Story Behind The Song

Song about meeting someone you realize you could fall in love with immediately if you had just one chance.

Song Description

Song about meeting someone you realize you could fall in love with immediately if you had just one chance.

Lyrics

Chances
Gar Meyer

Intro
Bm7 A#M7 AM7 AM7
DM7 C#m7 F#m F#m

Verse 1
Bm A# A
I wasn't looking for more complications
DM7 C#m7 F#m7
Life had become too tiring and hard
Bm C#m D
Then you came along and everything seemed to fade
A E F#m
Into the background behind your face

Verse 2
Bm A#M7 AM7
I wasn't searching for a new love
DM7 C#m7 F#m
I was OK, with being alone
Bm C#m D
One look in your eyes, and everything in my world changed
A E F#m
It all felt so right, nothing felt strange

Chorus
F#m Bm C#m F#m
Chances are that you and I, Could make our chances work out right
F#m DM7 C#m F#m
I only need one night, one night to fall in love
F#m Bm C#m F#m
Chances are that you and I, will make this love last for all of our life
F#m DM7 C#m F#m
We only need one chance, one chance, to fall in in love

Verse 3
Bm A#M7 AM7 I wasn't waiting/hoping for any old dreams to come true
DM7 C#m F#m
I lived day by day, and kept to myself
Bm C#m DM7
But when we met, my nights and days, suddenly changed
A E F#m
My life will never, ever be the same

Chorus
F#m Bm C#m F#m
Chances are that you and I, Could make our chances work out right
F#m DM7 C#m F#m
We only need one night, one night to fall in love
F#m Bm C#m F#m
Chances are that you and I, Will make this love last for all of our life
F#m DM7 C#m F#m
We only need one chance, one chance, to fall in in love

Instrumental Bridge
Bm7 A#M7 AM7 AM7
DM7 C#m7 F#m F#m

Verse 4
Bm7 A#M7 AM7
I wasn't looking for more complications
D C#m7 F#m
My life had become too tiring and hard
Bm7 C#m7 DM7
Then you came along and everything seemed to fade
A E F#m
Into the background behind your face

Verse 5
Bm7 A#M7 AM7
I wasn't waiting, for lady... luck to arrive
D C#m7 F#m
She'd always been late, when I needed her before
Bm7 C#m7 DM7
But something about you, made me sit up and stare
A E F#m
The stars all aligned, it was my lucky day

Chorus
F#m Bm C#m F#m
Chances are that you and I, Could make our chances work out right
F#m DM7 C#m F#m
I only need one night, one night to fall in love
F#m Bm C#m F#m
Chances are that you and I, Could make this love last all of our life
F#m DM7 C#m
We only need one chance... one chance,
DM7 C#m
We only need just one... small chance
DM7 C#m
I'm praying for a chance, one chance, C#m F#m
to fall in in love