Intro: ( B5 )   ( G5 )   ( B5 )   ( G5 )

( D5 ) Buddy, you and me go ( F#5 ) way back 
Camp Le( G5 )juene, all through ( G/f# ) high school and be( E5 )fore that
( A5 ) So I don't mind tellin' you I'm ( D5 ) scared to death
( A5 ) The doctor's goin' in on the ( D5 ) twenty-fifth
It's the ( A5 ) same thing my ( B5 ) daddy had
Thank G?d they ( G5 ) caught it fast ( A5 )  ( A5 )
 
  But if something should ( G5 *) happ( G5 )en
  Stop ( G5 *) in sometime and ( G5 ) say hello to ( D5 ) Cather( D5 )ine
  You and ( D5 ) Mary Ann could al( D5 )ways keep her ( E5 ) laughin'
  ( G5 ) She's gonna need alot of ( A5 ) that
  Take her out to A5 ( G5 *) movi( G5 ) E5
  It's gonna ( G5 *) take some time be( G5 )fore she's back on ( D5 ) her ( D5 ) feet
  I know you ( D5 ) think that I'll be ( D5 ) fine and I'm talkin' cr( E5 )azy
  ( G5 ) But there's always that ( A5 ) chance ( A5 ) ( A5 )
  That's why I'm ( E5 ) askin'
  ( A5 ) If something should ( B5 ) happen  ( G5 )   

( D5 ) Little Nathan's growin' ( F#5 ) up so fast
This ( G5 ) November he'll turn ( G/f# ) ten, he wants to play ( E5 ) quarterback
( A5 ) I'm supposed to coach his ( D5 ) team this fall
( A5 ) But, I may not get to ( D5 ) after all
He's gonna ( A5 ) need someone to ( B5 ) catch a pass
And to ( G5 ) throw it back ( A5 ) 

  If something should ( G5 *) happ( G5 )en
  ( G5 *) Promise me you'll ( G5 ) take that boy out ( D5 ) camp( D5 )in'
  And throw a ( D5 ) line out in the ( D5 ) water every ( E5 ) now and then
  ( G5 ) Answer any questions that he ( A5 ) has
  Maybe once he gets ( G5 *) old( G5 )er
  You could ( G5 *) sit and have that ( G5 ) first cold beer to( D5 )geth(D9)er
  And tell ( D5 ) him a couple ( D5 ) stories on his ( E5 ) father
  ( G5 ) He's always known you're my best fr( A5 )iend ( A5 )
  That's why I'm ( E5 ) askin'
  ( A5 ) If something should ( G5 ) happen

( A5 ) I hope I live until I'm ( D5 ) 80
( A5 ) And I get to see my son get ( D5 ) married
And have ( D5 ) babies
And make a ( E5 ) million more ( G/f# ) memories with my ( G5 ) wife
Buddy, I ( A5 ) pray you're right
But, if it's ( E5 ) my time to ( G/f# ) leave, will you watch ( G5 ) over them for ( A5 ) me

( B5 )  ( G5 ) 

If something should ( B5 ) happen ( G5 )
If something should ( D5 ) happen ( G5 )
If something should ( D5 ) happen ( G5 )

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