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Second Hand Heart
Written by Cary Barlowe, Josh Kear & Shane Stevens
Recorded by Danny Gokey
Capo on 2 
[Intro]
| Bm   A|  D| Bm   A| D  
[Verse]
I'm a Bmlittle used Aup, Da little Bmtattered at the AseamsD  
But there's Bmstill enough of Ame to be the Gman you need
I'm not Bmfaultless, AI guess, Dgot some Bmscratches, got some AdentsD  
Yeah, I Bmknow I got some Ascars on my Ginnocence
[Chorus]
I got a Bmsecondhand Gheart, DyeAah, it's a liBmttle banged upG  D  A  
But it's still Bmbeating strong e- Gnough to give a Emlot of good loveG  
So if Bmyou don't mind GthDat Ait's not branBmd newG  D  A  
I'll take this Gsecondhand Emheart and Agive it to Dyou
[Instrumental]
| Bm   A|  D| Bm   A| D  
[Verse]
What a Bmstupid thing to Ado Dby Bmthrowing you AawayD  
If he Bmdon't regret it Ayet, you know he Gwill someday
Oh thank BmGod, he was Ablind, DI thank God Bmhe let you AdownD  
For I Bmnever would Ahave had the chance to Gbuild my world around
[Chorus]
I got a Bmsecondhand Gheart, DyeAah, it's a liBmttle banged upG  D  A  
But it's still Bmbeating strong e- Gnough to give a Emlot of good loveG  
So if Bmyou don't mind GthDat Ait's not branBmd newG  D  A  
I'll take this Gsecondhand heart and Agive it to Dyou
[Instrumental]
|  G|  A|  G| A  
[Verse]
And you Gknow I've been around the block a Atime or two
But Emevery step I took was leading Ame to you
[Chorus]
I got a Bmsecondhand Gheart, DyeAah, it's a liBmttle banged upG  D  A  
But it's still Bmbeating strong e- Gnough to give a Emlot of good loveG  
So if Bmyou don't mind GthDat Ait's not branBmd newG  D  A  
I'll take this Bmsecondhand Gheart and Agive it to Dyou
[Verse]
I'll take my Emsecondhand heartG  
BmWhoa Goh Doh Aoh, Bmwhoa Goh Doh Aoh, Bmwhoa Goh EmohG  
So if Bmyou don't mind Athat it's not Bmbrand newG  D  A  
I'll take this Bmsecondhand Gheart and Agive it to Dyou

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Second Hand Heart

by Danny Gokey

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Second Hand Heart

Written by Cary Barlowe, Josh Kear & Shane Stevens

Recorded by Danny Gokey

Capo on 2

[Intro]

Bm A D Bm A D

| | | |

[Verse]

Bm A D Bm A D

I'm a little used up, a little tattered at the seams

Bm A G

But there's still enough of me to be the man you need

Bm A D Bm A D

I'm not faultless, I guess, got some scratches, got some dents

Bm A G

Yeah, I know I got some scars on my innocence

[Chorus]

Bm G D A Bm G D A

I got a secondhand heart, yeah, it's a little banged up

Bm G Em G

But it's still beating strong e- nough to give a lot of good love

Bm G D A Bm G D A

So if you don't mind that it's not brand new

G Em A D

I'll take this secondhand heart and give it to you

[Instrumental]

Bm A D Bm A D

| | | |

[Verse]

Bm A D Bm A D

What a stupid thing to do by throwing you away

Bm A G

If he don't regret it yet, you know he will someday

Bm A D Bm A D

Oh thank God, he was blind, I thank God he let you down

Bm A G

For I never would have had the chance to build my world around

[Chorus]

Bm G D A Bm G D A

I got a secondhand heart, yeah, it's a little banged up

Bm G Em G

But it's still beating strong e- nough to give a lot of good love

Bm G D A Bm G D A

So if you don't mind that it's not brand new

G A D

I'll take this secondhand heart and give it to you

[Instrumental]

G A G A

| | | |

[Verse]

G A

And you know I've been around the block a time or two

Em A

But every step I took was leading me to you

[Chorus]

Bm G D A Bm G D A

I got a secondhand heart, yeah, it's a little banged up

Bm G Em G

But it's still beating strong e- nough to give a lot of good love

Bm G D A Bm G D A

So if you don't mind that it's not brand new

Bm G A D

I'll take this secondhand heart and give it to you

[Verse]

Em G

I'll take my secondhand heart

Bm G D A Bm G D A Bm G Em G

Whoa oh oh oh, whoa oh oh oh, whoa oh oh

Bm A Bm G D A

So if you don't mind that it's not brand new

Bm G A D

I'll take this secondhand heart and give it to you

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