Am
There's a first time for everything
Dm
It's definitely one of them nights (nights)
G
I knew when I looked in his eyes (eyes)
Am
That he was gonna be trouble for me
Dm
I never wanted to lie (lie)
G
I knew that my baby would cry
Am
If he knew what we were doin'
FG
But if his love don't pass the test (the test)
CGAm
I gotta get it from somewhere else
FG
Well, I'm grown and I need a man
Em
Hope he understands
[Chorus]
GAm
Forgive me, baby
FGAm
But I gotta take a chance tonight
FG
So I'm doin' me, myself
Am
And I can't wait no more
FG
Sittin' all alone
AmFGAm
Man, I really hope, hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FGAm
Hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FGAm
Hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FG
I can't wait no more
AmFGAm
Man, I really hope, hope you forgive me, hey
[Verse 2]
AmDm
Been a long time since I did something good for myself (-self)
G
But why should I be put through hell (hell)
EmAm
When he's doin' what he wanna do?
Dm
And I finally found somebody else (else)
G
Who really wants to make me feel
EmAm
Things that I've been missing so long
FG
And his love always passed the test (the test)
CGAm
It's a shame I had to look somewhere else
FG
Well, I'm grown and I need a man
Em
I just hope that he understands
[Chorus]
GAm
Forgive me, baby
FGAm
But I gotta take a chance tonight (oh, well I'm taking)
FG
So I'm doin' me, myself
Am
And I can't wait no more
FG
Sittin' all alone (alone)
AmFGAm
Man, I really hope, hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FGAm
Hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FGAm
Hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FG
I can't wait no more
AmFG
Man, I really hope, hope you forgive me,
[Bridge]
FGC
Forgive me, but I need to be loved too
AmF
Forgive me, but I can't wait around for you
EmF
Forgive me if I found a man who understands
[Chorus]
GAm
Forgive me, baby
FGAm
But I gotta take a chance tonight
FG
So I'm doin' me, myself (woo)
Am
And I can't wait no more
FG
Sittin' all alone
AmFGAm
Man, I really hope, hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FGAm
Hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FGAm
Hope you forgive me, hey (oh oh)
FG
I can't wait no more
AmFGAm
Man, I really hope, hope you forgive me, hey
FGAm
But I gotta take a chance tonight
FG
So I'm doin' me, myself (I'm doin')
Am
And I can't wait no more
FG
Sittin' all alone (oh ooh)
AmFGAm
Man, I really hope, hope you forgive me, hey