• From: The Land Of Song
  • Registered: 2007-12-10
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Topic: one night stand

isnt it just typical? i have a gig tomorrow afternoon so i was resting my throat tonight when a song arrived with some not so easy high notes. so i thought i'd share.

One Night Stand.Undefined




[E] She's a beautiful girl, with a [Cdim] body to die for.


An [A] unfortunate thing. There's nothing [Am] there to stay for.


She's a [E] beautiful girl, I won't [F#m] ask for her hand.


She's [Abm] got it all in spades. But she's [A] only a [B] one night [E] stand.




[F#m] Time and again I've been [E] broken.


[A] Left like a [Abm] dog in the [E] dark.


[Dbm] Cold and alone, kicked [B] out of my home.


I can't [A] take any more – [Am] hurt in my heart.


She's a [E] beautiful girl, but she's [F#dim] only a [B] one night [E] stand.


[E] She's a beautiful girl, with a [Cdim] body to die for.


An [A] unfortunate thing. There's nothing [Am] there to stay for.


She's a [E] beautiful girl, I won't [F#m] ask for her hand.



She's [Abm] got it all in spades. But she's [A] only a [B] one night [E] stand.


[F#m] Everyone laughs while I'm [E] hurting.


I'll [A] never be [Abm] more than a [E] fool.


They've [Dbm] taken my pride. I'm [B] empty inside.


I can't [A] take any more, I've [Am] made it a rule.


She's a [E] beautiful girl, but she's [F#dim] only a [B] one night [E] stand.


SOLO: E- Cdim- A- Am-| E-F#m- Abm-A-B-E||






[E] She's a beautiful girl, with a [Cdim] body to die for.


An [A] unfortunate thing. There's nothing [Am] there to stay for.


She's a [E] beautiful girl, I won't [F#m] ask for her hand.


She's [Abm] got it all in spades. But she's [A] only a [B] one night [E] stand.



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  • From: Nottingham England
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Re: one night stand

Look after the voice Phill, I'll look forward to hearing this if you record it.

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  • From: The Land Of Song
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Re: one night stand

i will record it hopefully in the next week or so, it's in waltz time if you'd like to try it. isnt it funny how songs start out as one thing and end-up as another. i wrote the first verse last week and the rest tonight. they werent meant to be one song but hey ho. i'd like to put a bridge in somewhere. maybe tomorrow?

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Re: one night stand

Thumbs up !

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  • From: Tooele Ut
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Re: one night stand

Good song. How do you come up with those chords?

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6 Reply by beestie (edited by beestie 2015-07-14 03:19:51)

  • From: Wellington, New Zealand
  • Registered: 2015-06-23
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Re: one night stand

Love the lyrics. I must admit,  after reading the title and the first verse it went in a completely different direction than I thought.

  • From: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Re: one night stand

Nicely constructed, Phill.

I noticed that Cdim and F#dim are shown as the same in your charts, and I've never played either chord that way. I love variations like this.

  • From: The Land Of Song
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Re: one night stand

Thanks for you replies, I don't have the faintest where they come from, all I can say is when a line comes into my head I write it down till another line may interact with it, then another etc till nothing else comes to mind.

As for the chords if I have a tune in my head I'll find the notes then search for the corresponding chord.

I was rather surprised myself when C diminished and F# dim turned out to be the same, not being that deep into the tech of music. I actually play the C dim on the 8th frett and C dim as the window shows.

I must admit it took a swerve from where I thought it was heading too. I don't start songs with a plan so they go where they will.

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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