One Second Chance Jeff Bates
It says here you're from Houston
You're[D/F#] certified to drive a truck
It doesn't [Em]say what you been [D]doin' the last five [C]years
Then I [G]watched his eyes keep readin',
then I [D/F#]watched his eyes look up
And [Em]watched another job I [D]needed disap[C]pear
'[C]Cause when they get to the line
Have you been [G]convicted of a crime?
They say [C]Thanks for comin' [G/B]in,
an' they don't call you [Am]back [G/B]
I ain't [C]askin' for every [G/B]job under the [Am]sun
I just want [D]one second [G]chance
On [G]August 22nd, little [D/F#]Jacob's turnin' five,
But his [Em]Momma moved him [D]half a state [C]away
[G]I left another message
on her [D/F#]phone at home last night
And she [Em]finally had her [D]lawyer call [C]today
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She [C]knows I can't afford to [G]take this thing to court
And I'm [C]tryin' hard to [G/B]make her under[Am]stand [G/B]
I ain't [C]askin' for every [G/B]weekend of [Am]every month
I just want [D]one second [G]chance
I was [C]young and I was stupid
I [G]regret it every day.
I ain't [C]sayin' I didn't [G/B]do it
but I've [Am]paid for my mis[D]takes
It's a [C]lost and empty feelin'
when they [G]don't want [D/F#]you a[Em]round
Yeah, I [C]finally got my freedom
but [D]what good is it now?
[C] [G] [Am] [G/B] [C]
There's [G]some days when it feels like
[D/F#]it's been a hundred years
Some[Em]times it feels like [D]only yester[C]day
We were [G]paintin' Jacob's nursery
Countin' [D/F#]days till he was here
Next [Em]thing I knew, I'd [D]thrown it all [C]away
Now I [C]know I can't go back
to the [G]life I used to have
When I [C]still held the [G/B]whole world in my [Am]hands [G/B]
I had a [C]job, I had a [G/B]wife, I had a [Am]son
Now I just want [D]one
Second [G]chance
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