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Intro:
	 Av   v   v   v     Dv   v   Av   Gv
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	-----5-------5---|-7-----5-----3---|
	---6---6---6-----|-7-----6-----4---|
	-7-------7-----6-|-7-----7-----5---|
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Verse 1:
	Did you eAver see a girl grow Gup before your eAyes
	Her gAirlish smile has tuGrned to woman's siAghs
	And dAenim has tGurned to chiffon and lAaceG  
	To adAorn the beauty Gof a woman's fAaceA7  
Chorus:
	[2: That] tDime goes C#mby so vBery fAast
	                              (time goes by so very fast)
	And you kDnow your yC#mounger yeBars won't lAast
	                                    (younger years, they won't last)
	So tEake these childhood drDeams C#mas they cBome
	           A[N.C.]                    (A)
	Oh, and learn to live each day one by one
[repeat intro, 2X]
Verse 2:
	Oh, she could have been like any girl who lived next door
	Or the one you played with a thousand times before
	Well, you'd see her growing up before your eyes
	And as time goes past you'll soon realize
[repeat chorus]
[repeat intro, 1X]
Guitar solo (w/Leslie):
	A/ / / /  G/ / / /  A/ / / /  G/ / / /
	         (One by one)
	A/ / / /  G/ / / /  A/ / / /  / / A7/ /
	         (One by one)
[repeat chorus]
[repeat intro, 1X]
Coda:
	           A[N.C.]                    (A)
	Oh, and learn to live each day one by one
[repeat intro 1X; end cold on A]

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One By One

by Blues Magoos

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

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Intro:

A D A G

v v v v v v v v

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-----5-------5---|-7-----5-----3---|

---6---6---6-----|-7-----6-----4---|

-7-------7-----6-|-7-----7-----5---|

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Verse 1:

A G A

Did you ever see a girl grow up before your eyes

A G A

Her girlish smile has turned to woman's sighs

A G A G

And denim has turned to chiffon and lace

A G A A7

To adorn the beauty of a woman's face

Chorus:

D C#m B A

[2: That] time goes by so very fast

(time goes by so very fast)

D C#m B A

And you know your younger years won't last

(younger years, they won't last)

E D C#m B

So take these childhood dreams as they come

A C A

[N..] ()

Oh, and learn to live each day one by one

[repeat intro, 2X]

Verse 2:

Oh, she could have been like any girl who lived next door

Or the one you played with a thousand times before

Well, you'd see her growing up before your eyes

And as time goes past you'll soon realize

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro, 1X]

Guitar solo (w/Leslie):

A G A G

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

(One by one)

A G A A7

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

(One by one)

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro, 1X]

Coda:

A C A

[N..] ()

Oh, and learn to live each day one by one

[repeat intro 1X; end cold on A]

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