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The Only One

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INTRO:
B/    A/ E/
F#// B/   B/ A// E/
E/ A// B/  B/ A/ E/
VERSE:
   F#  BI, I am the  G#monly oneG#m  A  
ThAere is nobody elseC#m  
This whBole world, 
I G#mput it thereG#m  A  
AI dreamed it up mysF#elfF#  G  
PRE-CHORUS:
WGell it was just an DaccidentD  A  
AI didn’t plan it oEutE  G  
GIf it wasn’t for that smDall mistakeD  A  
NAone of you would be abBoutB  C#m  C#m  
VERSE:
I kBnow I’m quite G#melusiveG#m  A  
AAnd that makes some folk dC#moubtC#m  
Some sBay that I’m G#mabusiveG#m  A  
WAhen I figure that one F#out F#  G  
PRE-CHORUS:
MGaybe you saw me Din a mosqueD  A  
AOr singing in the nEaveE  G  
MGaybe you heard me Din a hymnD  A  
AOr standing by a gBra-a-ave
CHORUS:
EI, I am the Aonly oneA  E  
EI am in your heEadE  G#m  G#m  
Oh C#mI, I am the Aonly one
And when Ball is said and dBone
IB’m C#mgoneC#m  
INSTRUMENTAL:
C#m  B  G#m  A  C#m  B  G#m  A  F#    G
PRE-CHORUS:
SGome say I’ve gone and lDeft youD  A  
BAut I was never really tEhereE  G  
GI was just a brief DovernightD  A  
AOn the way to somewhBere
CHORUS:
EI, I am the Aonly oneA  E  
EI am in your headE  G#m  G#m  
Oh C#mI am the Aonly one
AAnd when aBll is said and dBo-o-oneB  
CHORUS:
Oh EI, I am the Aonly oneA  E  
And EI am in your EheG#m-e-e_C#mead
 C#mI am the Aonly one
And when aBll is said and dBone
OUTRO:
I’m C#mgone, 
I’m gAoneC#m  
I’m gAone, C#m  A  C#m  A  C#m  A  

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The Only One

by Procol Harum

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G#m

C#m

INTRO:

B A E

/ / /

F# B B A E

// / / // /

E A B B A E

/ // / / / /

VERSE:

F# B G#m G#m A

I, I am the only one

A C#m

There is nobody else

This whole world,

G#m G#m A

I put it there

A F# F# G

I dreamed it up myself

PRE-CHORUS:

G D D A

Well it was just an accident

A E E G

I didn’t plan it out

G D D A

If it wasn’t for that small mistake

A B B C#m C#m

None of you would be about

VERSE:

B G#m G#m A

I know I’m quite elusive

A C#m C#m

And that makes some folk doubt

B G#m G#m A

Some say that I’m abusive

A F# F# G

When I figure that one out

PRE-CHORUS:

G D D A

Maybe you saw me in a mosque

A E E G

Or singing in the nave

G D D A

Maybe you heard me in a hymn

A B

Or standing by a gra-a-ave

CHORUS:

E A A E

I, I am the only one

E E E G#m G#m

I am in your head

C#m A

Oh I, I am the only one

B B

And when all is said and done

B C#m C#m

I’m gone

INSTRUMENTAL:

C#m B G#m A C#m B G#m A F# G

PRE-CHORUS:

G D D A

Some say I’ve gone and left you

A E E G

But I was never really there

G D D A

I was just a brief overnight

A B

On the way to somewhere

CHORUS:

E A A E

I, I am the only one

E E G#m G#m

I am in your head

C#m A

Oh I am the only one

A B B B

And when all is said and do-o-one

CHORUS:

E A A E

Oh I, I am the only one

E E G#m C#m

And I am in your he-e-e_ead

C#m A

I am the only one

B B

And when all is said and done

OUTRO:

C#m

I’m gone,

A C#m

I’m gone

A C#m A C#m A C#m A

I’m gone,

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