Intro: C Bb Am F (x2)
C Bb Am Dm
One by one the teardrops fall as i write you
C Bb F Dm
One by one my words come falling on the page
C Bb F Dm
One by one my dreams are fading in the twilight
C Am F C
One by one my schemes are failing fast away
C Bb Am F
C Bb Am Dm
One by one the flowers fade here in my garden
C Bb F Dm
One by one the leaves are falling from the trees
C Bb F Dm
One by one my hopes are vanished in the clouds dear
C Am F C
One by one like snowflakes melting in the breeze
C Bb Am F (x2)
Dm / F /
One by one my hair is turning grey
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C / Bb Am
One by one my dreams are fading fast away
Dm / F /
One by one i read your letters over
C Am F C
One by one i lay them all away
C Bb Am F (x2)
C Bb F Dm
One by one the days are slipping up behind you
C Bb F Dm
One by one the sweetest days of life go by
C Bb F Dm
One by one the moments stealing up behind you
C Am F C
One by one she'll come and find not you or i
C Bb Am F
C Bb F Dm
One by one i hear the soft words that you whispered
C Bb F Dm
One by one i feel your kisses soft and sweet
C Bb F Dm
One by one i hope you'll say the words to marry
C Am F C
One by one to one by one forever be
C Bb Am F (x4)