Intro - D - G - D - G
(verse 1)
D
His old man was a rebel yeller,
G
Bad boy to the bone, he'd say,
D
Can't trust a color'd feller
G D - G
He'd judge em by the tone of their skin,
(verse 2)
D
He was raised to think like his dad,
G
Narrow mind and full of hate,
D
On the road to nowhere fast,
G A
Till the grace of God got in the way,
Then he saw the light,
G D
and hit his knees and cried and said a prayer,
A G
Rose up a brand new man, left the old one right there,
(chorus)
D A G
Here's to the strong thanks to the brave,
Bm G D
don't give up hope, some people change,
A G
Against all odds, against the grain,
Bm G D - G
Love finds a way, some people change,
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(verse 3)
D
She was born with her mothers habit,
G
guess you could say it's in her blood,
D
She hates that she's gotta have it,
G
She feels her glass up,
D
She'd love to kill that bottle,
G
But All she could think about is a,
D
Better life a second chance,
G
And everyone she's lettin down, She throws that bottle down,
(chorus)
D A G
Here's to the strong thanks to the brave,
Bm G D
don't give up hope, some people change,
A G
Against all odds, against the grain,
Bm G F#m - G
Love finds a way, some people change,
(bridge)
G
Thank God for those who make it,
F#m - G A
Let them be the light,
(lead - D - A - G)
(chorus)
Bm G D
Some people change,
A G
Here's to the strong thanks to the brave,
Bm G D
don't give up hope, some people change,
A G
Against all odds, against the grain,
Bm G D A G
Love finds a way, some people cha---nge, yea
Bm G D - A - G
Some people change
Bm G D - A - G
Some people change
Bm G D - A - G
Some people change
Bm G D - A - G
Some people change
