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 G?d they ( G ) caught it fast ( A4 )  ( A )
 
  But if something should ( G *) happ( G )en
  Stop ( G *) in sometime and ( G ) say hello to ( D ) Cather( D9 )ine
  You and ( D ) Mary Ann could al( D9 )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 ( D9 ) feet
  I know you ( D ) think that I'll be ( D9 ) fine and I'm talkin' cr( Em7 )azy
  ( G ) But there's always that ( A ) chance ( A4 ) ( 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 ( A4 ) 

  If something should ( G *) happ( G )en
  ( G *) Promise me you'll ( G ) take that boy out ( D ) camp( D9 )in'
  And throw a ( D ) line out in the ( D9 ) 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(D9)er
  And tell ( D ) him a couple ( D9 ) stories on his ( Em7 ) father
  ( G ) He's always known you're my best fr( A4 )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 )

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