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