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One Time

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  C4    Cm7     C4                                  Gm//  C4= Csus4  
One eye goes laughing
C4One Cm7eye gC4oes cGmrying
ThrCm7ough the trG#ials G#and trGmying of C4one lCm7ifeC4  Gm  
C4One Cm7hand C4is tGmied
C4One stCm7ep gC4ets behGmind
In Cm7one brG#eath wG#e're dGmying  aFm7a-a-a-Gma
            Cm(C-D-D#-C)          Gm  
I've been waiting for the sun to come up
WG#aiting for the showers to stGop
                         Fm                G7sus4//  G7sus4= xx3533
Waiting for the penny to drop
C4One tCm7imeC4  Gm  
                  Cm(C-D-D#-C)         Gm  
And I've been standing in a cloud of plans
StG#anding on the shifting sGands
HFmoping for an open hG7sus4and
C4One tCm7imeC4  Gm  C4  Cm7  C4  Gm  

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One Time

by King Crimson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Csus4

Fm7

G7sus4

C4 Cm7 C4 Gm C4 Csus4

// =

One eye goes laughing

C4 Cm7 C4 Gm

One eye goes crying

Cm7 G# G# Gm C4 Cm7 C4 Gm

Through the trials and trying of one life

C4 Cm7 C4 Gm

One hand is tied

C4 Cm7 C4 Gm

One step gets behind

Cm7 G# G# Gm Fm7 Gm

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

Cm C D D# C Gm

(---)

I've been waiting for the sun to come up

G# G

Waiting for the showers to stop

Fm G7sus4 G7sus4

// = xx3533

Waiting for the penny to drop

C4 Cm7 C4 Gm

One time

Cm C D D# C Gm

(---)

And I've been standing in a cloud of plans

G# G

Standing on the shifting sands

Fm G7sus4

Hoping for an open hand

C4 Cm7 C4 Gm C4 Cm7 C4 Gm

One time

About One Time Chords by King Crimson

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