Tom: C
C (X8)
[Verse 1]
C
You can tell your old man you'll do some
C
Large-mouth fishin' another time
Am7
You just got too much on your plate
Am7
To bait and cast a line
F
You can always put a rain check in his hand
C C C
'Til you can't
[Verse 2]
C
You can keep puttin' off forever
C
With that girl who's heart you hold
Am7
Swearin' that you'll ask someday further down the road
F
You can always put a diamond on her hand
C C C
'Til you can't
[Chorus]
C
If you got a chance take it
F
Take it while you got a chance
Am7
If you got a dream chase it
Cause a dream won't chase you back
C F
If you're gonna love somebody
F
Hold 'em as long and as strong
F
And as close as you can
C C C C
'Til you can-an't
[Verse 3]
C
There's a box of greasy parts
C
Sittin' in the trunk of that old sixty-five
Am7
Still waitin' on you and your grandad
Am7
To bring it back to life
F
You can always get around to fixin' up that Pontiac
C C
'Til you can't
[Chorus]
C
If you got a chance take it
F
Take it while you got a chance
Am7
If you got a dream chase it
D
Cause a dream won't chase you back
C F
If you're gonna love somebody
F
Hold 'em as long and as strong
F
And as close as you can
C C C C
'Til you can-an't
[Bridge]
C
So, take that phone call from your mama
C
Just talk away
Am7
Cause you'll never know how bad you wanna
Am
'Til you can't some day
F
Don't wait on tomorrow cause tomorrow may not show
G
Say your sorry's, your I love you's
C G
Cause man you never know
[Chorus]
C
If you got a chance take it
F
Take it while you got a chance
Am7
If you got a dream chase it
Cause a dream won't chase you back
C F
If you're gonna love somebody
F
Hold 'em as long and as strong
F
And as close as you can
C
'Til you can-an't
[Chorus]
C
Yeah if you got a chance take it
F
Take it while you got a chance
Am7
If you got a dream chase it
Cause a dream won't chase you back
C F
If you're gonna love somebody
F
Hold 'em as long and as strong
F
And as close as you can
C C C C
'Til you can-an't
Am7 Am7
'Til you can't
[Outro]
C F | F | F | F | C
Yeah Take it
