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The Only One:Roy Orbison.
Album - Mystery Girl - 1989. #2 in UK.
INTRO:  D   G(x8)
#1.
DEveryone you Gknow's been through it, Dyou bite the 
bullet Gthen you chew it.
DTie the knot at the Gend of your rope, Embuy a book 
to Ahelp you cope. 
But, Gno consolation is Dgonna come..Ayou're the only Done.
#2.
DTake a look through Ghistory, Drecount some bits of Gpoetry.
DYou'll find the words Gstill ring true..Emsome things don't change,
Asome things do.
CHORUS:
And you're the Donly one with a Bmbroken heart.
DThe only one who's Bmafraid of the dark.
DThe only one in a Bmcrowded room.
EmThe only one who Asees a blue DmooGn...D  G  D  G  Em  A  
#3.
BmWhat you wouldn't Ggive right now..Dmto be another 
Emface in the Ccrowd.A  A7  
CHORUS:
A7And you're the Donly one who is Bmall alone.
DThe only one who's Bmlove is gone.
DThe only one who has Ggiven in.
EmThe only one who'll Agive again.
CHORUS:
And you're the Donly one with a Bmbroken heart.
DThe only one who's Bmafraid of the dark.
DThe only one in a Bmcrowded room.
               Em             A    D     G   D    G   D    G   Em   A   D(Fade.)
The only one who sees a blue moon...
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Only One:Roy Orbison.

Album - Mystery Girl - 1989. #2 in UK.

D G

INTRO: (x8)

#1.

D G D

Everyone you know's been through it, you bite the

bullet then you chew it.

D G Em

Tie the knot at the end of your rope, buy a book

to help you cope.

G D A D

But, no consolation is gonna come..you're the only one.

#2.

D G D G

Take a look through history, recount some bits of poetry.

D G Em

You'll find the words still ring true..some things don't change,

some things do.

CHORUS:

D Bm

And you're the only one with a broken heart.

D Bm

The only one who's afraid of the dark.

D Bm

The only one in a crowded room.

Em A D G D G D G Em A

The only one who sees a blue moon...

#3.

Bm G Dm

What you wouldn't give right now..to be another

Em C A A7

face in the crowd.

CHORUS:

A7 D Bm

And you're the only one who is all alone.

D Bm

The only one who's love is gone.

D G

The only one who has given in.

Em A

The only one who'll give again.

CHORUS:

D Bm

And you're the only one with a broken heart.

D Bm

The only one who's afraid of the dark.

D Bm

The only one in a crowded room.

Em A D G D G D G Em A D

(Fade.)

The only one who sees a blue moon...

An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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