One Second Chance Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

GIt says here you're from Houston

You'reD/F♯ certified to drive a truck

It doesn't Emsay what you been Ddoin' the last five Cyears

Then I Gwatched his eyes keep readin',

then I D/F♯watched his eyes look up

And Emwatched another job I Dneeded disapCpear

'CCause when they get to the line

Have you been Gconvicted of a crime?

They say CThanks for comin' G/Bin,

an' they don't call you Amback G/B

I ain't Caskin' for every G/Bjob under the Amsun

I just want Done second Gchance

On GAugust 22nd, little D/F♯Jacob's turnin' five,

But his EmMomma moved him Dhalf a state Caway

GI left another message

on her D/F♯phone at home last night

And she Emfinally had her Dlawyer call Ctoday

She Cknows I can't afford to Gtake this thing to court

And I'm Ctryin' hard to G/Bmake her underAmstand G/B

I ain't Caskin' for every G/Bweekend of Amevery month

I just want Done second Gchance

I was Cyoung and I was stupid

I Gregret it every day.

I ain't Csayin' I didn't G/Bdo it

but I've Ampaid for my misDtakes

It's a Clost and empty feelin'

when they Gdon't want D/F♯you aEmround

Yeah, I Cfinally got my freedom

but Dwhat good is it now?

C G Am G/B C

There's Gsome days when it feels like

D/F♯it's been a hundred years

SomeEmtimes it feels like Donly yesterCday

We were Gpaintin' Jacob's nursery

Countin' D/F♯days till he was here

Next Emthing I knew, I'd Dthrown it all Caway

Now I Cknow I can't go back

to the Glife I used to have

When I Cstill held the G/Bwhole world in my Amhands G/B

I had a Cjob, I had a G/Bwife, I had a Amson

Now I just want Done

Second Gchance