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[Intro]
Am
F D Am
[Verse 1: Casey Lee Williams]
AmKill for kill, eye for eye
Blood for blood, it's time to G#die
RetriFbution Dtastes so sAmweet
AmGone's the life that he Bgave
Now reCvenge is all I cC#mrave
ReDtaliation's Esoon E7compAmlete
[Pre-Chorus 1: Casey Lee Williams]
I Ewas E7nowhere, I had no one, I felt D7notDhing
Em7Lost without a voice
And on my Dm7own
DThen a D#candle's A#maj7flame
Brought a C#maj7brand new G#name
But Amnow you've Fstolen DmeveryDm7thing
And I'm Eall alAmone
[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
I had Dm7one thing
And you've Am7taken it from me
A single G#light, a D#single friend
But you've C#made C#maj7that   Gend
There was Dmone thing
To help escAm7ape the misery
G#And G#maj7now it's C#maj7all disF#maj7arrayed
You Fm7took my whole life aC#way
You Bmsent me F#back to Amnothing
G#Now you'll Fmaj7pay
DmPayE7  
[Verse 2: Casey Lee Williams]
AmLife for life, death for death
Tit for tat, just one last G#breath
AbsoFlution's Dnowhere Amnear
AmCue the scene, now it's Btime
RepaCration for your C#crime
DAtonement day is EfinaE7lly Amhere
[Pre-Chorus]
I had Ewaited for this E7meeting, for this D7moment
Em7Dreamed about the day I'd make you Dm7crawl
What a D#maj7sweet  A#relA#maj7ease
When you C#maj7rest in G#maj7peace
AmVengeance, Fjustice, Dmfinally Dm7mine
And I'll Ewatch E7you Amfall
[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
I had Dm7one thing
And you've Am7taken it from me
A single G#light, a D#single friend
But you've C#made C#maj7that   Gend
There was Dmone thing
To help escAm7ape the misery
G#And G#maj7now it's C#maj7all disF#maj7arrayed
You Fm7took my whole life aC#way
You Bmsent me A#mback
[Bridge]
To Amnothing
G#Now Fyou'll Fmpay the EmpriceAm  
You desFtroyed G#my Clife
G#After years of Fmsuffering
Finally Chad a place to C#go
But not FmanyGmoreG#  
GmAnd Fmnow it's GmwarG#  
EAnd there Amwon't be Epeace
C'Til I get Fmaj7what I came FforE7  
[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]
I had Dm7one thing
And you've Am7taken it from me
A single G#light, a D#single friend
But you've C#made C#maj7that   Gend
There was Dmone thing
To help escAm7ape the misery
G#And G#maj7now it's C#maj7all disF#maj7arrayed
You Fm7took my whole life aC#way
You Bmsent me F#back to Amnothing
Now you'll Fmaj7pay
Now you;ll AmpayF  

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One Thing

by Jeff Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Em7

Dm7

A#maj7

C#maj7

Am7

G#maj7

F#maj7

Fm7

[Intro]

F D Am

[Verse 1: Casey Lee Williams]

Kill for kill, eye for eye

Blood for blood, it's time to die

F D Am

Retribution tastes so sweet

Am B

Gone's the life that he gave

C C#m

Now revenge is all I crave

D E E7 Am

Retaliation's soon complete

[Pre-Chorus 1: Casey Lee Williams]

E E7 D7 D

I was nowhere, I had no one, I felt nothing

Em7

Lost without a voice

Dm7

And on my own

D D# A#maj7

Then a candle's flame

C#maj7 G#

Brought a brand new name

Am F Dm Dm7

But now you've stolen everything

E Am

And I'm all alone

[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]

Dm7

I had one thing

Am7

And you've taken it from me

G# D#

A single light, a single friend

C# C#maj7 G

But you've made that end

There was one thing

Am7

To help escape the misery

G# G#maj7 C#maj7 F#maj7

And now it's all disarrayed

Fm7 C#

You took my whole life away

Bm F# Am

You sent me back to nothing

G# Fmaj7

Now you'll pay

Dm E7

Pay

[Verse 2: Casey Lee Williams]

Life for life, death for death

Tit for tat, just one last breath

F D Am

Absolution's nowhere near

Am B

Cue the scene, now it's time

C C#

Reparation for your crime

D E E7 Am

Atonement day is finally here

[Pre-Chorus]

E E7 D7

I had waited for this meeting, for this moment

Em7 Dm7

Dreamed about the day I'd make you crawl

D#maj7 A# A#maj7

What a sweet release

C#maj7 G#maj7

When you rest in peace

Am F Dm Dm7

Vengeance, justice, finally mine

E E7 Am

And I'll watch you fall

[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]

Dm7

I had one thing

Am7

And you've taken it from me

G# D#

A single light, a single friend

C# C#maj7 G

But you've made that end

There was one thing

Am7

To help escape the misery

G# G#maj7 C#maj7 F#maj7

And now it's all disarrayed

Fm7 C#

You took my whole life away

Bm A#m

You sent me back

[Bridge]

To nothing

G# F Fm Em Am

Now you'll pay the price

F G# C

You destroyed my life

G# Fm

After years of suffering

C C#

Finally had a place to go

Fm G G#

But not anymore

Gm Fm Gm G#

And now it's war

E Am E

And there won't be peace

C Fmaj7 F E7

'Til I get what I came for

[Chorus: Casey Lee Williams]

Dm7

I had one thing

Am7

And you've taken it from me

G# D#

A single light, a single friend

C# C#maj7 G

But you've made that end

There was one thing

Am7

To help escape the misery

G# G#maj7 C#maj7 F#maj7

And now it's all disarrayed

Fm7 C#

You took my whole life away

Bm F# Am

You sent me back to nothing

Fmaj7

Now you'll pay

Am F

Now you;ll pay

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