Los Lobos

Los Lobos - One Time One Night guitar tab

From: rmvillal@nyx.cs.du.edu (Raoul Villalpando)

Subject: CRD: One Time, One Night (Los Lobos)

One Time, One Night from the Album By the Light of the Moon.

Intro: D (11 measures)

G (1 measure)

D (4 measures)

Verse 1

D G

A wise man was telling stories to me

A G D

about the places he had been to and the things that had seen

Chorus

D G

A quiet voice is singing something to me

A G D

An age old song 'bout the brave in this land here of the free,

G A D

One time one night in America

Verse 2

D

A lady dressed in white with the man she loves

G

Standing along the side of their pick up truck

D G

A shot rang out in the night

D G

Just when everything seemed right

D A D

Another headline written down in America

Verse 3

D

The guy that lived next door in three o five

G

took the kids to the park and disappeared 'bout half past nine

D G D G

Who will ever know how much she loved them so

D A D

That dark night alone in America

Chorus

Verse 4

D

Four small boys playing ball in the parking lot

G

A preacher, a teacher, and the other became a cop

D G

A car skidded into the rain

D G

Making the last little one a saint

D A D

One more light goes out in America

Verse 5

D

A young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well

G

She hopes for a heaven while for her there's just this hell

D G D G

She gave away her life to become somebody's wife

D A D

Another wish unanswered in America

*Bridge*

A

People having so much faith

G D

Die too soon while all the rest come late

A

We write a song that no one sings

G A

On a cold black stone where a lasting peace will finally bring

Guitar Solo

A (3 measures)

G (1 measure)

D (7 measures)

G (1 measure)

D (1/2 measure)

G (1/2 measure)

A (1 measure)

D (1 measure)

Verse 6

D

The sunlight plays upon my window pane

G

I wake up to a world that's still the same

D G

My father said to be strong

D G

That a good man could never do wrong

D A D

In a dream I had last night in America

Verse 1

Chorus

D G A

One time one night in America

D G A

One time one night in America

Outro: D (Until fadeout)

Enjoy rmvillal@nyx.cs.du.edu

Raoul Villalpando

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