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Josh Joplin - One Becomes Two
[Intro]
C  G  F    C
[Verse 1]
The conseEquencesAm  
Of my beFhaviourC  
Have made me Elook hardAm  
To find a Fsaviour
But this Ctrain ain't bound for Gglory
It's Amonly a local
FBound for Brooklyn
[Chorus]
CNow that you're Ggone
The Amhardest part is Fgoing on
CSaying goodGbye
Is Amnot as sad as Fsaying we tried
But we Gdid all we could do
Yeah, we Fdid all we could do
One beCcomes twoG  F  C  
[Verse 2]
I'm as ElostAm  
As a boy can FbeC  
In a city of EgridsAm  
And numbered Fstreets
CNow I'm turning a Gcorner
AmI can't be lonely
The Flandmarks all know me
[Chorus]
CNow that you're Ggone
The Amhardest part is Fgoing on
CSaying goodGbye
Is Amnot as sad as Fsaying we tried
But we Gdid all we could do
Yeah, we Fdid all we could do
[Bridge]
We said the Cwrong things at the G/Bwrong times
Covered the Amold ground across the Gnew lines
FLeaving behind a life once entwined with CyouG  
One beFcomes twoC  
[Verse 3]
The statues EsleepAm  
In Central FParkC  
The sidewalks EtalkAm  
After Fdark
CMe, I count the Gchange
We Amsaved up for so long
To Fget out of this town
[Chorus]
CNow that you're Ggone
The Amhardest part is Fgoing on
CSaying goodGbye
Is Amnot as sad as Fsaying we tried
But we Gdid all we could do
Yeah, we Fdid all we could do
We Gdid all we could do
Yeah, we Fdid all we could do
'Til one beCcomes twoG  
One beFcomes two
One becomes CtwoG  F  C  

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One Becomes Two

by Josh Joplin

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G/B

Josh Joplin - One Becomes Two

[Intro]

C G F C

[Verse 1]

E Am

The consequences

F C

Of my behaviour

E Am

Have made me look hard

To find a saviour

C G

But this train ain't bound for glory

It's only a local

Bound for Brooklyn

[Chorus]

C G

Now that you're gone

Am F

The hardest part is going on

C G

Saying goodbye

Am F

Is not as sad as saying we tried

But we did all we could do

Yeah, we did all we could do

C G F C

One becomes two

[Verse 2]

E Am

I'm as lost

F C

As a boy can be

E Am

In a city of grids

And numbered streets

C G

Now I'm turning a corner

I can't be lonely

The landmarks all know me

[Chorus]

C G

Now that you're gone

Am F

The hardest part is going on

C G

Saying goodbye

Am F

Is not as sad as saying we tried

But we did all we could do

Yeah, we did all we could do

[Bridge]

C G/B

We said the wrong things at the wrong times

Am G

Covered the old ground across the new lines

F C G

Leaving behind a life once entwined with you

F C

One becomes two

[Verse 3]

E Am

The statues sleep

F C

In Central Park

E Am

The sidewalks talk

After dark

C G

Me, I count the change

We saved up for so long

To get out of this town

[Chorus]

C G

Now that you're gone

Am F

The hardest part is going on

C G

Saying goodbye

Am F

Is not as sad as saying we tried

But we did all we could do

Yeah, we did all we could do

We did all we could do

Yeah, we did all we could do

C G

'Til one becomes two

One becomes two

C G F C

One becomes two

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