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Tom: D

Intro:  D (11 measures)

      G (1 measure)

      D (4 measures)
Verse 1
  

  D                               G
A wise man was telling stories to me
         A                               G      D
about the places he had been to and the things that had seen

Chorus
    D                              G
A quiet voice is singing something to me
   A                           G                  D
An age old song 'bout the brave in this land here of the free,
        G        A          D
One time one night in America 

Verse 2
  

  D      
A lady dressed in white with the man she loves 
                                G
Standing along the side of their pick up truck
      D                     G 
A shot rang out in the night
        D                 G
Just when everything seemed right
        D                A           D
Another headline written down in America

Verse 3
    D
The guy that lived next door in three o five
                                             G
took the kids to the park and disappeared 'bout half past nine 
   D              G         D                G
Who will ever know how much she loved them so
D                 A            D
That dark night alone in America

Chorus

Verse 4
D
Four small boys playing ball in the parking lot
                                     G
A preacher, a teacher, and the other became a cop
     D                     G
A car skidded into the rain
         D                    G
Making the last little one a saint
D                   A        D
One more light goes out in America 

Verse 5
  D      
A young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well
                                            G
She hopes for a heaven while for her there's just this hell
      D            G          D                  G
She gave away her life to become somebody's wife
  D            A              D
Another wish unanswered in America

*Bridge*
A
People having so much faith
                  G                   D
Die too soon while all the rest come late
   A      
We write a song that no one sings
                        G                        A
On a cold black stone 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
    D
The sunlight plays upon my window pane
                                G
I wake up to a world that's still the same
   D                     G
My father said to be strong
      D                      G
That a good man could never do wrong
       D               A            D
In a dream I had last night in America

Verse 1

Chorus
D         G         A  
  One time one night in America
D        G          A
  One time one night in America 
Outro:      D (Until fadeout)
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