Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

 A wise man was telling stories to me

 about the places he had been to and the things that had seen

Chorus

 A quiet voice is singing something to me

 An age old song 'bout the brave in this land here of the free,

 One time one night in America

Verse 2

 A lady dressed in white with the man she loves

 Standing along the side of their pick up truck

 A shot rang out in the night

 Just when everything seemed right

 Another headline written down in America

Verse 3

 The guy that lived next door in three o five

 took the kids to the park and disappeared 'bout half past nine

 Who will ever know how much she loved them so

That dark night alone in America

Chorus

Verse 4

Four small boys playing ball in the parking lot

 A preacher, a teacher, and the other became a cop

 A car skidded into the rain

 Making the last little one a saint

One more light goes out in America

Verse 5

 A young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well

 She hopes for a heaven while for her there's just this hell

 She gave away her life to become somebody's wife

 Another wish unanswered in America

People having so much faith

 Die too soon while all the rest come late

 We write a song that no one sings

 On a cold black stone where a lasting peace will finally bring

Guitar solo

Verse 6

 The sunlight plays upon my window pane

 I wake up to a world that's still the same

 My father said to be strong

 That a good man could never do wrong

 In a dream I had last night in America

Verse 1

Chorus

One time one night in America

One time one night in America

Outro