Transcribed By Al Mendoza
Capo 2nd
Intro: D A/C# Bm7 A 2X
DA/C#BmAGD/F#Em
Under an old brass paper weight, is my list of things to do today.
A/C#Bm7AGA/C#Bm7AG
go to the bank and the hardware store, put a new lock on the cellar door.
D/F#GA
I cross them off as I get' em done, but when the sun is set.
Bm7AG
Theres still more than a few things left I haven't got to yet.
Chorus
DA/C#Bm7A
Go for a walk, say a little prayer, take a deep breath of mountain air.
GD/F#EmA
Put on my glove, play some catch, Its time that I make time for that.
DA/C#Bm7A
Wade the shore, cast a line, look up an old lost friend of mine.
GD/F#Em
Sit on the porch, and give my girl a kiss
AD
Start livin' Thats the next thing on my list.
2nd Verse
Wouldn't change the course of fate, if cuttin' the grass just had to wait.
Cause I've got more important things, like pushing my kid on a backyard
swing.
I won't break my back for a million bucks, I can't take to my grave.
So why put off til' tommorrow, what I could get done today.
Chorus
Instrumental:
Key Change
EB/C#C#m7B
Raise a little hell, laugh til' it hurts, put an extra five in the plate at
church.
AG#m7F#mB
Call up my folks, just to chat, It's time that I made time for that.
EB/C#C#m7B
Stay up late, and over sleep, show her what she means to me.
AG#m7F#m
Catch up on all the things I've always missed.
BBE
Just Start livin', thats the next thing on my list.
EBC#mBAG#m7FEm
Under an old brass paper weight, is my list of things to do today.