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One Moment Away

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[Verse 1]
CWake up and Gsmile put on a Ftie Walk to the Ccar and Ewave goodbCye
CRadio Gon You're singing alFong It's all gonna D/F#change but how could you Fknow
[Chorus]
CYou're one moment aE7way One chance left to Ftake And you're gone
Are they Dgonna remember Cyou for running E7away
Or saving the Fday from the darkness And D/F#letting your love shine Gthrough
G7What will you Gdo You're one moment CawaGyF  C  E7  
[Verse 2]
CEyes are on Gyou the pressure is Fon where will you Cstand when the E7lines have 
been Cdrawn the clocks have all Gstopped, the story's been Ftold
This is your D/F#life, so how will it sFhow
(Chorus)
[Bridge]
AmNo you can't Dmpretend that foreveGr
Will never come G7knocking at your Gdoor
[Verse 3]
CRun through the Gflames Never look Fback
What did you D/F#think that you came here Ffor
(Chorus x2)
Ending
C  G  F  C

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One Moment Away

by The Afters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Verse 1]

C G F C E C

Wake up and smile put on a tie Walk to the car and wave goodbye

C G F D/F# F

Radio on You're singing along It's all gonna change but how could you know

[Chorus]

C E7 F

You're one moment away One chance left to take And you're gone

D C E7

Are they gonna remember you for running away

F D/F# G

Or saving the day from the darkness And letting your love shine through

G7 G C G F C E7

What will you do You're one moment away

[Verse 2]

C G F C E7

Eyes are on you the pressure is on where will you stand when the lines have

C G F

been drawn the clocks have all stopped, the story's been told

D/F# F

This is your life, so how will it show

(Chorus)

[Bridge]

Am Dm G

No you can't pretend that forever

G7 G

Will never come knocking at your door

[Verse 3]

C G F

Run through the flames Never look back

D/F# F

What did you think that you came here for

(Chorus x2)

Ending

C G F C

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