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INTRO:
D A G Em G
V1:
DNobody knAows which way you'll Ggo
I can't contrEmol youG  
I pray toDmorrow is briAghter tGhan toDday
CHORUS:
I shBmould not tF#ry to lGive two liDves
AI oBmnly have Gone
I oAnly have one
BmYou have yoF#urs and GI have mine
DWe only hAave one lGife
V2:
DI watch you mAake the same misGtake
You learn the hEmard wayG  
I pray tomDorrow you will hAear
What loGve has to sDay
CHORUS:
I shBmould not tF#ry to lGive two liDves
AI oBmnly have Gone
I oAnly have one
BmYou have yoF#urs and GI have mine
DWe only have oAne lGife
BRIDGE:
  AI try to hold you with an oEmpen hand
You run aDway
And you're faster than I Aam
I can lEead you to the water
But I cDannot make you drink
Is iAt too much to ask for you
To siAmply stop and thAink
END CHORUS:
Still I Bmshould not tF#ry to liGve two liDves
AI oBmnly have oGne
I onAly have one
BmYou have yoF#urs and GI have mine
DWe only have oAne liGfe
And we Bmonly have Aone lGife
Yeah we Bmonly have oAne lGife

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Only Have One

by JJ Heller

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INTRO:

D A G Em G

V1:

D A G

Nobody knows which way you'll go

Em G

I can't control you

D A G D

I pray tomorrow is brighter than today

CHORUS:

Bm F# G D

I should not try to live two lives

A Bm G

I only have one

Bm F# G

You have yours and I have mine

D A G

We only have one life

V2:

D A G

I watch you make the same mistake

Em G

You learn the hard way

D A

I pray tomorrow you will hear

G D

What love has to say

CHORUS:

Bm F# G D

I should not try to live two lives

A Bm G

I only have one

Bm F# G

You have yours and I have mine

D A G

We only have one life

BRIDGE:

A Em

I try to hold you with an open hand

You run away

And you're faster than I am

I can lead you to the water

But I cannot make you drink

Is it too much to ask for you

A A

To simply stop and think

END CHORUS:

Bm F# G D

Still I should not try to live two lives

A Bm G

I only have one

Bm F# G

You have yours and I have mine

D A G

We only have one life

Bm A G

And we only have one life

Bm A G

Yeah we only have one life

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