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Chance Of A Lifetime
Written by Kix Brooks & Bob DiPiero
Recorded by Brooks & Dunn
(No Capo)
[Intro] x4
D G
I came Dstaggerin' in, in the middle of the night
I got my Galibi sewed up nice and tight
Cracked the Dbedroom door, I tried to keep it from squeakin'
'Cause I Gknow there's a wildcat in there sleepin'
But the Dlight was on and the Gbed was made
There's a Ddear john written on the Gpillow case
[Chorus]
She said, I've Dgone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
Time to Gget out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
She said, I Dfound somebody that likes the things that you used Ato
Yeah, and he's Dgot a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
And Gbaby, he's a looker Etoo
She said, it was a Dchance of a lifetime Awhat was I supposed to do
[Solo]
D G D G
Oh yeah, I Dwoke up this mornin' in a terrible mess
I had the Gtelephone ringin' and her cat on my chest
I'm Dwipin' the sleep out of my bloodshot eyes
Oh, it's Ggotta be her callin' to apologize
She Dmust be feelin' bad 'cause she Gdone me wrong
Then I, DI pushed the button on a GCode-A-Phone
[Chorus]
She said, I've Dgone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
Time to Gget out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
She said, I Dfound somebody that likes the things that you used Ato
Yeah, and he's Dgot a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
And Gbaby, he's a looker Etoo
She said, it was a Dchance of a lifetime Awhat was I supposed to do D  D  
[Solo]
E E A A E E G A
[Bridge]
Oh, and DI got the stereo and she got the music
Yeah, and GI got this washer but I G#dimdon't know how to use it
[Chorus]
She said, I've Dgone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama
Time to Gget out of town, I'm just slowin' you down
She said, I Dfound somebody that likes the things that you used Ato
Yeah, and he's Dgot a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny
And Gbaby, he's a looker Etoo
She said, it was a Dchance of a lifetime Awhat was I supposed to do
[Outro]
Oh yeah, it was a Dchance of a lifetime Awhat was I supposed to DdoG  
AMaybe, you can come get this cat D  

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Chance Of A Lifetime

by Brooks & Dunn

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G#dim

Chance Of A Lifetime

Written by Kix Brooks & Bob DiPiero

Recorded by Brooks & Dunn

(No Capo)

[Intro] x4

D G

I came staggerin' in, in the middle of the night

I got my alibi sewed up nice and tight

Cracked the bedroom door, I tried to keep it from squeakin'

'Cause I know there's a wildcat in there sleepin'

D G

But the light was on and the bed was made

D G

There's a dear john written on the pillow case

[Chorus]

She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama

Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down

D A

She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to

Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny

G E

And baby, he's a looker too

D A

She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do

[Solo]

D G D G

Oh yeah, I woke up this mornin' in a terrible mess

I had the telephone ringin' and her cat on my chest

I'm wipin' the sleep out of my bloodshot eyes

Oh, it's gotta be her callin' to apologize

D G

She must be feelin' bad 'cause she done me wrong

D G

Then I, I pushed the button on a Code-A-Phone

[Chorus]

She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama

Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down

D A

She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to

Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny

G E

And baby, he's a looker too

D A D D

She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do

[Solo]

E E A A E E G A

[Bridge]

Oh, and I got the stereo and she got the music

G G#dim

Yeah, and I got this washer but I don't know how to use it

[Chorus]

She said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the drama

Time to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you down

D A

She said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used to

Yeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunny

G E

And baby, he's a looker too

D A

She said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do

[Outro]

D A D G

Oh yeah, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to do

A D

Maybe, you can come get this cat

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