Roy Orbison - The Only One Chords & Tabs

The Only One:Roy Orbison.
Album - Mystery Girl - 1989. #2 in UK.

INTRO: D G (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.
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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   D G  D G  Em A D (Fade.)
The only one who sees a blue moon...


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