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Steve Brooks - One Good Year
## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from  Cto  Am##
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO:   C    F    C    F    C    F    C  F  
N.C.                   C  F  
It's a New Year's Day
Just like the day beCfore
      ~              Am  F  
Same old sky of grey
Empty bottles on the Gfloor
Another year gone AmbyG  F  
And I'm thinking, once aCgain_G_
How can I Ctake this losing Ghand
And somehow FwinG__?F  
CHORUS 1:
Give me one good CyearF  
To get my feet back Con the ground
I've been Fchasing Ggrace
But Amgrace ain't so Feasily GfoundF  
CHORUS 2:
One bad hand can Cdevil a man
FChase him and carry him Cdown
I've Fgot to get out of Ghere
Give me one goCod yearF  C  F  
N.C.             C  F  
I'm burning oil
Engine's running Crough
        ~          Am  F  
Driving job to job
But it's never eGnough
Can't find the AmwillG  F  
To just up and get aCway_G_
Some kind of Cchain's dragging me Gdown
Making me FstayG__F  
CHORUS 1:
Oh, give me one good CyearF  
To get my feet back Con the ground
I've been Fchasing Ggrace
But Amgrace ain't so Feasily GfoundF  
CHORUS 2:
One bad hand can Cdevil a man
FChase him and carry him Cdown
I've Fgot to get out of Ghere
Give me one goCod year
BRIDGE:
It's a bitter FwindG  
In your face every Amday
It's the little Emsins
That wear your soul aCway
If you start giving Fin
Then Gwhere do the promises Amall go?
Will your Emdarkest hour
Write a blank check on your Gsoul___?
INSTRUMENTAL:   C    F      C~   Am    F      G    Am    F    C    G    C    G   F   G  F  
CHORUS 1:
Give me one good CyearF  
To get my feet back Con the ground
I've been Fchasing Ggrace
But Amgrace ain't so Feasily GfoundF  
CHORUS 2:
One bad hand can Cdevil a man
A Fgood one can turn him aCround
I've Fgot to get out of Ghere
Give me one goAmod yearF  
I've got to get out of Ghere
N.C.                   C     F     C  F  
Give me one good year
Give me one goCod year

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One Good Year

by Steve Brooks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Steve Brooks - One Good Year

C Am

## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

CAPO: 5th Fret

C F C F C F C F

INTRO:

C F

N.C.

It's a New Year's Day

Just like the day before

Am F

Same old sky of grey

Empty bottles on the floor

Am G F

Another year gone by

C G

And I'm thinking, once again__

C G

How can I take this losing hand

F G F

And somehow win__?

CHORUS 1:

C F

Give me one good year

To get my feet back on the ground

F G

I've been chasing grace

Am F G F

But grace ain't so easily found

CHORUS 2:

One bad hand can devil a man

F C

Chase him and carry him down

F G

I've got to get out of here

C F C F

Give me one good year

C F

N.C.

I'm burning oil

Engine's running rough

Am F

Driving job to job

But it's never enough

Am G F

Can't find the will

C G

To just up and get away__

C G

Some kind of chain's dragging me down

F G F

Making me stay__

CHORUS 1:

C F

Oh, give me one good year

To get my feet back on the ground

F G

I've been chasing grace

Am F G F

But grace ain't so easily found

CHORUS 2:

One bad hand can devil a man

F C

Chase him and carry him down

F G

I've got to get out of here

Give me one good year

BRIDGE:

F G

It's a bitter wind

In your face every day

It's the little sins

That wear your soul away

If you start giving in

G Am

Then where do the promises all go?

Will your darkest hour

Write a blank check on your soul___?

C F C Am F G Am F C G C G F G F

INSTRUMENTAL: ~

CHORUS 1:

C F

Give me one good year

To get my feet back on the ground

F G

I've been chasing grace

Am F G F

But grace ain't so easily found

CHORUS 2:

One bad hand can devil a man

F C

A good one can turn him around

F G

I've got to get out of here

Am F

Give me one good year

I've got to get out of here

C F C F

N.C.

Give me one good year

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