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One Second Chance

🎤 Jeff Bates 🎵 Key: C
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Intro G (Once again, one chord) G It says here your from Houston D/F# Certified to drive a truck Em D It didn't say what you've been doing C The last five years G Then I watched his eyes keep readin D/F# Then I watched his eyes look up Em D C And I watched another job I needed disappear C Cause when they get to the line G Have you've been convicted of a crime C G/B They say Thanks for coming in Am G/B and they don't call you back C G/B Well, I aint asking for every job Am Under the sun D G I just want one, second chance G D/F# On August 22nd, little Jacobs turning 5 Em D C But his momma moved him half a state away G I left another message D/F# On the phone at home last night and Em D C She finally had her lawyer call today C G She knows I can't afford to take this thing to court C G/B Am G/B And I'm trying hard to make her understand C G/B Well, I aint askin for every weekend Am Of every month D G I just want one, second chance C I was young and I was stupid G I regret it everyday C G/B I aint saying I didn't do it Am D But I paid for my mistakes C It's a lost and empty feeling G D/F# Em When they dont want you around C Yea, I finally got the freedom D But what good is it now? CGAGCB G D/F# There are somedays when it feels like it's been 100 yrs Em D C Sometimes it seems like only yesterday G We were painting Jacobs nursery D/F# Counting days till he was here Em D C Next thing I knew I'd thrown it all away C Now I know I cant go back G To the life I used to have C G/B Am G/B When I still held the whole world in my hands C I had a job G/B I had a wife Am I had a son D Now I just want one G Second chance
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