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Before I Die

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G7Before I Cdie I wanna Fhit the Mississippi in a G7boat I've yet to Cbuy
Take it Fout in the gulf where the G7water meets the Amsky
Where Dmnothin' on God's green earth looks G7dry
I wanna Csee that Fstadium in G7New York from a right field Cseat
Maybe Fcatch a home run when the G7new all-star goes Amdeep
And preDmtend that's Maris and Mantle pointing up at G7me
While I can still Fbreathe Emwhile this Dmold heart still G7has another Cbeat
It's Amtime I put some G7livin' in these Fdreams Em  Dm  
G7Before I Cdie I'm gonna Flearn all about how a G7man swallows Cpride
Find the Fstrength to tell my G7daddy he was Amright
Tell Dmmomma I'm sorry about that G7night
Fore I'm Ccalled up I wanna Fbe the kind of man 
That a G7woman wants to Clove
Find the Fside of me that's a G7different kind of Amtough
Who Dmain't ashamed to meet the Man G7above
While I can still Fbreathe Emwhile this Dmold heart still G7has another Cbeat
It's Amtime I put some G7livin' in these FdreamsEm  Dm  
And Lord I Fknow Emthese are the Dmthings I should've G7done a long time Cago
When I Amclose my eyes I G7wanna feel at FeaseEm  
If I Dmleft right now I couldn't rest in G7peace
While I can still Fbreathe Emwhile this Dmold heart still G7has another Cbeat 
It's Amtime I put some G7livin' in these FdreamsEm  Dm  
Before I Cdie I wanna Fhit the Mississippi in a G7boat I've yet to Cbuy 

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Before I Die

by The Oak Ridge Boys

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G7 C F G7 C

Before I die I wanna hit the Mississippi in a boat I've yet to buy

F G7 Am

Take it out in the gulf where the water meets the sky

Dm G7

Where nothin' on God's green earth looks dry

C F G7 C

I wanna see that stadium in New York from a right field seat

F G7 Am

Maybe catch a home run when the new all-star goes deep

Dm G7

And pretend that's Maris and Mantle pointing up at me

F Em Dm G7 C

While I can still breathe while this old heart still has another beat

Am G7 F Em Dm

It's time I put some livin' in these dreams

G7 C F G7 C

Before I die I'm gonna learn all about how a man swallows pride

F G7 Am

Find the strength to tell my daddy he was right

Dm G7

Tell momma I'm sorry about that night

C F

Fore I'm called up I wanna be the kind of man

G7 C

That a woman wants to love

F G7 Am

Find the side of me that's a different kind of tough

Dm G7

Who ain't ashamed to meet the Man above

F Em Dm G7 C

While I can still breathe while this old heart still has another beat

Am G7 F Em Dm

It's time I put some livin' in these dreams

F Em Dm G7 C

And Lord I know these are the things I should've done a long time ago

Am G7 F Em

When I close my eyes I wanna feel at ease

Dm G7

If I left right now I couldn't rest in peace

F Em Dm G7 C

While I can still breathe while this old heart still has another beat

Am G7 F Em Dm

It's time I put some livin' in these dreams

C F G7 C

Before I die I wanna hit the Mississippi in a boat I've yet to buy

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