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Tabbed by: Avrill
e-mail: [email protected]  corrections are always welcome :)
Em7: 020030
G/E: 020003
Dsus2: xx0320
VERSE
DHoliday and I come home 
Em7I hope to see this boy I know 
G/EI can't wait for us to be Dalone 
Dflipping through the radio 
Em7we sing along to the indie show 
G/Ethe songs they play mean more than i can Dsay 
BmAnd the tape I made you 
Ghope you think of me when it plays through 
Emfeel kind of sad now that it's Bmdone 
Bmand you think my times were free 
Emall the ways you say to me 
Gsweet versions of let's wait and Dsee 
CHORUS
but you're DalwGays a gBmolden boy 
and GI'm the girl that you Emenjoy 
my Gparents say isnt Emhe a gifted sDon 
Dtime is Galways Bmpassing by 
and stBmill I have to woEmnder why 
Gyou can't come to Emtell me I'm the Done 
VERSE
Dsummer goes and we have grown 
we Em7have our friends live on our own 
still G/EI'm not the girl you want me to Dbe 
Bmsay gravity can bend the time 
Emfunny I always liked your mind 
but Gthis whole thing is crushing Dme 
CHORUS
but you're DalwGays a goldBmen boy 
Gin this girl's heart that you dEmestroy
Gyou smile at me Emthen have your fDun
Dtime is Galways Bmpassing by
Gstill I give you aEmnother try
Gand hope that you will Emsee that im the oDne 
BRIDGE
Bmyou say your sGcared 
to get too cDlose
come lets Asee how it goes 
BmI see you nGow at the sDhow 
The 7th iAn the 7th Bmrow 
Bmnow you loGok at me 
Gand see what DI've known for sAo lBmong 
Bmsad that Gyou can be so Dlovely Aand so wrDong 
Dcame to say that I've moved 
Em7I see your face you dont approve 
G/Eguess you could say that I'm already gDone 
CHORUS
but you'll DalwGays be my gBmolden boy 
GI'm the summer girl that you eEmnjoyed 
Gsome melodies are Embest left undDone 
DI feel the time pass away 
Gbut in my songs you'll always sDtay 
GI don't need you to Emtell me I'm the Done Em7  G  Bm  
GI don't need you to Emtell me I'm the Done. 
you'll Gnever know that EmI was the Dsus2one. D  

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The One

by Vanessa Carlton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

G/E

Dsus2

Tabbed by: Avrill

e-mail: [email protected] corrections are always welcome :)

Em7

: 020030

G/E

: 020003

Dsus2

: xx0320

VERSE

Holiday and I come home

Em7

I hope to see this boy I know

G/E D

I can't wait for us to be alone

flipping through the radio

Em7

we sing along to the indie show

G/E D

the songs they play mean more than i can say

And the tape I made you

hope you think of me when it plays through

Em Bm

feel kind of sad now that it's done

and you think my times were free

all the ways you say to me

G D

sweet versions of let's wait and see

CHORUS

D G Bm

but you're always a golden boy

G Em

and I'm the girl that you enjoy

G Em D

my parents say isnt he a gifted son

D G Bm

time is always passing by

Bm Em

and still I have to wonder why

G Em D

you can't come to tell me I'm the one

VERSE

summer goes and we have grown

Em7

we have our friends live on our own

G/E D

still I'm not the girl you want me to be

say gravity can bend the time

funny I always liked your mind

G D

but this whole thing is crushing me

CHORUS

D G Bm

but you're always a golden boy

G Em

in this girl's heart that you destroy

G Em D

you smile at me then have your fun

D G Bm

time is always passing by

G Em

still I give you another try

G Em D

and hope that you will see that im the one

BRIDGE

Bm G

you say your scared

to get too close

come lets see how it goes

Bm G D

I see you now at the show

A Bm

The 7th in the 7th row

Bm G

now you look at me

G D A Bm

and see what I've known for so long

Bm G D A D

sad that you can be so lovely and so wrong

came to say that I've moved

Em7

I see your face you dont approve

G/E D

guess you could say that I'm already gone

CHORUS

D G Bm

but you'll always be my golden boy

G Em

I'm the summer girl that you enjoyed

G Em D

some melodies are best left undone

I feel the time pass away

G D

but in my songs you'll always stay

G Em D Em7 G Bm

I don't need you to tell me I'm the one

G Em D

I don't need you to tell me I'm the one.

G Em Dsus2 D

you'll never know that I was the one.

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