 " One More Chance " is an acoustic pop ballad . It is set in the time signature of common time , having a tempo of 92 beats per minute . The song is played in the key of F major , with a basic sequence of Cmaj7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Bm7 as its chord progression , while piano and guitar are used to play the background music . Madonna 's voice spans from G3 to B ♭ 4 . The verses start off with F major and then the chorus leans towards D minor , the bridge and the ending sections changes to D major . Louis Virtel from Idolator said on the song " [ Madonna ] begs for forgiveness , and her only accompaniment is stark acoustic strumming . " Madonna utilized her vocal lessons for Evita during the recording of " You 'll See " and " One More Chance " . She said " If you listen to those songs , you can hear how I was trying to absorb and utilize what I was learning for the recording of Evita . " 
