Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

He said I was in my early forties with a lot of life before me

and a moment came that stopped me on a dime

I spent most of the next days looking at the x-rays

talking 'bout the options and talkin' 'bout sweet time

I asked him when it sank in if this might really be the real end

How's it hit 'cha when you get that kind of news, man what'cha do

I went sky diving

I went rocky mountain climbing

I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu

And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter and I gave forgiveness id been denying

and he said some day I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying

He said I was finally the husband that most the time I wasn't

And I became a friend a friend would like to have

And all of a sudden going fishin' wasn't such an imposition

And I went three times that year I lost my dad

Well I finally read the Good Book and I took a good long hard look

at what id do if I could do it all again and then...

I went sky diving

I went rocky mountain climbing

I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu

And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter and I gave forgiveness id been denying

and he said some day I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying

Like tomorrow was a gift and you got eternity to think about what you'd do with it

What could you do with it

What could I do with it

What would I do with it

(key change up whole step)

Chorus

To live like you were dying x 4