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Lyr/Chords Req: One Time and One Time Only (Paxton

24 Aug 02 - 01:33 PM (#770823)
Subject: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time Only'
From: Jack the Sailor

Can anyone help, Id love to have these chords and sheet music if possible.


24 Aug 02 - 04:18 PM (#770899)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Sorcha

No luck.


24 Aug 02 - 05:04 PM (#770928)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Amergin

when i get home i will see if it is in my book.....


25 Aug 02 - 07:29 AM (#771205)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: GUEST,Maurice

I can remember this much...

One time and one time only Been such a long time lonely One time and all time it will be Been waiting such a long time Each time has been the wrong time Until you came to me.

I spent my hungry young years running wild There was a lot I had to do And I spent cities like a handful of change But I never stopped looking for you.

...that's where my memory gives out...I don't think I've heard this song since the '60's. I think there's just one more verse anyway.


25 Aug 02 - 01:15 PM (#771314)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Peter K (Fionn)

I've got it on the Outward Bound album. I'll find some way of playing it to get the lyrics, if no-one else comes up with them.


25 Aug 02 - 01:19 PM (#771318)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Jack the Sailor

I can do the lyrics, I'm pretty good with lyrics. But I'm afraid that the chords would take me a long time and that even then I wouldn't get them quite right. For anyone who is interested I will listen to the album several times and post the lyrics later today.


26 Aug 02 - 07:17 AM (#771654)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Walter Corey

Lyrics are here


26 Aug 02 - 09:43 AM (#771694)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Hollowfox

Wow, Walter, interesting site.


26 Aug 02 - 11:10 AM (#771731)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: songs2play

Try http://www.geocities.com/songs2play/artist_paxton.htm


26 Aug 02 - 07:30 PM (#771995)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Peter K (Fionn)

Here's a blue clickie for that useful site posted by songs2play: PAXTON.


27 Aug 02 - 12:12 AM (#772097)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: raredance

I've been playing it for 35 years as a three chord song in D, nothing fancy or complicated. (well actually years ago I used to do it in E, but the high notes aren't as easy as they once were).

rich r


27 Aug 02 - 12:36 AM (#772119)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Jack the Sailor

Rich, I've been playing it with two chords something's missing can't zackly tell what. Can you please show me where you make the changes?

Thanks

Rob Dale


27 Aug 02 - 08:27 PM (#772589)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: raredance

(D)I spent my hungry young years (G)running (D)wild,
There was so much I had to (A)do.
(d)And I spent my cities ike a (G)handful of (D)change
But I never quit (A)looking for (D)you

(D)ONe time and (G)one time only
(D)Been such a (G)long time lonely
(D)One time and all time it will be
(D)Been waiting (G)such a long time
(D)each time has (G)been the wrong time
(D)Until you (A)came to (D)me


27 Aug 02 - 08:42 PM (#772597)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Jack the Sailor

Thanks rich r, I had almost worked it out to that point.

I have an "A" at the end of this line?

(D)One time and all time it will be


28 Aug 02 - 07:18 PM (#773247)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: Tattie Bogle

Much as above, but I would agree about the A in the line above: also, I would do a quick A/D on "on - ly" and "lone - ly" after the G. Try It! Tattie B


28 Aug 02 - 10:54 PM (#773350)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Tom Paxton 'One Time and One Time
From: raredance

Yah, the "A" belongs there. I'm not too good at playing air guitar while I try to write down chords. You can also throw a Bm in the middle of that line if you want to vary the D. A7's work fine also. I used the 7ths all the time when I used to sing it in E, because a B7 is a lot easier for me to play than a B

rich r


10 Oct 08 - 03:13 PM (#2462365)
Subject: Lyr Add: ONE TIME AND ONE TIME ONLY (Tom Paxton)
From: Jim Dixon

These lyrics were posted in a BS thread where they're not likely to be found:


ONE TIME AND ONE TIME ONLY
(Tom Paxton)

1. I spent my hungry young years running wild.
There was a lot I had to do,
And I spent cities like a handful of change,
But I never quit looking for you.

CHORUS: One time and one time only,
Been such a long time lonely.
One time and all time it will be,
Been waiting such a long time.
Each time had been the wrong time
Until you came to me.

2. I looked for you in every face I saw.
I could not find you anywhere.
Then finally one day I quit trying at all,
Looked up and saw you standing there.

3. I don't mind telling you what's on my mind.
It's no big secret any more.
I have no plans at all for moving on.
That's one thing I never been for.


[Recorded by Tom Paxton on "Outward Bound" (1966), "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" (1999), and "Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra 1963-1973" (2007); and by The Mitchell Trio on "That's the Way It's Gonna Be/Violets of Dawn" (2003).]


04 Feb 10 - 05:34 PM (#2830190)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: One Time and One Time Only (Paxton
From: GUEST,threelegsoman

I have recorded and uploaded to YouTube a number of Tom's songs and include lyrics and chords onscreen under my YouTube identity of threelegsoman.

From the list above, my uploads include:

Georgie on the Freeway
What Did You Learn in School Today?
Talking Pop Art
I Followed Her into the West
Outward Bound
Sully's Pail
I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
Ramblin' Boy

These plus many more can be found on my channel at the following address:
http://www.youtube.com/user/threelegsoman


04 Feb 10 - 08:52 PM (#2830372)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: One Time and One Time Only (Paxton
From: DonMeixner

Threelegsoman is a great resource. Some incredible effort goes into this site. If you were looking just for chords and lyrics this is your place. But there is some documentationand history worth the read as well.

Don