Capo 2
Bm G Bm G
D F#m
Buddy, you and me go way back
G G/F# Em7
Camp Le juene, all through high school and be fore that
A D
So I don't mind tellin' you I'm scared to death
A D
The doctor's goin' in on the twenty-fifth
A/C# Bm
It's the same thing my daddy had
G Asus4 A
Thank God they caught it fast
G
But if something should G* happ en
G D Dsus2
Stop G* in sometime and say hello to Cather ine
D Dsus2 Em7
You and Mary Ann could al ways keep her laughin'
G A
She's gonna need alot of that
G
Take her out to a G* movi e
G D Dsus2
It's gonna G* take some time be fore she's back on her feet
D Dsus2 Em7
I know you think that I'll be fine and I'm talkin' cr azy
G A Asus4 A
But there's always that chance
Em7
That's why I'm askin'
A Bm G
If something should happen
D F#m
Little Nathan's growin' up so fast
G G/F# Em7
This November he'll turn ten, he wants to play quarterback
A D
I'm supposed to coach his team this fall
A D
But, I may not get to after all
A/C# Bm
He's gonna need someone to catch a pass
G Asus4
And to throw it back
G
If something should G* happ en
G D Dsus2
G* Promise me you'll take that boy out camp in'
D Dsus2 Em7
And throw a line out in the water every now and then
G A
Answer any questions that he has
G
Maybe once he gets G* old er
G D Dsus2
You could G* sit and have that first cold beer to geth er
D Dsus2 Em7
And tell him a couple stories on his father
G Asus4 A
He's always known you're my best fr iend
Em7
That's why I'm askin'
A G
If something should happen
A D
I hope I live until I'm 80
A D
And I get to see my son get married
D/C#
And have babies
Em7 G/F# G
And make a million more memories with my wife
A
Buddy, I pray you're right
Em7 G/F# G A
But, if it's my time to leave, will you watch over them for me
Bm G
Bm G
If something should happen
D G
If something should happen
D G
If something should happen