Chesney Hawkes - "The One and Only"
By Nik Kershaw
Transcribed by Richard Boodell (main transcription) &
Bjrn T. Dahl (minor fixes, major cleanup)
[H] I am the one and only,[E][G#m][F#]
Oh [H]yeah![F#][G#m][E][G#m][F#][H][A]
(Verse 1)
[G#m]Call me, call me by[H] my [E]name or
call me by[H] my [C#m]number
[H]Put me through it[E]
I'll still be doing it the [F#]way I do it
[Hm]And yet you try to ma[D]ke me [G]forget
Who I [D]really [Em]am
don't [D]tell me I'd know [G]best
I'm not the [A]same as all the [H]rest
(Chorus)
[H]I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [H]be
I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
You can't take [G#m]that a[F#]way from [H]me[A]
(Verse 2)
[G#m]I've been a player i[H]n the [E]crowd scene
A flicker on[H] the [C#m]big screen
[H]My soul embraces[E]
one more in a [F#]million faces
[Hm]High hopes and aspi[D]rations, [G]ideas
above my sta[D]tion, [Em]maybe
but [D]all this time I [G]tried
to walk with [A]dignity and [H]pride
(Chorus)
[H]I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [H]be
I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
You can't take [G#m]that a[F#]way from [H]me[A]
(Bridge)
[A] I can't wear this uniform
[F#m] Without some compromises
[G] Because you'll find out that we come
[Em] In different shapes and sizes
(Short Verse 3)
[Am]No one can be my[C]self like [F]I can
For this job I[C]'m the [Dm]best man
And w[C]hile this maybe [F]true,
you are the [G]one and only [A]you!
(Guitar solo, or Chorus in A)
[A]I am the [E]one and [F#m]only[D]
No [F#m]body I'd [E]rather [A]be
I am the [E]one and [F#m]only[D]
You can't take [F#m]that a[E]way from [H]me
(Chorus)
[H]I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [H]be
I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
You can't take [G#m]that a[F#]way from [H]me
(Chorus)
[H]I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [H]be
I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
You can't take [G#m]that a[F#]way from [H]me[A]
By Nik Kershaw
Transcribed by Richard Boodell (main transcription) &
Bjrn T. Dahl (minor fixes, major cleanup)
[H] I am the one and only,[E][G#m][F#]
Oh [H]yeah![F#][G#m][E][G#m][F#][H][A]
(Verse 1)
[G#m]Call me, call me by[H] my [E]name or
call me by[H] my [C#m]number
[H]Put me through it[E]
I'll still be doing it the [F#]way I do it
[Hm]And yet you try to ma[D]ke me [G]forget
Who I [D]really [Em]am
don't [D]tell me I'd know [G]best
I'm not the [A]same as all the [H]rest
(Chorus)
[H]I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [H]be
I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
You can't take [G#m]that a[F#]way from [H]me[A]
(Verse 2)
[G#m]I've been a player i[H]n the [E]crowd scene
A flicker on[H] the [C#m]big screen
[H]My soul embraces[E]
one more in a [F#]million faces
[Hm]High hopes and aspi[D]rations, [G]ideas
above my sta[D]tion, [Em]maybe
but [D]all this time I [G]tried
to walk with [A]dignity and [H]pride
(Chorus)
[H]I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [H]be
I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
You can't take [G#m]that a[F#]way from [H]me[A]
(Bridge)
[A] I can't wear this uniform
[F#m] Without some compromises
[G] Because you'll find out that we come
[Em] In different shapes and sizes
(Short Verse 3)
[Am]No one can be my[C]self like [F]I can
For this job I[C]'m the [Dm]best man
And w[C]hile this maybe [F]true,
you are the [G]one and only [A]you!
(Guitar solo, or Chorus in A)
[A]I am the [E]one and [F#m]only[D]
No [F#m]body I'd [E]rather [A]be
I am the [E]one and [F#m]only[D]
You can't take [F#m]that a[E]way from [H]me
(Chorus)
[H]I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [H]be
I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
You can't take [G#m]that a[F#]way from [H]me
(Chorus)
[H]I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [H]be
I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only[E]
You can't take [G#m]that a[F#]way from [H]me[A]
