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Capo 3
Intro:
D   G  D A D
D   G  D A D
 GLong years would be lDost and over sAince the morning trainBm,
 GAnd the words that he cDalled out to her, 
 "F#I'll be back againBm!
 We will Gall be home for ChrDistmas boys,
 It's whAat the General said",
 BmBut little dGid they know the wDinds of war,
 Would chEmange the world insteadA,
 ODh, in this one life, Gthere is Done lAove,
 DThrough the ages to bGe with us AevermDore,
 GHe played his pDart a hero Aon the battlefieldBm,
 G'Til a shell burst rDight beside,
 And brF#ought him to his kneesBm,
 As the blGood just flowed awDay,
 He turned his fAace up to the sky,
 BmAnd a little bGoy was there besDide him saying,
 "DEmaddy, please don't dAie",
 ODh, in this one life, Gthere is Done lAove,
 DThrough the ages to bGe with us AevermDore,
    G  D A D
D   G  D A D
 GNo-one knew how he mDade it through, and sAoon was on the wayBm,
 GWith the wounded bDack to England,
 And frF#om the early trainBm, 
 He stepped dGown and in the dDistance saw his wAife and a little boy,
 BmWho came up rGunning to his Darms and said,
 "My DEmaddy has come hAome",
 ODh, in this one life, Gthere is Done lAove,
 DThrough the ages to bGe with us AevermDore,
 GIn this Done lAife,
 DLove of a different worldG,
 There is Done lAove.D  

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One Life One Love

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

Intro:

D G D A D

G D A Bm

Long years would be lost and over since the morning train,

G D

And the words that he called out to her,

F# Bm

"I'll be back again!

G D

We will all be home for Christmas boys,

It's what the General said",

Bm G D

But little did they know the winds of war,

Em A

Would change the world instead,

D G D A

Oh, in this one life, there is one love,

D G A D

Through the ages to be with us evermore,

G D A Bm

He played his part a hero on the battlefield,

G D

'Til a shell burst right beside,

F# Bm

And brought him to his knees,

G D

As the blood just flowed away,

He turned his face up to the sky,

Bm G D

And a little boy was there beside him saying,

Em A

"Daddy, please don't die",

D G D A

Oh, in this one life, there is one love,

D G A D

Through the ages to be with us evermore,

G D A D

D G D A D

G D A Bm

No-one knew how he made it through, and soon was on the way,

G D

With the wounded back to England,

F# Bm

And from the early train,

G D A

He stepped down and in the distance saw his wife and a little boy,

Bm G D

Who came up running to his arms and said,

Em A

"My Daddy has come home",

D G D A

Oh, in this one life, there is one love,

D G A D

Through the ages to be with us evermore,

G D A

In this one life,

D G

Love of a different world,

D A D

There is one love.

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