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