Biography:
His music is tough. Direct. Straight to the heart. Real and honest. And sung for all the right reasons. He's won the Juno Award as Country Male Vocalist of the Year - three times. He's won seven major Canadian Country Music Association awards, songwriting honours from SOCAN, and a BMI Award in 1993 for "Backroads" as the "Most Performed Song in America." He's had a double platinum album, another platinum one, and another which went gold. There was a raft of hit singles - no less than 10 of which went to #1 on the charts.
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[Intro]
G EM G EM x2
[Verse 1]
G
I had a friend
C G
He didn't make it home last night
C G
He went out on the town
C G C
He had himself a time
D C G
When it was time for leaving, he was much too tight
D C G
He climbed behind the wheel and it cost him his life
Em D G
He thought he knew better, and the odds he could beat
C D
He said, "I'll make it alright, don't you worry for me"
[Chorus]
G
It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, I got an angel watching over me It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, It's always someone else, you see, It can't
D C
Can't happen to me, It can't happen to me
[Verse 2]
G
Well, I knew a young man
C G
He had it all going his way
C G
But he carried with him
C G C
A deep seeded pain
D C G
He stepped over the line to find some escape
D C G
They found him one night, Lying face down in the rain
Em D G
He thought he was stronger and the odds he could beat
C D
He said, "I'll be alright, don't you worry for me"
[Chorus]
G
It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, I got an angel watching over me It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, It's always someone else, you see, It can't
D C
Can't happen to me, It can't happen to me
[Bridge]
D C G
I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard it said
D C G
"They'll never get to me, cause I'm quicker than the rest"
D C Em
The night is closing in and the hounds are at my heels
C D D D D D D D D D
But, I'm always one step ahead
[Chorus]
G
It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, I got an angel watching over me It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, It's always someone else, you see, It can't
D C
Can't happen to me, It can't happen to me
G
No, No, No It Can't
D C
It can't happen to me
G
I've got an angel watching over me
G EM G EM x2
[Verse 1]
G
I had a friend
C G
He didn't make it home last night
C G
He went out on the town
C G C
He had himself a time
D C G
When it was time for leaving, he was much too tight
D C G
He climbed behind the wheel and it cost him his life
Em D G
He thought he knew better, and the odds he could beat
C D
He said, "I'll make it alright, don't you worry for me"
[Chorus]
G
It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, I got an angel watching over me It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, It's always someone else, you see, It can't
D C
Can't happen to me, It can't happen to me
[Verse 2]
G
Well, I knew a young man
C G
He had it all going his way
C G
But he carried with him
C G C
A deep seeded pain
D C G
He stepped over the line to find some escape
D C G
They found him one night, Lying face down in the rain
Em D G
He thought he was stronger and the odds he could beat
C D
He said, "I'll be alright, don't you worry for me"
[Chorus]
G
It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, I got an angel watching over me It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, It's always someone else, you see, It can't
D C
Can't happen to me, It can't happen to me
[Bridge]
D C G
I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard it said
D C G
"They'll never get to me, cause I'm quicker than the rest"
D C Em
The night is closing in and the hounds are at my heels
C D D D D D D D D D
But, I'm always one step ahead
[Chorus]
G
It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, I got an angel watching over me It can't
D C G
It can't happen to me, It's always someone else, you see, It can't
D C
Can't happen to me, It can't happen to me
G
No, No, No It Can't
D C
It can't happen to me
G
I've got an angel watching over me
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