Verse: E A A wise man was telling stories to me B A E about the places he had been to and the things that had seen Chorus: E A A quiet voice is singing something to me B A E An age old song ʼbout the brave in this land here of the free, A B E One time one night in America Verse: E A lady dressed in white with the man she loves A Standing along the side of their pick up truck E A A shot rang out in the night E A Just when everything seemed right E B E Another headline written down in America E The guy that lived next door in three o five A took the kids to the park and disappeared ʼbout half past nine E A E A Who will ever know how much she loved them so E B E That dark night alone in America Chorus. Verse: E Four small boys playing ball in the parking lot A A preacher, a teacher, and the other became a cop E A A car skidded into the rain E A Making the last little one a saint E B E One more light goes out in America E A young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well A She hopes for a heaven while for her thereʼs just this hell E A E A She gave away her life to become somebodyʼs wife E B E Another wish unanswered in America Bridge: B People having so much faith A E Die too soon while all the rest come late B We write a song that no one sings A B On a cold black stone where a lasting peace will finally bring Verse: E The sunlight plays upon my window pane A I wake up to a world thatʼs still the same E A My father said to be strong E A That a good man could never do wrong E B E In a dream I had last night in America Chorus: E A B One time one night in America E A B One time one night in America
