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