Tracy Byrd – Before I Die (Guitar)

[Intro Lick]
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Before I die

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I wanna hit the Mississippi in a boat I've yet to buy

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and take it out in the Gulf

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Where the water meets the sky

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To where nothing on God's green earth looks dry

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And I wanna see

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that stadium in New York from a right field seat

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Maybe catch a homerun when a new all-star goes deep

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And pretend that's Maris and Mantle pointing up at me

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While I can still breathe

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While this old heart still has another beat

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It's time I put some livin' to these dreams

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Before I die,

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I'm gonna learn all about how man swallows pride

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And find the strength to tell my daddy he was right

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And tell mama I'm sorry about that night

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Before I'm called up

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I wanna be the kinda man that a woman wants to love

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And find a side of me that's a different kind of tough

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Who ain't ashamed to need the man above

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While I can still breathe

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While this old heart still has another beat

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It's time I put some livin' to these dreams

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And Lord I know

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These are things I should have done a long time ago

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And when I close my eyes I wanna feel at ease

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And if I left right now I couldn't rest in peace

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While I can still breathe

Em                 A                    D
While this old heart still has another beat

      Bm                  A             G       Em     A
It's time I put some livin' to these dreams

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Before I die

   G                              A                D
I wanna hit the Mississippi in a boat I've yet to buy

G
and take it out in the Gulf

           A              Bm
Where the water meets the sky

Em                                           A
To where nothing on God's green earth looks dry