Tone: [C]
Capo: 1
Intro
[C]
Verse 1
[C]You can tell your old man you'll do some
[C]Large-mouth fishin' another time
You just [Am7]got too much on your plate
[Am7]To bait and cast a line
You can [F]always put a rain check in his hand
'Til you can't[C]can't [C] [C]
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
You can [F]always put a diamond on her hand
'Til you can't[C]can't [C] [C]
Chorus
[C]If you got a chance take it
Take it while you got a [F]chance
If you got a [Am7]dream chase it
Cause a dream won't chase you back
If [C]you're gonna [F]love somebody
[F]Hold 'em as long and as strong
[F]And as close as you can
'Til you can-[C]can-an't [C] [C] [C]
Verse 3
[C]There's a box of greasy parts
[C]Sittin' in the trunk of that old sixty-five
Still [Am7]waitin' on you and your grandad
[Am7]To bring it back to life
You can [F]always get around to fixin' up that Pontiac
'Til you can't[C]can't [C]
Chorus
[C]If you got a chance take it
Take it while you got a [F]chance
If you got a [Am7]dream chase it
Cause a dream won't chase you [D]back
If [C]you're gonna [F]love somebody
[F]Hold 'em as long and as strong
[F]And as close as you can
'Til you can-[C]can-an't [C] [C] [C]
Bridge
[C]So, take that phone call from your mama
[C]Just talk away
Cause you'll never [Am7]know how bad you wanna
[Am]'Til you can't some day
Don't [F]wait on tomorrow cause tomorrow may not show
Say your [G]sorry's, your I love you's
Cause [C]man you never [G]know
Chorus
If you got a [C]chance take it
Take it while you got a [F]chance
If you got a [Am7]dream chase it
Cause a dream won't chase you back
If [C]you're gonna [F]love somebody
[F]Hold 'em as long and as strong
[F]And as close as you can
'Til you can-[C]can-an't
Chorus
[C]Yeah if you got a chance take it
Take it while you got a [F]chance
If you got a [Am7]dream chase it
Cause a dream won't chase you back
If [C]you're gonna [F]love somebody
[F]Hold 'em as long and as strong
[F]And as close as you can
'Til you can-[C]can-an't [C] [C] [C]
'Til you [Am7]can't [Am7]
Outro
[C] [F]Yeah [F] [F] [F] [C] Take it