"Would Tou Take Another Chance on Me" is a 1971 single by Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...

. "Would You Take Another Chance on Me" would be Jerry Lee Lewis' fifth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of sixteen weeks within the top 40.

The flip-side of the single was a cover of "Me and Bobby McGee

Me and Bobby McGee

"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller. Others performed the song later, including Kristofferson himself, and Janis Joplin who topped the U.S. singles chart with the song in 1971 after her death, making the song the second...

" that was aimed at the pop market. The song peaked at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. His first top 40 pop hit since 1961's "What I'd Say," "Me and Bobby McGee" became Lewis' last top 40 pop hit to date.

Chart performance

Chart (1971–1972)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2