Just once — James Ingram
Chords and lyrics for Just once by James Ingram (key of C).
Intro
[C] [FM7] [Em7] [FM7]
Verse 1
I[C9] did [FM7]my best
But I [Em7]guess my best wasn't good [Am7]enough
[Dm7]'Cause here we are, back[G7] where we [Em7]were [Am7]before
[Dm7]Seems nothin' [G7sus4]ever [G7]changes, [E7sus4]we're back[E7] to bein'[Am7] stranger;
[Dm7]Wonderin' if we ought[C/E] to stay, or [FM7]head on [G7sus4]out the [G7]door.
Chorus 1
[C]Just [G/C]once can we [Gm7]figure out what we [C7]keep doin' wrong?[FM7]
[Dm7]Why we never [G7]last for very [Em7]long;[Am]
What are we [Dm7]doing wrong?[G7sus4]
[C]Just [G/C]once, can we [Gm7]find a way to [C7]finally make it [FM7]right,
To[Dm7] make the magic [G7]last for more than [Em7]just one [Am7]night?
If [Dm7]we could just get to it, I [G7sus4]know we could break [C9]through [FM7]it. [C] [FM7] [G]hmmm.
Verse 2
I[C9] gave [FM7]my all,
But [Em7]think all my have [Am7]been too much:
The [Dm7]lord knows we're not [G7]getting [Em7][Am]anywhere.
[Dm7]Seems we're [G7sus4]always [G7]blowin'
[E7sus4]What ever[E7] we've got [Am7]goin',
And it [Dm7]seems that time was [C]all we've got; We [FM7]haven't [G7sus4]got a [G7]prayer.
Chorus 2
[C]Just [G/C]once, can we [Gm7]figure out what we [C7]keep doin' [FM7]wrong,
[Dm7]Why the good times [G7]never last for [Em7]long?[Am]
Where are [Dm7]we [G7sus4]goin [G7]wrong?
[C]Just [G/C]once, can we find [Gm7]a way to finally[C7] make it [FM7]right,
To[Dm7] make the magic [G7]last for more than [Em7]just one [Am7]night?
[Dm7]I know we could break through it,
If [G7sus4]we could just get to it.
Bridge
Just [Ab]once, I want to [Fm7]understand
Why[Bbm7] it always [Eb7sus4]comes back to[Ab] goodbyes.
[B]Why [BM7]can't we get [G#m7]ourselves in hand,
[C#m7]And admit to one[B/D#] another
[E]We're no good [B/D#]without each other?
[C#m7]Take the best and [B/D#]make it [Em7]better; Find a way [A7sus4]to stay [A7]together.
Chorus 3
[D]Just once, [A/D]can we [Am9]find a way to[D7/F#] fin'lly make[GM7] it right, oh
to[Em7] make the magic [A7/G]last for more [F#m7]than just one[Bm7] night?
I [Em7]know we could break through it
If [A7sus4]we could just [A7]get to it.
....just [D][A/D][G/D]once.[A/D]
[D]Woh,[A/D] we can[Bb] get [A7]to it
(Coda)
just once.
Outro
[D] [G] [D/F#] [G9] [A7sus4] [B]
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