The Nerve

	  		Capo II Fret 
 
Intro 
 
I'm (D) glad I had the nerve to talk to you that day 
(G) I could just as (D) easily have (A) let you get a(F#m7)way 
(D) In that crowded (G/D) air(D)port (Bm) far from (A) my home (G) town 
If I had lost my (D) courage then you (Bm) wouldn't (A) be a(G)round 
I'm (A) glad I had the (Dadd9) nerve 
 
And I'm (D) glad he had the nerve to get down on his knees 
And (G) say I bought this (D) ring for you (A) won't you wear it (F#m7) please 
My (D) daddy sure touched (G/D) some(D)thing in my (Bm) momma's (A) heart some(G)how 
If he hadn't (D) I sure wouldn't (Bm) be here (A) with you (G) now 
I'm (A) glad he had the (D) nerve (G) 
 
Or I (D) never would have (G) lived like this 
Or (D/F#) learned like this 
Or (Em7) laughed like this 
Or (A) loved like this 
 
I'm (D) glad he had the nerve to sail across the sea 
My (G) great-grandaddy's (D) great-grandpa in (A) eighteen thirty (F#m7) three 
He (D) met an Indian (G/D) mai(D)den in the (Bm) Smoky (A) Mountain (G) mist 
If they hadn't (D) crossed that line (Bm) I would (A) not ex(G)ist 
I'm (A) glad they had the (Dadd9) nerve 
 
And I'm (D) glad He had the nerve while staring into space 
To (G) give this uni(D)verse a (A) time and a (F#m7) place 
(D) With one tiny (G/D) at(D)om or an (Bm) Adam (A) and an (G) Eve 
However you look (D) at it what(Bm)ever (A) you be(G)lieve 
I'm (A) glad He had the (D) nerve (G) 
 
Or we (D) never would have (G) lived like this 
Or (D/F#) learned like this 
Or (Em7) laughed like this 
Or (A) loved like this 
Thank God He had the (Dadd9) nerve 
And I'm glad I had the nerve to talk to you (G) that (D) day