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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 (320003@1)measure)
	D(4 (xx0232@1)measures)

Verse 1
  
  D (xx0232@1)			GA (320003@1)wise man was telling stories to me
 	  A (x02220@1)		       G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
about the places he had been to and the things that had seen

Chorus

    D (xx0232@1)			GA (320003@1)quiet voice is singing something to me
   A (x02220@1)			    G (320003@1)	DAn (xx0232@1)age old song 'bout the brave in this land here of the free,
        G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)   DOne (xx0232@1)time one night in America 

Verse 2
  
  D (xx0232@1)A lady dressed in white with the man she loves 
					  GStanding (320003@1)along the side of their pick up truck
      D (xx0232@1)	     G (320003@1)A shot rang out in the night
	  D (xx0232@1)	 GJust (320003@1)when everything seemed right
	  D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)DAnother (xx0232@1)headline written down in America

Verse 3

    DThe (xx0232@1)guy that lived next door in three o five
							   Gtook (320003@1)the kids to the park and disappeared 'bout half past nine 
   D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)	GWho (320003@1)will ever know how much she loved them so
D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)DThat (xx0232@1)dark night alone in America

Chorus

Verse 4

DFour (xx0232@1)small boys playing ball in the parking lot
						 GA (320003@1)preacher, a teacher, and the other became a cop
     D (xx0232@1)	   GA (320003@1)car skidded into the rain
	   D (xx0232@1)	  GMaking (320003@1)the last little one a saint
D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1) DOne (xx0232@1)more light goes out in America 

Verse 5

  D (xx0232@1)A young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well
							  GShe (320003@1)hopes for a heaven while for her there's just this hell
	D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)	GShe (320003@1)gave away her life to become somebody's wife
  D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)  DAnother (xx0232@1)wish unanswered in America

*Bridge*

APeople (x02220@1)having so much faith
		      G (320003@1)	 DDie (xx0232@1)too soon while all the rest come late
   A (x02220@1)We write a song that no one sings
				G (320003@1)		AOn (x02220@1)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

    DThe (xx0232@1)sunlight plays upon my window pane
					  GI (320003@1)wake up to a world that's still the same
   D (xx0232@1)	   GMy (320003@1)father said to be strong
	D (xx0232@1)	    GThat (320003@1)a good man could never do wrong
       D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)     DIn (xx0232@1)a dream I had last night in America

Verse 1
Chorus

D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)
  One time one night in America
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1) One time one night in America 

Outro:	D(Until (xx0232@1)fadeout)

Enjoy	rmvillal@nyx.cs.du.edu
	Raoul Villalpando