Verse: 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 ʼbout the brave in this land here of the free, G A D One time one night in America Verse: 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 D The guy that lived next door in three o five G took the kids to the park and disappeared ʼbout 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: 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 D A young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well G She hopes for a heaven while for her thereʼs just this hell D G D G She gave away her life to become somebodyʼs 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 Verse: D The sunlight plays upon my window pane G I wake up to a world thatʼs 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 Chorus: D G A One time one night in America D G A One time one night in America
