C (X8)

[Verse 1]
C
You can tell your old man you'll do some
C
Large-mouth fishin' another time
         Am7
You just got too much on your plate
Am7
To bait and cast a line
        F
You can always put a rain check in his hand
              C  C  C
'Til you can't

[Verse 2]
C
You can keep puttin' off forever
C
With that girl who's heart you hold
Am7
Swearin' that you'll ask someday further down the road
        F
You can always put a diamond on her hand
              C  C  C
'Til you can't

[Chorus]
C
If you got a chance take it
                        F
Take it while you got a chance
             Am7
If you got a dream chase it
                              
Cause a dream won't chase you back
   C            F
If you're gonna love somebody
F
Hold 'em as long and as strong
F
And as close as you can
             C    C  C  C
'Til you can-an't

[Verse 3]
C
There's a box of greasy parts
C
Sittin' in the trunk of that old sixty-five
      Am7
Still waitin' on you and your grandad

Am7
To bring it back to life
        F
You can always get around to fixin' up that Pontiac
              C  C
'Til you can't

[Chorus]
C
If you got a chance take it
                        F
Take it while you got a chance
             Am7
If you got a dream chase it
                              D
Cause a dream won't chase you back
   C            F
If you're gonna love somebody
F
Hold 'em as long and as strong
F
And as close as you can
             C    C  C  C
'Til you can-an't

[Bridge]
C
So, take that phone call from your mama
C
Just talk away
                   Am7
Cause you'll never know how bad you wanna
Am
'Til you can't some day
      F
Don't wait on tomorrow cause tomorrow may not show
         G
Say your sorry's, your I love you's
      C             G
Cause man you never know

[Chorus]
             C
If you got a chance take it
                        F
Take it while you got a chance
             Am7
If you got a dream chase it
                              
Cause a dream won't chase you back
   C            F
If you're gonna love somebody
F
Hold 'em as long and as strong
F
And as close as you can
             C
'Til you can-an't

[Chorus]
C
Yeah if you got a chance take it
                        F
Take it while you got a chance
             Am7
If you got a dream chase it
                              
Cause a dream won't chase you back
   C            F
If you're gonna love somebody
F
Hold 'em as long and as strong
F
And as close as you can
             C    C  C  C
'Til you can-an't
         Am7   Am7  
'Til you can't

[Outro]
C  F   | F | F | F | C
   Yeah              Take it