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One Night Love Affair

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[Intro]
 B     B   E    E(x4)
[Verse 1]
You're the Bsilent type..E..and you Bcaught my eyeE  
But I Bnever thought that G#mI'd be touchin' youF#  E  
How was BI to know.E...I'd let my Bfeelings goE  
And that BI'd be yours beG#mfore the night was through?F#  E  
[Chorus 1]
DOne night lD/C#ove affair Bmtrying to make like Gwe don't Acare
Dwe were both rD/C#eaching out for sBmomethingG  A  
DOne night lD/C#ove affair Bmpretendin' Git ain't Athere
DOh and D/C#now we're left with nBmothingG  A  
[Intro]
 B     B   E    E(x4)
[Verse 2]
When the Bmorning breaks.E...we go our Bseperate waysE  
If the Bnight was made for G#mlove it ain't for keF#epsE  
But I Bloose control.E...as I Bwatch you goE  
All my sBenses say I'm G#min this much too deF#ep now you're oEutta' reach!
[Chorus 2]
DOne night lD/C#ove affair Bmtrying to make like Gwe don't Acare
Dwe were both rD/C#eaching out for sBmomething,...GyeeeaAaahhh!
DOne night lD/C#ove affair Bmpretendin' Git ain't Athere
DOh and D/C#now we're left with nBmothing,G.....A..hey
[Instrumental Break / Guitar Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5~p4----------5-4---------5p4---------------------------|
G|--4-6-------4~--4-6------4~--4-6-----6-4-4---4-6-6~-4-6-7-6-4~-|
D|-------------------------------------------6-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14-16-------12-14-16-------14-14-12-12----14-12-12-|
G|-----------13~------------13~--------------13----------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------16-14--|
B|-12---------12---------------17--------|
G|---15-13-11----15-13-11----------------|
D|------------------------14-------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
DOne night lD/C#ove affair Bmtrying to make like Gwe don't Acare
Dwe were both rD/C#eaching out for sBmomething,...GyeeeaAaahhh!
DOne night lD/C#ove affair Bmcause sometGimes life Aain't fair
DOh and D/C#now we're left with nBmothing, GnothAing, yeeaah
[Outro]
One night, One night, One night...
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| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
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One Night Love Affair

by Bryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

B B E E

(x4)

[Verse 1]

B E B E

You're the silent type....and you caught my eye

B G#m F# E

But I never thought that I'd be touchin' you

B E B E

How was I to know....I'd let my feelings go

B G#m F# E

And that I'd be yours before the night was through?

[Chorus 1]

D D/C# Bm G A

One night love affair trying to make like we don't care

D D/C# Bm G A

we were both reaching out for something

D D/C# Bm G A

One night love affair pretendin' it ain't there

D D/C# Bm G A

Oh and now we're left with nothing

[Intro]

B B E E

(x4)

[Verse 2]

B E B E

When the morning breaks....we go our seperate ways

B G#m F# E

If the night was made for love it ain't for keeps

B E B E

But I loose control....as I watch you go

B G#m F# E

All my senses say I'm in this much too deep now you're outta' reach!

[Chorus 2]

D D/C# Bm G A

One night love affair trying to make like we don't care

D D/C# Bm G A

we were both reaching out for something,...yeeeaaahhh!

D D/C# Bm G A

One night love affair pretendin' it ain't there

D D/C# Bm G A

Oh and now we're left with nothing,.......hey

[Instrumental Break / Guitar Solo]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------5~p4----------5-4---------5p4---------------------------|

G|--4-6-------4~--4-6------4~--4-6-----6-4-4---4-6-6~-4-6-7-6-4~-|

D|-------------------------------------------6-------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-12-14-16-------12-14-16-------14-14-12-12----14-12-12-|

G|-----------13~------------13~--------------13----------|

D--------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------16-14--|

B|-12---------12---------------17--------|

G|---15-13-11----15-13-11----------------|

D|------------------------14-------------|

A----------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|

[Chorus 3]

D D/C# Bm G A

One night love affair trying to make like we don't care

D D/C# Bm G A

we were both reaching out for something,...yeeeaaahhh!

D D/C# Bm G A

One night love affair cause sometimes life ain't fair

D D/C# Bm G A

Oh and now we're left with nothing, nothing, yeeaah

[Outro]

One night, One night, One night...

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| p Pull-off

| ~ Vibrato

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