While I Can chords by Matthew West

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: C

Verse 1:
     F                C
If today was my last day
             G              Am
I'd call my mom out of the blue
 F                         C            G
Take the time to say the words I seldom do
               F               C
I'd leave my suitcase in the closet
               G                  Am
And tell the world it'll have to wait
           F             C
Then I'd take my little girl
                 G
On an ice cream date

Chorus:
           F       C
What am I waiting for?
           G                     Am
It ain't like I'm gonna live forever
               F          C
I don't wanna miss it anymore
            G
So from now on it's now or never
           F               C
I'm gonna hold on to what matters
             G                    F
And let the rest slip through my hands
         F
What I would do
            G
Is what I will do
         C
While I can



Verse 2:
                 F              C
I'd bring home baby's favorite flowers
           G               Am
Leave my work outside the door
           F                 C
And we'd laugh about how we both forgot
              G
What we were mad at each other for
        F              C
I'd let go of all my grudges
           G                Am
Make the choice to just forgive
               F               C
And spend the rest of my time free
                G
From all this hate and bitterness



Chorus:
           F       C
What am I waiting for?
           G                     Am
It ain't like I'm gonna live forever
               F          C
I don't wanna miss it anymore
            G
So from now on it's now or never
           F               C
I'm gonna hold on to what matters
             G                     F
And let the rest slip through my hands
         F
What I would do
           G
Is what I will do
         C
While I can




Verse 3:
      F               C
If today was my last day
             G            Am
And it was almost time to go
      F               C
I'd pick up that old bible
     G
And I'd put down my phone
                F                 C
I'd watch the steam rise from my coffee
         G              Am
And the sun rise in the sky
          F                 C
And I'd thank the Lord for one more chance
    G
To try and get it right



Chorus:
           F       C
What am I waiting for?
           G                     Am
It ain't like I'm gonna live forever
               F          C
I don't wanna miss it anymore
            G
So from now on it's now or never
           F               C
I'm gonna hold on to what matters
             G                    F
And let the rest slip through my hands
         F
What I would do
           G
Is what I will do
         Am
While I can

         F
What I would do
           G
Is what I will do
         C
While I can