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 k*ll 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,