Key: C ♫ Intro: C Am F G ♫ Verse 1: C You can tell your old man you'll do some largemouth fishing another time Am You just got too much on your plate to bait and cast a line F You can always put a rain check in his hand till you can't C
You can keep putting off forever with that girl who's heart you hold Am Swearing that you'll ask some day further down the road F You can always put a diamond on her hand till you can't ♫ Chorus: C If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance Am If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back F If you're gonna love somebody, hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can C Till you can't ♫ Verse 2: C There's a box of greasy parts sitting in the trunk of that '65 Am Still waiting on you and your granddad to bring it back to life F You can always get around to fixing up that Pontiac till you can't ♫ Chorus: C If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance Am If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back F If you're gonna love somebody, hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can C Till you can't ♫ Bridge: C So take that phone call from your momma and just talk away Am 'Cause you'll never know how bad you wanna till you can't someday F Don't wait on tomorrow 'cause tomorrow may not show G Say your sorries, your I-love-yous, 'cause man you never know ♫ Chorus: C If you got a chance, take it, take it while you got a chance Am If you got a dream, chase it, 'cause a dream won't chase you back F If you're gonna love somebody, hold 'em as long and as strong and as close as you can C Till you can't ♫ Outro: C Am F C