Matthew West – While I Can (Guitar)

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I noticed he pulls off and hammers on the second fret of the D string for the C chord [Verse 1]
    C
If today was my last day

             C              Am7
I'd call my mom out of the blue

                              Am            G
Take the time the words the words I seldom do

               C
I'd leave my suitcase in the closet

               C                   Am7
And tell the world it'll have to wait

                         Am
Then I'd take my little girl

                 G
On an ice cream date
[Chorus]
           C
What am I waiting for?

           C
It ain't like I'm gonna live forever

          Am7           Am
I don't wanna miss it anymore

            G
So from now on it's now or never

      C                     Am7
I'm gonna hold on to what matters

             Am         G          C
And let the rest slip through my hands

         C
What I would do

           Am7
Is what I will do
While I can C Am7 Am x2 [Verse 2]
                 C
I'd bring home baby's favorite flowers

           C               Am7
Leave my work outside the door

                            Am
And we'd laugh about how we both forgot

              G
What we were mad at each other for

         C
I'd let go of all my grudges

           C                Am7
Make the choice to just forgive

                               Am
And spend the rest of my time free

                G
From all this hate and bitterness
[Chorus]
           C
What am I waiting for?

           C
It ain't like I'm gonna live forever

          Am7           Am
I don't wanna miss it anymore

            G
So from now on it's now or never

      C                     Am7
I'm gonna hold on to what matters

             Am         G          C
And let the rest slip through my hands

         C
What I would do

           Am7
Is what I will do
While I can C Am7 Am x2 Am Am7 C G [Verse 3]
      C
If today was my last day

             C            Am7
And it was almost time to go

                  Am
I'd pick up that old bible

     G
And I'd put down my phone

                C
I'd watch the steam rise from my coffee

             C           Am7
And the sun rise in the sky

                            Am
And I'd thank the Lord for one more chance

    G
To try and get it right
[Chorus]
           C
What am I waiting for?

           C
It ain't like I'm gonna live forever

          Am7           Am
I don't wanna miss it anymore

            G
So from now on it's now or never

      C                    Am7
I'm gonna hold on to what matters

             Am         G          C
And let the rest slip through my hands

         C
What I would do

           Am7
Is what I will do

         Am
While I can

         C
What I would do

           Am7
Is what I will do

         C
While I can