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One Night Stand:Ricky Nelson.
#89 on BB Hot Country on MCA
Records in 1974.
INTRO:  G   F  C  
#1.
GHeard the call and I packed it all and 
I'm Fon the road aCgain.
If Gyou can help to ease my load, FI will 
be your Cfriend.
GBut the Ammorning brings the sunlight and 
the Emsunlight brings my Bbtrain.
FSo, I Csay goodEmbye to AmNew York, GI'm an FL.A. 
man aCgain.
CHORUS:
One night Fstand in New York CCity, lights 
are Fbright and the girls are Cpretty.
Held her Amheart and I Gheld her Fhand.Em...Dm.....
Cgoodbye, Flady, CI'm a Ebone night Cstand.Em  F  
#2.
GOklahoma, Arizona, Fwish I knew for Csure.
GCame to town and I stood my ground, that's 
Fwhat I came here Cfor.
EmBut there's Amvoices in the distance and they're 
Emcalling me back Bbhome-Fome.
I'll be Cleaving Gin the Ammorning, guess my Ffate 
is Dm7not my Cown.
CHORUS:
One night Fstand in New York CCity, lights 
are Fbright and the girls are Cpretty.
Held her Amheart and I Gheld her Fhand.Em...Dm.....
Cgoodbye, Flady, CI'm a Ebone night Cstand.Em  F  
INTERLUDE:   G   F   C   F   G   F   C   Am   Em   Bb   F   C   Bm   Am  
            F D C Am
#3.
GGypsy queens and magazines, Flivin' off the Cland.
GDon't make ties and don't tell lies, Fdo the best 
you Ccan.
EmBut of Amevery place I've been to and of Emeverything 
I've Bbseen, FI feel Clonesome aEmmong Amstrangers,
GI feel Fnaked without Cstrings.
CHORUS:
One night Fstand in New York CCity, lights 
are Fbright and the girls are Cpretty.
Held her Amheart and I Gheld her Fhand.Em...Dm.....
Cgoodbye, Flady, CI'm a Ebone night Cstand.
OUTRO:
Goodbye Flady, Dm7I'm a one night Cstand.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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One Night Stand

by Ricky Nelson

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Dm7

One Night Stand:Ricky Nelson.

#89 on BB Hot Country on MCA

Records in 1974.

G F C

INTRO:

#1.

Heard the call and I packed it all and

F C

I'm on the road again.

G F

If you can help to ease my load, I will

be your friend.

G Am

But the morning brings the sunlight and

Em Bb

the sunlight brings my train.

F C Em Am G F

So, I say goodbye to New York, I'm an L.A.

man again.

CHORUS:

F C

One night stand in New York City, lights

F C

are bright and the girls are pretty.

Am G F Em Dm

Held her heart and I held her hand.........

C F C Eb C Em F

goodbye, lady, I'm a one night stand.

#2.

G F C

Oklahoma, Arizona, wish I knew for sure.

Came to town and I stood my ground, that's

F C

what I came here for.

Em Am

But there's voices in the distance and they're

Em Bb F

calling me back home-ome.

C G Am F

I'll be leaving in the morning, guess my fate

Dm7 C

is not my own.

CHORUS:

F C

One night stand in New York City, lights

F C

are bright and the girls are pretty.

Am G F Em Dm

Held her heart and I held her hand.........

C F C Eb C Em F

goodbye, lady, I'm a one night stand.

G F C F G F C Am Em Bb F C Bm Am

INTERLUDE:

F D C Am

#3.

G F C

Gypsy queens and magazines, livin' off the land.

G F

Don't make ties and don't tell lies, do the best

you can.

Em Am Em

But of every place I've been to and of everything

Bb F C Em Am

I've seen, I feel lonesome among strangers,

G F C

I feel naked without strings.

CHORUS:

F C

One night stand in New York City, lights

F C

are bright and the girls are pretty.

Am G F Em Dm

Held her heart and I held her hand.........

C F C Eb C

goodbye, lady, I'm a one night stand.

OUTRO:

F Dm7 C

Goodbye lady, I'm a one night stand.

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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