Tom: D5 Intro: D5 (11 measures) G5 (1 measure) D5 (4 measures) Verse 1 D5 G5 A wise man was telling stories to me A5 G5 D5 about the places he had been to and the things that had seen Chorus D5 G5 A quiet voice is singing something to me A5 G5 D5 An age old song 'bout the brave in this land here of the free, G5 A5 D5 One time one night in America Verse 2 D5 A lady dressed in white with the man she loves G5 Standing along the side of their pick up truck D5 G5 A shot rang out in the night D5 G5 Just when everything seemed right D5 A5 D5 Another headline written down in America Verse 3 D5 The guy that lived next door in three o five G5 took the kids to the park and disappeared 'bout half past nine D5 G5 D5 G5 Who will ever know how much she loved them so D5 A5 D5 That dark night alone in America Chorus Verse 4 D5 Four small boys playing ball in the parking lot G5 A preacher, a teacher, and the other became a cop D5 G5 A car skidded into the rain D5 G5 Making the last little one a saint D5 A5 D5 One more light goes out in America Verse 5 D5 A young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well G5 She hopes for a heaven while for her there's just this hell D5 G5 D5 G5 She gave away her life to become somebody's wife D5 A5 D5 Another wish unanswered in America *Bridge* A5 People having so much faith G5 D5 Die too soon while all the rest come late A5 We write a song that no one sings G5 A5 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 D5 The sunlight plays upon my window pane G5 I wake up to a world that's still the same D5 G5 My father said to be strong D5 G5 That a good man could never do wrong D5 A5 D5 In a dream I had last night in America Verse 1 Chorus D5 G5 A5 One time one night in America D5 G5 A5 One time one night in America Outro: D5 (Until fadeout)
