Chords for One Second Chance

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It says here you're from Houston.
You're [D] certified to drive a truck
[E] It doesn't say what you've been doing the last [C] five years
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Then I watched his eyes keep reading
[D] Then I watched his eyes look up and [G] watched another job.
I needed
_ [C] Disappear _
Cuz when they get to the line if you've [G] been convicted of a crime
They [C] say thanks for coming [G] in and they don't [Am] call you back.
[G] I
[C] Ain't asking [G] for every job under [Am] the Sun.
_ I just [D] want one
second [G] chance _ _
_ _ _ _ August 22nd
[D] Little Jacob's turning five
[Em] But his mama [D] moved him half a state [C] away.
I
_ left another message
[D] On her phone at home last night, [Em] and she finally [D] had her lawyer [C] call today
_ She knows I can't afford
To take this thing to court and I'm trying hard [G] to make her [Am] understand
_ [G] I [C] ain't asking [G] for every weekend [Am] of every month.
I just [D] want one _
[G] Second game
_ [C] I
Was young and I was stupid.
[G] I regret it every day
[C] Ain't saying I [G] didn't do it, [Am] but I paid for [D] my mistakes
[C] It's a lost and empty feeling [G] when they don't want [Em] you around
_ _ [C] Yeah, I finally got my freedom [D] but what good is it now
I
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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
There's some days when it feels like [D] it's been a hundred years
[Em] Sometimes it [D] seems like only [C] yesterday _ _
[G] We were painting [D] Jacob's nursery
Counting days till he was here
[Em] Next thing I [D] knew I'd thrown it [C] all away _
Now I know I can't go back
[G] To the life I used to have
[C] when I still [G] held the whole [Am] world in my hands I
[C] Had a job.
[G] I had a wife.
[Am] I had a son
Now I [D] just want _ _ _ _ _ _
Second chance
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