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[Verse]
AOne eGye gAoes laGbughing
AOne eGye gAoes crBying
ThrBough the trFials and trGying of Aone liGfe
AOne hGand Ais tieGbd
AOne sGtep Agets bBehind
In Bone breath Fwe're dyGing  aAa-a-a-Ga
[Chorus]
I've been wCaiting foDr the sEbun to come uGp
WAbaiting for the showers to stGop
WFaiting for the penny to dGrop
AOne tGimeA  Gb  
And I've beCen standiDng in a Ebcloud of plGans
StAbanding on the shifting sGands
HFoping for an open handG  
[Outro]
AOne tGimeA  Gb  
A    G   A     B
A

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One Time

by Adrian Belew

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

A G A Gb

One eye goes laughing

A G A B

One eye goes crying

B F G A G

Through the trials and trying of one life

A G A Gb

One hand is tied

A G A B

One step gets behind

B F G A G

In one breath we're dying aa-a-a-a

[Chorus]

C D Eb G

I've been waiting for the sun to come up

Ab G

Waiting for the showers to stop

F G

Waiting for the penny to drop

A G A Gb

One time

C D Eb G

And I've been standing in a cloud of plans

Ab G

Standing on the shifting sands

F G

Hoping for an open hand

[Outro]

A G A Gb

One time

A G A B

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