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[G]His old man was a rebel yeller,
B[D]ad boy to the bone, he'd say,
C[G]an't trust a color'd feller
H[D]e'd judge em by the tone of their sk[C]in, [G] [D]
H[G]e was raised to think like his dad,
N[D]arrow mind and full of hate,
O[G]n the road to nowhere fast,
D c
Till the grace of God got in the way,
T[G]hen he saw the light,
and[D] hit his knees and cried and [G]said a prayer,
R[D]ose up a brand new man, l[G]eft the old one right there,
(Chorus:)
H[D]ere's to the strong th[G]anks to the brave,
D[D]on't give up hope, [C]some people chang[G]e,
A[D]gainst all odds, [G]against the grain,
L[D]ove finds a way, [C]some people c[G]hange, [D]
[G]She was born with her mothers habit,
[D]guess you could say it's in her blood,
[G]She hates that she's gotta have it,
S[D]he feels her glass [C]up,
S[G]he'd love to kill that bottle,
B[D]ut All she could think about is a,
B[G]etter life a second chance,
A[D]nd everyone she's lettin down,
S[G]he throws that bottle do[C]wn,
(Chorus:)
T[G]hank God for those who ma[D]ke it,
Le[G]t them be the li[D]ght, [G]
(Chorus)
S[C]ome people chan[G]ge,
(Chorus)
So[C]me people c[G]hange [D]
So[C]me people c[G]hange [D]
So[C]me people c[G]hange [D]
So[C]me people c[G]hange
[G]His old man was a rebel yeller,
B[D]ad boy to the bone, he'd say,
C[G]an't trust a color'd feller
H[D]e'd judge em by the tone of their sk[C]in, [G] [D]
H[G]e was raised to think like his dad,
N[D]arrow mind and full of hate,
O[G]n the road to nowhere fast,
D c
Till the grace of God got in the way,
T[G]hen he saw the light,
and[D] hit his knees and cried and [G]said a prayer,
R[D]ose up a brand new man, l[G]eft the old one right there,
(Chorus:)
H[D]ere's to the strong th[G]anks to the brave,
D[D]on't give up hope, [C]some people chang[G]e,
A[D]gainst all odds, [G]against the grain,
L[D]ove finds a way, [C]some people c[G]hange, [D]
[G]She was born with her mothers habit,
[D]guess you could say it's in her blood,
[G]She hates that she's gotta have it,
S[D]he feels her glass [C]up,
S[G]he'd love to kill that bottle,
B[D]ut All she could think about is a,
B[G]etter life a second chance,
A[D]nd everyone she's lettin down,
S[G]he throws that bottle do[C]wn,
(Chorus:)
T[G]hank God for those who ma[D]ke it,
Le[G]t them be the li[D]ght, [G]
(Chorus)
S[C]ome people chan[G]ge,
(Chorus)
So[C]me people c[G]hange [D]
So[C]me people c[G]hange [D]
So[C]me people c[G]hange [D]
So[C]me people c[G]hange