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The Only One

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The Only One:Roy Orbison.
Album - Mystery Girl - 1989. #2 in UK.
       DG
INTRO:   (x8)
#1.
D            G                       D
Everyone you know's been through it, you bite the 
       G
bullet then you chew it.
D                   G                 Em
Tie the knot at the end of your rope, buy a book 
   A
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,
A
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  DG DG EmAD
                                        (Fade.)
The only one who sees a blue moon...
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Free chords for The Only One by Roy Orbison. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

The Only One:Roy Orbison.
Album - Mystery Girl - 1989. #2 in UK.
INTRO: D G (x8)
#1.
#2.
CHORUS:
#3.
CHORUS:
CHORUS:
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

The Only One Chords by Roy Orbison

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The chords for "The Only One" show the original chord names (including D, G, Em, A, Bm, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.