Words and cords at bottom of page.
This was just for practice for a performance this weekend with my daughters, at a women's conference. I love this song. It is great!
My husband (the girls dad) died when they were young. We adjusted a few of these words so that it went with a story about him. It encourages us to appreciate our lives, and to have the right perspective, and hopefully, bring us to action in a positive way.
ADD ON 1/14/14 - I also added a video (immediately below) of my daughters and I (accompanied by Daryl) singing, "Skydiving" at a women's conference. I started to cry and Janelle picked up for me. Thanks Janelle! I still struggled to sing the rest of the way through, making my voice/harmony shaky and a bit off. That just happens sometimes when something is near to your heart
Skydiving, performed by The Singing Grandma w/daughters and Daryl, on 1/11/14
Skydiving practice, end only
Skydiving practice with daughters and Daryl
Skydiving, practice, one of the harmonies
Skydiving (Key of G)
Intro - C (variant) D C (variant) D (repeat and step up vocals)
Ooooooooooo oooooooooooo
Merilee
G C (variant)
He was in his early forties with a lot of life before him
Em D C (variant)
When a moment came that stopped him on a dime
Mom
G C (variant)
He spent most of the next days, starin’ at the x-rays
Em D C (variant)
talkin' 'bout the options , and talkin' 'bout sweet time"
Janelle
Em (oooo) Em7
When it finally sank in , that this might really be the real end
Em? (only 1 finger) C (C variant)
How it hit him – to hear that kind of news?
Chorus
G C(variant)
He went skydiving , he went Rocky Mountain climbing
Em D C
He went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Foo Man Chu
G B
And he loved deeper, and he spoke sweeter
Em D C
And he (ooooooo) gave forgiveness he’d been denying
C (variant)
And he said (UNISON)
D G
"Someday I hope you get the chance, to live like you were dying"
C(variant) Em D C(variant)
Rachelle/April
He was the husband, that she’d always wanted
He became a friend a friend would like to have
Janelle/Rachelle
And all of a sudden going fishin', wasn't such an imposition
And he went three times that year he lost his dad
Ooooooooo
Merilee (000000)
He finally read the Good Book, and he took a good, long, hard look
At what he’d do if he could do it all again
Chorus
G C(variant)
He went skydiving , he went Rocky Mountain climbing
Em D C
He went 2.7 seconds (Janelle alone) on a bull named Foo Man Chu
G B
And he loved deeper, and he spoke sweeter
Em D C
And he (ooooooo) gave forgiveness he’d been denying
C (variant)
And he said (UNISON)
D Em
"Someday I hope you get the chance, to live like you were dying"
Bridge
Janelle
Em7 Em? (1 finger only)
Like tomorrow (ooooooo) was a gift and He’s got eternity to think about
C
What would he do with it
What would he do with it (add in mom) (UNISON)
C (variant)
What would you do with it? (add in Merilee/Rachelle)
What would I do with it? (add April/Shauna)
Key change to A (Change words to “I”)
A D
Skydivin’ , I’d go Rocky mountain climbing
F#m D
I’d go 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Man chu
A C#
And I’d love deeper and I’d speak sweeter,
F#m E D
and I’d (oooooo) give forgiveness I’d been denying (watch an eagle as it was flying)
And He said (UNISON)
E A D
"Someday I hope you get the chance, to live like you were dying”
A D
“To live like you were dying”
A D A D A
“To live like you were dy…………………ing”
