THE ONLY ONE by Tracy Chapman
From the Album: "Telling Stories"
Note: This is possible the prettiest song on the album, with Emmylou
Harris singing harmony... Anyway, in the parenthese are the hammer-ons
and pull offs she does to reach the next chord. The letters are the string
name, and the numbers the frets.
Hope that makes any sense to anyone other than me... She finger-picks it,
I strum it. Either way works. - Izzylou
Intro: ..... , (A-3-2-0-2)
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She was the only one
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Of my flesh and blood
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Now I have no calling
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I can do no worldly good
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Mmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
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Mmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
I sit silent
I sit mourning
I sit listless all the day
I've mostly lost the voice to speak
And any words to say except
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Does heaven have enough angels yet?
Mmmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
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Mmmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
I've gone hard
And I've gone cold
I can't make the pieces of this cracked life fit
Please forgive me for wanting to know
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Does heaven have enough angels yet?
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Mmmmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
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Mmmmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
Together Oh together
No there'll be no more of that
But I would not dare for myself to ask
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Does heaven have enough angels yet?
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Mmmmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
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Mmmmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
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She was the only one
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Of my flesh and blood
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Sometimes I hear her calling
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Straight from the house of God
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Mmmmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm
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Mmmmmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmm