One Time Chords by Smokey Robinson

Tempo:
108.9 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Fm

Eb

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Smokey Robinson - One Time chords
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[C] [Cm] I'm not going to let you [Fm] go.
[C] [Gm] [Gm] I'm not going to let [Fm] you go.
[Cm] I'm not going to let you go.
The sooner that you [G] come here to my sight,
[Fm] when I thought I had been struck by a bold delight,
[C] you were just [Cm] a new forecast.
From wherever, man, I told myself you got to get
yourself together, man, what a vibration.
To my brain it was a song to be with [Fm] you,
it was instantaneous, [Cm] something about you,
it's what you call [Fm] it, it's what [Ab] I see,
it's what [F] I get, I'd like to touch it all.
[Cm] One time, [Fm] baby, could [Cm] be the start of a new love.
I don't know how you do what you do to [Fm] me,
but I know the feeling is [Cm] getting through to me,
the [Gm] feeling that I [Cm] have become a slave [Fm] to,
and I'm with you or without you, I still crave [Cm] you.
I hope that in the very near future,
[Fm] tell me that the feeling is mutual,
[Cm] I want [Gm] to be so [Fm] much more than you by yourself,
just to touch.
[Eb] One time, [Fm] baby, could be [Cm] the start of a new love.
[Eb]
[Cm]
[Ab] We could be good, we could be the best,
[Eb] [Ab] and it's about time once we put [Cm] it to the test,
we're only requested one [Fm] time, one [Cm] time, one [Dm] time,
and maybe then [Ab] we can make it happen [Cm] again and again,
again and again, again and again, again and again.
[Ab] [G]
Told [Cm] myself I think she needs a [Gm] lover,
I [Eb] think I'm [Cm] gonna do my best to deliver it.
[Gm]
Said I'd like to [Cm] love you like you like it,
[Eb] your heart's desire, [Fm] love you [Cm] so right now,
you never tire of this morning, morning, night, [C] all [Cm] the time.
[Fm] Keep it up, [Cm] keep it real, keep me in your mind.
You can never be a beacon, if it's up to me,
you're a beacon over and over and over again,
over [F] and over [Cm] and over [Gm] again and again.
[Cm] One time, baby,
[Eb]
[C] [Cm]
[F] [Eb]
[C] [Gm] one time, [C] baby,
One time, baby, [Cm] one time, baby,
All right, all night, [C] all right, [Cm] all night,
[F] Try me, [C] one time, [Eb]
try [Cm] me, one time,
[Eb] One time, one time, baby,
Could be [Cm] the [Eb] start of now,
[F]
[Cm] One time, [F] baby, one time, baby,
[Cm]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
Cm
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Fm
123111111
Eb
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C
3211
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Smokey Robinson - (Album) One Time chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Cm, F, Cm, Fm, Cm, Eb, Cm, Eb and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 109. Given the song's key of C Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [C] _ _ [Cm] I'm not _ going to let you [Fm] go. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Gm] I'm not going to let [Fm] you go.
[Cm] I'm not going to let you go.
The sooner that you [G] come here to my sight,
[Fm] when I thought I had been struck by a bold delight,
[C] you were just [Cm] a new _ forecast.
From wherever, man, I told myself you got to get
yourself together, man, what a vibration.
To my brain it was a song to be with [Fm] you,
it was _ instantaneous, [Cm] something about you,
_ it's what you call [Fm] it, it's what [Ab] I see,
it's what [F] I get, I'd like to touch it all.
[Cm] _ One time, [Fm] baby, _ could [Cm] be the start of a new love. _
_ _ _ _ _ I don't know how you do what you do to [Fm] me,
but I know the feeling is [Cm] getting through to me,
the [Gm] feeling that I [Cm] have become a slave [Fm] to,
and I'm with you or without you, I still crave [Cm] you.
I hope that in the very near future,
_ [Fm] tell me that the feeling is mutual,
[Cm] I want [Gm] to be so [Fm] much more than you by yourself,
just to touch.
[Eb] One time, [Fm] baby, _ could be [Cm] the start of a new love.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] We could be good, we could be the best,
[Eb] [Ab] and it's about time once we put [Cm] it to the test,
we're only requested _ one [Fm] time, one [Cm] time, one [Dm] time,
and maybe then [Ab] we can make it happen [Cm] again and again,
again and again, again and again, again and again.
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _
Told [Cm] myself I think she needs a [Gm] lover,
I [Eb] think I'm [Cm] gonna do my best to deliver it.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
Said I'd like to [Cm] love you like you like it,
[Eb] your heart's desire, [Fm] love you [Cm] so right now,
you never tire of this morning, morning, night, [C] all [Cm] the time.
[Fm] Keep it up, [Cm] keep it real, keep me in your mind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You can never be a beacon, if it's up to me,
you're a beacon _ over and over and over again,
over [F] and over [Cm] and over _ [Gm] again and again.
[Cm] One time, baby, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] [Gm] one time, [C] baby,
One time, baby, [Cm] one time, baby,
All right, _ all night, [C] _ all right, [Cm] _ all night,
[F] Try me, [C] _ one time, _ [Eb] _
try [Cm] me, _ one time, _
_ [Eb] One time, one time, baby,
Could be [Cm] the [Eb] start of now,
_ [F] _ _
_ [Cm] One time, [F] baby, one time, baby, _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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