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