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 Dwise man waGs telling stories to me
aboutA the places he hGad Dbeen to and the things that had seen
Chorus
A quDiet voice iGs singing something to me
An Aage old song 'bGout theD brave in this land here of the free,
One timeG one Anight iDn America
Verse 2
A Dlady dressed in white with the man she loves
Standing aloGng the side of their pick up truck
A shotD rang out inG the night
JustD when evGerything seemed right
AnotDher headliAne wrDitten down in America
Verse 3
The Dguy that lived next door in three o five
took the kids to Gthe park and disappeared 'bout half past nine
WhoD will eGver knDow how Gmuch she loved them so
DThat dark AnightD alone in America
Chorus
Verse 4
DFour small boys playing ball in the parking lot
A preacher, aG teacher, and the other became a cop
A carD skidded iGnto the rain
MakinDg the lasGt little one a saint
DOne more ligAht goDes out in America
Verse 5
A Dyoung girl tosses a coin in the wishing well
She hopes for a Gheaven while for her there's just this hell
ShDe gave awGay her Dlife toG become somebody's wife
AnDotherA wish uDnanswered in America
*Bridge*
APeople having so much faith
Die too soGon whileD all the rest come late
We Awrite a song that no one sings
On a colGd black sAtone 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 Dsunlight plays upon my window pane
I wake up toG a world that's still the same
My Dfather saiGd to be strong
ThDat a good mGan could never do wrong
In a drDeam I haAd last niDght in America
Verse 1
Chorus
D One timeG one nightA in America
D OneG time oAne night in America
Outro: D (Until fadeout)
Enjoy rmvillal@nyx.cs.du.edu
Raoul Villalpando