JUST ONCE

James Ingram

Intro:  D  G  D  Em  A7



D              G

  I did my best

         F#m                         Bm

But I guess my best wasn't good enough

           Em                     A7                      D  B7

'Cause here we are back where we were before

           Em               A7

Seems nothing ever changes

          F#m            Bm

We're back to be strangers

Em                     F#m

Wondering if we are to stay

       G                    A7

Or head on out the door

 

D       A                 Am                 D7                   G

  Just once can we figure out what we keep doing wrong

Em                  A7              F#m7  Bm

Why we never last for very long

                     Em              A7

What are we doing wrong

D      A                  Am               D7                 G

  Just once can we find a way to finally make it right

Em                   A7                       F#m7      Bm

Make the magic last for more than just one night

    Em                     F#m                     

If we could just get to it

  G                               A7            D  G  D  A7

I know we could break through it

 

I gave my arm

But I think my arm may have been too much

Lord knows we're not getting anywhere

Seems we're always blowing

Whatever we've got going

And seems that time was all we've got

We haven't got a break

 

Just once can we figure out what we keep doing wrong

Why the good times never last for very long

What are we going wrong

Just once can we find a way to finally make it right

Make the magic last for more than just one night

I know we could break through it

If we could just get to it

 

        Bb                 Eb

Just once I want to understand

Cm                 F                             Bb

Why it always comes back to goodbye

C#                            F#

Why can't we get ourselves in hand

        G#m           F#

And get make to one another

G#m                    F#

We don't do without each other

G#m                      F#

Take the best, and make it become

F#m                     B7

Find a way 'cause we're together



        E                 E7                                      A

Just once can we find a way to finally make it right

F#m                  B7                       G#m     C#m  

Make the magic last for more than just one night

   F#m                          G#m

I know we could break through it

    A                       B7    E B7  E B7              

If we could just get to it

         E

Just once

             F#m  Bm

We can get to it

        E    A  E  F#m  B7  C#

Just once. 

This song is lovingly dedicated to Philip Fuentes.