Chords for Phil Vassar - Don't Miss Your Life

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[G] On a plane to the West Coast _
[D] laptop on my tray _
[C] _ paper spread across [G] my seat [D] a big deadline to make _ _
[G] An older man sitting next to me [D] said sorry to intrude _ _
[C] _ 30 years ago my busy [D] friend.
_ I was you _ I
[Em] _ Made a [Bm] ton of money _ [C] and I climbed up [G] the [D] ladder _ _
[Em] Yeah, I [Bm] was Superman _ _
[C] now, what does [D] it matter _ I
_ [G] Missed the first steps my daughter took [Am] the time my son played captain hook in [C] Peter Pan
I was in New York [D] said sorry son that has to [G] work.
I
Missed the father-daughter dance [Am] the first home run no second chance [C] to be there
When he crossed the plate [D] the moments gone now, it's [Em] too late
[C] _ Fame and [G] fortune come with a heavy [Am] price _
[G] Son, don't miss your _ life
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_ _ _ _ _ Funny you should say that I [D] was sitting at the gate
_ [C] My daughter called she made straight A's and [D] they're off to celebrate
_ _ _ [G] _ scrolling through the pictures of [D] my little family
_ _ [C] My daughter with their mom and [G] friends not a [D] single one with me
_ _ _ [Em] _ They know [Bm] I love them.
I [C] know they know [G] I [D] care
_ [Em] _ The truth [Bm] is half the time.
[C] I'm not even [D] there.
_ I
_ [G] missed our fourth and fifth
_ Anniversary, [Am] our girl was early by we [C] her sister had to hold her hand
[D] I was in LA she said I understand [G] I missed her first day of school
[Am] Man, what kind of crazy fool?
[C] Such precious moments past [D] we all know time goes way too fast
[C] _ Hold on [G] tight cuz it don't happen [Am] twice
_ _ [D] _ Don't [G] miss your _ _ life _ _ _
[F] When I get off [C] this plane, I'll buy [D] a _ turnaround ticket _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] Saturday's her 8th birthday, [D] and I'm not gonna miss _ it
_ _ _ _ No, B [G] balloons _ and birthday cake [Am] and I'll clean up the mess
They [G] make [C] my mom and dad are driving in
I [D] haven't seen them and God knows when [G] my wife will probably say to me
[Am] I thought you were supposed to [G] be [C] in Portland for a few more days
[D] I'll take her in my arms and say [C] I heard some [G] words that hit me hard [Am] last night _ a
[D] _ man said
_ _ Don't miss your [Eb] _
life
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