James Ingram – Just Once chords

This is transcribed directly from the sheet music. 


Intro: C Dm/C Cmaj7/E Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G G 


Cadd9         Fmaj7      I did my best
      Em7                    Am9  But I guess my best wasn't good enough
      Dm7              G/F                Em7   Am(add2) Am  Cause here we are back where we were before
      Dm7             Gsus    GSeems nothin' ever changes
      E7sus     E7/G#   Am    Am/GWe're back to being strangers
Dm7             Cadd2/EWondering if we ought to stay 

Fadd2             F/G   G   F/G   GOr head on out the door

C         G/C    Just once...

         Gm7/C           C7/E             Fmaj7        C/ECan't we figure out what we keep doin' wrong
Dm7              G/F            Em7     Am(add2)    AmWhy we never last for very long
               Dm7           F/G     G  What are we doin' wrong
C         G/C     Just once...
         Gm7/C           C7/E             Fmaj7        C/ECan't we find a way to finally make it right
   Dm7              G/F            Em7     [ch]Am(add2)[/ch[    AmTo make the magic last for more than just one night
    Dm7If we could just get to it
F/GI know we could break through it
(Hmm hmmmm)

Cadd9         Fmaj7 I gave my all
      Em7                    Am9  But I think my all may have been too much
      Dm7              G/F                Em7   Am(add2) Am  Cause Lord knows we're not gettin' anywhere
      Dm7             Gsus    GSeems we're always blowin'
      E7sus     E7/G#   Am    Am/GWhatever we've got goin'
Dm7             Cadd2/EAnd it seems at times with all we've got
Fadd2             F/G   G   F/G   GWe haven't got a prayer

C         G/C    Just once...

         Gm7/C           C7/E             Fmaj7        C/ECan't we figure out what we keep doin' wrong
Dm7              G/F            Em7     Am(add2)    AmWhy the good times never last for long
               Dm7           F/G     G  What are we doin' wrong
C         G/C     Just once...
         Gm7/C           C7/E             Fmaj7        C/ECan't we find a way to finally make it right
   Dm7              G/F            Em7    Am(add2    AmTo make the magic last for more than just one night
    Dm7If we could just get to it
F/GI know we could break through it
(Hmm hmmmm)

     Ab(add2)Just once
          Fm7 I want to understand...
Bbm7            Db/Eb       Ab(add2)   AbWhy it always comes back to goodbye
B(add2) Why 
                  G#m7Can't we get ourselves in hand
C#m7          B(add2)/D#And admit to one another
E(add2)          B(add2)/D#         We're no good without each other
C#m7               B(add2)/D#Take the best and make it better
Em7           G/A        AFind a way to stay together

D      A/D  Just once
         Am7/D            D7/F#         Gmaj7Can't we find a way to finally make it right 
D/F#  Em7       A/G                  F#m7            Bm(add2)   Bm    Make the magic last for more than just one night
    Em7I know we could break through it
   G/AIf we could just get to it
      D    A/D      G/D      A/D    DJust Once..
A/D            Gm/Bb         G/AWhoa oh, we can get to it
      D       Em/D       Just Once 

Dmaj7/F#       Gmaj9      Gmaj7/A    G/A       B(add9)