Before I die I w[G7]anna hit [C]the Mississi[F]ppi in a boat I've yet to[G7] buy[C]
Take it [F]out in the gulf where the [G7]water meets the [Am]sky
Where [Dm]nothin' on God's green earth looks [G7]dry
I wanna [C]see that [F]stadium in [G7]New York from a right field [C]seat
Maybe [F]catch a home run when the [G7]new all-star goes [Am]deep
And pre[Dm]tend that's Maris and Mantle pointing up at [G7]me
While I can still [F]breathe [Em]while this [Dm]old heart still [G7]has another [C]beat
It's [Am]time I put some [G7]livin' in these [F]dreams [Em][Dm]
[G7]Before I [C]die I'm gonna [F]learn all about how a [G7]man swallows [C]pride
Find the [F]strength to tell my [G7]daddy he was [Am]right
Tell [Dm]momma I'm sorry about that [G7]night
Fore I'm [C]called up I wanna [F]be the kind of man
That a [G7]woman wants to [C]love
Find the [F]side of me that's a [G7]different kind of [Am]tough
Who [Dm]ain't ashamed to meet the Man [G7]above
While I can still [F]breathe [Em]while this [Dm]old heart still [G7]has another [C]beat
It's [Am]time I put some [G7]livin' in these [F]dreams[Em][Dm]
And Lord I [F]know [Em]these are the [Dm]things I should've [G7]done a long time [C]ago
When I [Am]close my eyes I [G7]wanna feel at [F]ease[Em]
If I [Dm]left right now I couldn't rest in [G7]peace
While I can still [F]breathe [Em]while this [Dm]old heart still [G7]has another [C]beat
It's [Am]time I put some [G7]livin' in these [F]dreams[Em][Dm]
Before I [C]die I wanna [F]hit the Mississippi in a [G7]boat I've yet to [C]buy
Take it [F]out in the gulf where the [G7]water meets the [Am]sky
Where [Dm]nothin' on God's green earth looks [G7]dry
I wanna [C]see that [F]stadium in [G7]New York from a right field [C]seat
Maybe [F]catch a home run when the [G7]new all-star goes [Am]deep
And pre[Dm]tend that's Maris and Mantle pointing up at [G7]me
While I can still [F]breathe [Em]while this [Dm]old heart still [G7]has another [C]beat
It's [Am]time I put some [G7]livin' in these [F]dreams [Em][Dm]
[G7]Before I [C]die I'm gonna [F]learn all about how a [G7]man swallows [C]pride
Find the [F]strength to tell my [G7]daddy he was [Am]right
Tell [Dm]momma I'm sorry about that [G7]night
Fore I'm [C]called up I wanna [F]be the kind of man
That a [G7]woman wants to [C]love
Find the [F]side of me that's a [G7]different kind of [Am]tough
Who [Dm]ain't ashamed to meet the Man [G7]above
While I can still [F]breathe [Em]while this [Dm]old heart still [G7]has another [C]beat
It's [Am]time I put some [G7]livin' in these [F]dreams[Em][Dm]
And Lord I [F]know [Em]these are the [Dm]things I should've [G7]done a long time [C]ago
When I [Am]close my eyes I [G7]wanna feel at [F]ease[Em]
If I [Dm]left right now I couldn't rest in [G7]peace
While I can still [F]breathe [Em]while this [Dm]old heart still [G7]has another [C]beat
It's [Am]time I put some [G7]livin' in these [F]dreams[Em][Dm]
Before I [C]die I wanna [F]hit the Mississippi in a [G7]boat I've yet to [C]buy