I Take The Chance Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Ed Brown
I Take The Chance
Recorded by Jim Ed Brown
Written by Charles & Ira Louvin
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I take the
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chance to
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lose my soul my
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life my
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pride
I take the
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chance
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to be with
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you
I've tried to live my life the
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best I can
I've
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prayed I'd never cheat to
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heed my heart's
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But dear you know to one I've
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I wonder
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if you think I'd do the same by
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I take the
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chance of
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causing you to
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doubt my
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I take the
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chance
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to be with
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I know it's wrong for us to
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steal a kiss
But when you
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hold me in your
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arms I can't
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resist
I have a home and someone
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kind and true
I know I'd
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lose it all if I was seen with
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I take the
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chance to
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lose my soul my
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life my
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pride
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chance
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to be with
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you
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Take The Chance?
- The song I Take The Chance was sang by Jim Ed Brown.
Who is Jim Ed Brown?
- James Edward Brown (April 1, 1934 - June 11, 2015) was an American country singer-songwriter who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with fellow country music vocalist Helen Cornelius, through 1981. Brown was also the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.
