LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU MESSAGE TO THE DRUNK DRIVER Chords

_ _ Let this be a [C] lesson to you.
[G] Let this be a lesson to you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I have a [C] true story about [G] a young man.
_ [C] Lord have mercy.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ You know what it's [C] about, _ _ [G] drunk and [C] dry.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ There was a [C] young man, _ _ [G] come from a good family.
_ [C] His mother and father _ [G] taught him right from wrong.
_ [C] But he wouldn't listen.
_ [G] He started drinking.
_ [C] His mother _ warned [G] him not to [C] drink while driving.
_ [G] But one night, _ [C] while driving drunk, _ [G] he hit a little girl.
_ [C] She died instantly.
_ [G] Oh, I feel my heifer coming down.
[C] She told _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C]
him _ _ [G] _ not to drive drunk.
[C] _
_ _ [G] You know what happened _ [C] that took him to jail?
_ _ [G] _ _ His [C] parents come to visit him.
[G] _ _ _ [C] Oh, his mother was sad.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] She said, son.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] She said, son.
_ [G] _ _ She [C] said, son, I told you.
_ [G] _ _ She [C] said, son, I told you.
_ [G] _ Let it be [C] a lesson to you.
[G] Let it [C] be.
_ Wait, [G] wait, wait.
_ _ [C] _
Oh, I feel all right [G] now.
_ _ [C] After six months,
[G] _ _ _ [G] he [C] was released from jail.
_ _ [G] _ _ He [C] promised his mother _ [G] that he would never,
_ [C]
that he would never _ [G] drive drunk again.
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] But it was sad. _ _
[C] _ _ [G] The young man
_ [C] _
_ _ [G] didn't keep his promise.
[C] And one night, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] while driving drunk,
[G] he hit a lady.
_ _ [C] _
_ They [G] took him back to jail.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] Lord have mercy.
But [C] this time, _ [G] on his day,
_ [C] he come to sleep.
_ [G] And he asked his daddy,
[C] where is mama?
_ _ [G] _ _ His [C] father looked at him,
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] tears streaming down.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] He said, son, _ [G] you don't know.
_ [C] The lady you hit [G] was your mother.
_ [C] His father walked away
[G] with his head
dropped [C] inside.
_ [G] And the young man
_ [C] just stood there.
_ [G] And I can imagine
_ [C] the young man hearing his mother's voice.
[G] I _ can [C]
imagine
_ [Em] hearing the [G] lady,
hearing [C] the young man,
_ _ [G] hearing his mother's voice.
[C] You know what?
_ _ [G] _ _ Oh, [C] listen.
_ _ [G] _ _ Let it be.
[C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ Young man,
[C] _
young [G] girls,
_ let it be.
[C] _
Let this story I'm telling you,
let it [C] be. _
Ah, [G] _ would you please
let it be a lesson to you.
Ah, let it be.
[C] _ _
_ [G] Please, please, please, [C] please,
please, [G] please, please, [C] please. _