If Something Should Happen


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