One By One

	  		
 

Intro: G   F   Em   C/G  (2x) 

G      F                  C/G        Am 
One by one the teardrops fall as I write you 
G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one my words come falling on the page 
G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one my dreams are fading in the twilight 
G      Em                  C/G          G 
One by one my schemes are fading fast away 

G   F   Em   C/G 

G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one the flowers fading in my garden 
G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one the leaves are falling from the trees 
G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one my hopes are vanished in the clouds clear 
G      Em                  C/G          G 
One by one like snowflakes melting in the breeze 

G   F   Em   C/G  x2 

Am             C/G 
One by one my hair is turning gray 
G                         F            Em 
One by one my dreams are fading fast away 
Am            C/G 
One by one I read your letters over 
G      F      C/G           G 
One by one I lay them all away 

G   F   Em   C/G  x2 

G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one the days are slipping up behind you 
G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one the sweetest days of life go by 
G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one the moments stealing out behind you 
G      Em                  C/G          G 
One by one she'll come and find not you or I 

G   F   Em   C/G 

G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one I hear the soft words that you whispered 
G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one I feel your kisses soft and sweet 
G      F                  C/G            Am 
One by one I hope you'll say the words to marry 
G      Em            C/G          G 
One by one to one by one forever be 

G   F   Em   C/G  (repeat to end)