Chords for Jimmy Webb sings "Only One Life"
Tempo:
183.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A superstar composer, [G] he has won 11 Grammy Awards and is the only artist to win Grammys for music, lyrics and orchestration.
Please welcome Jimmy Webb.
What I'd like to do is play a song from the Children's Crusade [C] that was Michael Bennett's favorite song from our project.
[F]
He asked me to play it [D] many times.
[Em]
He would come into my office, grab me and say,
[Am] I want you to play Only One Life for this person, for that person and for the other person.
It's sad that the only real, seemingly the fullest meaning of [F] the song only occurred to me after he was [C] gone.
[G]
Only one life, just a tiny [F] spark
But [Am] now that he is gone [Em] I'm somewhere in [C] the dark
[G] If there [C] are ten million men [Em] on this [G] planet, tell me [C] then
Why [F] does only one [Gm] life [Em]
leave such [Am] a mark on
[Dm] me?
[G] One life, how could [C] I have known?
[F] One [E] life could be such [Am] a part of [C] [F] me
[Em] More precious than [C] my own
[G]
Only one life, [C]
[Em] only [F] [Fm]
[C]
one life
What does it mean?
[F]
[Am] After all, the boy [Em] was only [C] 17
Living [G] is a [Em] pointless chore
[G]
Just [Gm] existence, nothing [G] more
Then why does [F] only one [A] [Em]
life leave such [Am] an empty [D] space?
[F] One life, make [C]
it right or wrong
[F] One life, [E] take a love I [Em] can't replace
[F]
[C] And always will [F] belong [G]
to only one [C] life
[Fm]
Just [Bb] another
[Eb] soul among so many
[A] So who cares if [D] one should fall?
[B]
Though we're small,
[B] we're full of magic when we're in
[C] Does the world [Bb]
change at all [G]
[F] with only one [C]
life?
[C]
[Am]
[Em]
[F] [C]
[G] We only [C] have one chance to fight
[Em] [Gm] But if we live it right, all we need [F] is one [G] life
[Em] To make a [Am]
difference here
[Dm]
One life, it's such [F] a small [C] amount
[Em]
[F] One [C]
[F] life, to [E] say we care
[Am] [A] Say [Em] it clear, [F]
[C] we have to make it [G] count
[Am] After all,
[G]
it's only [F]
[Am] one life
[F]
[Am]
[F]
[G] Only one [C] life
[N]
Please welcome Jimmy Webb.
What I'd like to do is play a song from the Children's Crusade [C] that was Michael Bennett's favorite song from our project.
[F]
He asked me to play it [D] many times.
[Em]
He would come into my office, grab me and say,
[Am] I want you to play Only One Life for this person, for that person and for the other person.
It's sad that the only real, seemingly the fullest meaning of [F] the song only occurred to me after he was [C] gone.
[G]
Only one life, just a tiny [F] spark
But [Am] now that he is gone [Em] I'm somewhere in [C] the dark
[G] If there [C] are ten million men [Em] on this [G] planet, tell me [C] then
Why [F] does only one [Gm] life [Em]
leave such [Am] a mark on
[Dm] me?
[G] One life, how could [C] I have known?
[F] One [E] life could be such [Am] a part of [C] [F] me
[Em] More precious than [C] my own
[G]
Only one life, [C]
[Em] only [F] [Fm]
[C]
one life
What does it mean?
[F]
[Am] After all, the boy [Em] was only [C] 17
Living [G] is a [Em] pointless chore
[G]
Just [Gm] existence, nothing [G] more
Then why does [F] only one [A] [Em]
life leave such [Am] an empty [D] space?
[F] One life, make [C]
it right or wrong
[F] One life, [E] take a love I [Em] can't replace
[F]
[C] And always will [F] belong [G]
to only one [C] life
[Fm]
Just [Bb] another
[Eb] soul among so many
[A] So who cares if [D] one should fall?
[B]
Though we're small,
[B] we're full of magic when we're in
[C] Does the world [Bb]
change at all [G]
[F] with only one [C]
life?
[C]
[Am]
[Em]
[F] [C]
[G] We only [C] have one chance to fight
[Em] [Gm] But if we live it right, all we need [F] is one [G] life
[Em] To make a [Am]
difference here
[Dm]
One life, it's such [F] a small [C] amount
[Em]
[F] One [C]
[F] life, to [E] say we care
[Am] [A] Say [Em] it clear, [F]
[C] we have to make it [G] count
[Am] After all,
[G]
it's only [F]
[Am] one life
[F]
[Am]
[F]
[G] Only one [C] life
[N]
Key:
C
F
G
Em
Am
C
F
G
_ _ A superstar composer, [G] he has won 11 Grammy Awards and is the only artist to win Grammys for music, lyrics and orchestration.
_ Please welcome Jimmy Webb.
What I'd like to do is play a song from the Children's Crusade _ _ [C] that was Michael Bennett's favorite song from our project.
[F] _
He asked me to play it [D] many times.
[Em] _
He would come into my office, grab me and say,
[Am] I want you to play Only One Life for this person, for that person and for the other person. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's sad that _ _ the only real, _ _ seemingly the fullest meaning of [F] the song only occurred to me after he was [C] gone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Only one life, _ _ just a tiny _ [F] spark _
_ _ _ _ But [Am] now that he is gone [Em] I'm somewhere in [C] the dark _ _
[G] _ _ If there [C] are ten million men _ [Em] _ _ on this [G] planet, _ tell me [C] then _
_ _ Why [F] does only _ one [Gm] _ life _ _ [Em] _ _
leave such [Am] a mark on _ _
[Dm] me?
_ _ _ [G] One _ life, _ how could [C] I have _ _ _ known?
_ [F] One _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] life could be such [Am] a part of [C] _ _ _ [F] _ me _ _
_ [Em] More precious than [C] my _ own
_ _ _ _ [G] _
Only one _ _ life, [C] _ _
[Em] _ only [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ one life _ _
What does it mean?
[F] _ _
_ _ [Am] After all, the boy [Em] was only _ _ [C] 17 _
_ _ _ _ Living [G] is a [Em] pointless chore
_ _ [G] _
Just _ [Gm] existence, nothing _ [G] more
_ Then why does [F] only _ one _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
life _ leave such [Am] an empty _ _ [D] _ _ space? _ _
[F] One life, _ _ make [C]
it right or wrong _ _ _
[F] _ One _ _ _ life, [E] _ _ _ take a love I [Em] can't _ _ replace
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] And _ always will [F] belong _ _ _ [G] _ _
to _ only one [C] _ life
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ Just [Bb] another _ _
[Eb] _ soul among so many
_ _ [A] _ _ So who _ cares if [D] one should _ _ _ fall?
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ Though we're _ small, _
_ [B] we're full of magic when we're in
_ [C] _ Does the world _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ change at _ all _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ with only _ one [C] _ _ _
life?
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] We only [C] have one chance to fight
_ _ [Em] _ [Gm] But if we live it right, _ _ all we need [F] is _ _ one _ _ [G] life
_ [Em] _ _ To make a [Am]
difference here
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
One _ life, _ it's such [F] a small [C] _ _ amount
[Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ One [C] _ _
[F] life, _ _ to [E] say we care
[Am] _ _ [A] Say [Em] it clear, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] we have to make it _ [G] count
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] After _ _ all, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ it's only [F] _
_ _ [Am] one life _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Only _ one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] life _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Please welcome Jimmy Webb.
What I'd like to do is play a song from the Children's Crusade _ _ [C] that was Michael Bennett's favorite song from our project.
[F] _
He asked me to play it [D] many times.
[Em] _
He would come into my office, grab me and say,
[Am] I want you to play Only One Life for this person, for that person and for the other person. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's sad that _ _ the only real, _ _ seemingly the fullest meaning of [F] the song only occurred to me after he was [C] gone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Only one life, _ _ just a tiny _ [F] spark _
_ _ _ _ But [Am] now that he is gone [Em] I'm somewhere in [C] the dark _ _
[G] _ _ If there [C] are ten million men _ [Em] _ _ on this [G] planet, _ tell me [C] then _
_ _ Why [F] does only _ one [Gm] _ life _ _ [Em] _ _
leave such [Am] a mark on _ _
[Dm] me?
_ _ _ [G] One _ life, _ how could [C] I have _ _ _ known?
_ [F] One _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] life could be such [Am] a part of [C] _ _ _ [F] _ me _ _
_ [Em] More precious than [C] my _ own
_ _ _ _ [G] _
Only one _ _ life, [C] _ _
[Em] _ only [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ one life _ _
What does it mean?
[F] _ _
_ _ [Am] After all, the boy [Em] was only _ _ [C] 17 _
_ _ _ _ Living [G] is a [Em] pointless chore
_ _ [G] _
Just _ [Gm] existence, nothing _ [G] more
_ Then why does [F] only _ one _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
life _ leave such [Am] an empty _ _ [D] _ _ space? _ _
[F] One life, _ _ make [C]
it right or wrong _ _ _
[F] _ One _ _ _ life, [E] _ _ _ take a love I [Em] can't _ _ replace
_ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] And _ always will [F] belong _ _ _ [G] _ _
to _ only one [C] _ life
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ Just [Bb] another _ _
[Eb] _ soul among so many
_ _ [A] _ _ So who _ cares if [D] one should _ _ _ fall?
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ Though we're _ small, _
_ [B] we're full of magic when we're in
_ [C] _ Does the world _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ change at _ all _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ with only _ one [C] _ _ _
life?
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] We only [C] have one chance to fight
_ _ [Em] _ [Gm] But if we live it right, _ _ all we need [F] is _ _ one _ _ [G] life
_ [Em] _ _ To make a [Am]
difference here
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
One _ life, _ it's such [F] a small [C] _ _ amount
[Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ One [C] _ _
[F] life, _ _ to [E] say we care
[Am] _ _ [A] Say [Em] it clear, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] we have to make it _ [G] count
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] After _ _ all, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ it's only [F] _
_ _ [Am] one life _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Only _ one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] life _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _