Los Lobos - One time one night
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From: rmvillal@nyx.cs.du.edu (Raoul Villalpando)
Subject: CRD: One Time, One Night (Los Lobos)
One Time, One Night from the Album By the Light of the Moon.
Intro: D (11 measures)
G (1 measure)
D (4 measures)
Verse 1
A Cwise man waFs telling stories to me
aboutG the places he hFad Cbeen to and the things that had seen
Chorus
A quCiet voice iFs singing something to me
An Gage old song 'bFout theC brave in this land here of the free,
One timeF one Gnight iCn America
Verse 2
A Clady dressed in white with the man she loves
Standing aloFng the side of their pick up truck
A shotC rang out inF the night
JustC when evFerything seemed right
AnotCher headliGne wrCitten down in America
Verse 3
The Cguy that lived next door in three o five
took the kids to Fthe park and disappeared 'bout half past nine
WhoC will eFver knCow how Fmuch she loved them so
CThat dark GnightC alone in America
Chorus
Verse 4
CFour small boys playing ball in the parking lot
A preacher, aF teacher, and the other became a cop
A carC skidded iFnto the rain
MakinCg the lasFt little one a saint
COne more ligGht goCes out in America
Verse 5
A Cyoung girl tosses a coin in the wishing well
She hopes for a Fheaven while for her there's just this hell
ShCe gave awFay her Clife toF become somebody's wife
AnCotherG wish uCnanswered in America
*Bridge*
GPeople having so much faith
Die too soFon whileC all the rest come late
We Gwrite a song that no one sings
On a colFd black sGtone where a lasting peace will finally bring
Guitar Solo
A (3 measures)
G (1 measure)
D (7 measures)
G (1 measure)
D (1/2 measure)
G (1/2 measure)
A (1 measure)
D (1 measure)
Verse 6
The Csunlight plays upon my window pane
I wake up toF a world that's still the same
My Cfather saiFd to be strong
ThCat a good mFan could never do wrong
In a drCeam I haGd last niCght in America
Verse 1
Chorus
C One timeF one nightG in America
C OneF time oGne night in America
Outro: D (Until fadeout)
Enjoy rmvillal@nyx.cs.du.edu
Raoul Villalpando