)     A/A#    Bm (x24432@1)where I go from here 
D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)         D?? D2 (x43141@2)D (xx0232@1)D2 (x43141@2)Lord have mercy on my next thirty years 
 

Verse 2 
       D (xx0232@1)Hey my next thirty years 
    G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)I'm gonna have some fun 
G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)Try to forget about all the crazy things I've done 
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1) A/A# Bm (x24432@1)maybe now I conquered all my adolence fears 
     D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)and I'll do it better in my next thirty years 
 

Chorus 1 
   Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)My next thirty years I'm gonna settle all the scores 
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)               A/A# 
cry a little less, laugh a little more 
Bm (x24432@1)            A (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)find a world of happiness without the hate and fear 
Em (022000@1)            D/F# (200232@1)         G (320003@1)figure out just what I'm doing here 
      A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)In my next thirty years 
 

Guitar/organ solo (use chords to chorus except D/F# remains Em) 

Verse 3
      D (xx0232@1)
Oh my next thirty years 
    G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)I'm gonna watch my weight
G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)     
eat a few more salads
 Aand (x02220@1)not stay up so late
 G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)        Bmdrink (x24432@1)a little lemonade and not so many beers
 D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)           G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)        
(chuckle) maybe I'll remember my next thirty years 

Chorus 2 
   Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)              DMy (xx0232@1)next thirty years will be the best years of my life
 G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)                A/A#
raise a little family and hang out with my wife
Bm (x24432@1)           A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear
Em (022000@1)        D/F# (200232@1)     G (320003@1)      
make up for lost time here 
       A (x02220@1)         Din (xx0232@1)my next thirty years 

Tag 

in my next thirty years