Intro C F C F
C
His old man was a rebel yeller,
F
Bad boy to the bone, he'd say,
C
Can't trust a coloured feller
F C F
He'd judge em by the tone of their skin,
C
He was raised to think like his dad,
F
Narrow mind and full of hate,
C
On the road to nowhere fast,
F G
Till the grace of God got in his way,
Then he saw the light,
F C
and hit his knees and cried and said a prayer,
G F
Rose up a brand new man, left the old one right there,
(Chorus:)
C G F
Here's to the strong thanks to the brave,
Am F C
Don't give up hope, some people change,
G F
Against all odds, against the grain,
Am F C F
Love finds a way, some people change,
C
She was born with her mothers habit,
F
guess you could say it's in her blood,
C
She hates that she's gotta have it,
F
She fills her glass up,
C
She'd love to kill that bottle,
F
But all she could think about is a,
C
Better life a second chance,
F
And everyone she's lettin down,
She throws that bottle down,
(Chorus: Except)
F Em-F
some people change,
F Em-F
Thank God for those who make it,
F G
Let them be the light,
Instrumental C G F Am F C
(Chorus)
Instrumental C G F Am F C
Repeat chorus/instrumental till end on C
