One For The Mockingbird — Cutting Crew
Chords and lyrics for One For The Mockingbird by Cutting Crew (key of G).
Verse 1
Played on acoustic. Listen to song for rhythm.
Intro
(Starting with the drums)
[D] [Em] [D/F#] [G] [A]
Verse 1
[D]I have learnt through all my [G]past mistakes
[C]Not to let the hurdles sap my [D]energy
[D]Time will tell and time is [G]all it takes
[C]You won't see the bastards knock the [D]running out of me
Chorus
And the [D]band, they played [Dsus]one [D]more [A]song
One [Asus]for the [A]mocking [Em][D/F#]bird, they played [G]one [D/F#]more [C]song[G]
All the [D]tears, they fell [Dsus]one [D]by [A]one
All [Asus]for the [A]mocking [Em][D/F#]bird, they fell [G]one [D/F#] by [C]one[G]
[D] [Em] [F#m] [G] [A]
Verse 2
[D]Don't be fooled by those who [G]feed you words
[C]They just twist and tighten up the [D]tourniquet
But the [D]sweetest song of all the [G]mocking birds
[C]Couldn't hope to match one note of [D]any song we played
Chorus
And the [D]band, they played [Dsus]one [D]more [A]song
One [Asus]for the [A]mocking [Em][D/F#]bird, they played [G]one [D/F#]more [C]song[G]
All the [D]tears, they fell [Dsus]one [D]by [A]one
All [Asus]for the [A]mocking [Em][D/F#]bird, they fell [G]one [D/F#] by [C]one[G]
Bridge
[F]Ooh, What are you [A]hiding from?
[F]Ooh, Why do you lock the [A]door?
Open up the [G]door!
Instrumental
[D] [Em] [F#m] [G] [A]
Chorus
And the [D]band, they played [Dsus]one [D]more [A]song
One [Asus]for the [A]mocking [Em][D/F#]bird, they played [G]one [D/F#]more [C]song[G]
All the [D]tears, they fell [Dsus]one [D]by [A]one
All [Asus]for the [A]mocking [Em][D/F#]bird, they fell [G]one [D/F#] by [C]one[G]
[D]I have learnt, time will tell, [A]years will pass, tears will fall,
[Em][D]Don't be fooled, [G]fed by words, [C]their sweet songs,[G]
Mocking [D][Dsus][D][A][Asus][A][Em]birds![G][C][D/F#][G][D/F#]
Outro
(Just repeat the chords in the chorus)
[D] [Dsus] [D] [A] [Asus] [A] [Em] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [C] [G]
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