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'One In Ten'Rhythm Guitar/Lyrics from UB40`s 1981 L.P'Present Arms'. (this song was written on Drums and Rhythm Guitar,Just two Chords G & F, although the Bass line,Lead Guitar,Saxophone & the fact it sounds better point to it being Gm & F,it just isn`t?! I`ll place the Gm Chord diagram if you want to do what i do and use it,But G & F is official) G=EADGBE F=EADGBE (Gm=EADGBE) 355433 133211 355333 Intro||:G |F |G |F |G |F |G |F :|| Chorus 1: G F I am the one in ten,A number on a list, G F I am the one in ten,Even though i don`t exist, G F Nobody knows me,But i`m always there, G F A statistic,A reminder of a world that does`nt care. Saxophone Instrumental:G |F |G |F |G |F |G |F | Verse 1: G F My arms unfold the dole queue,Malnutrition dulls my hair, G F My eyes are black and lifeless with an underprivileged stare, G F I`m the beggar on the corner will no one spare a dime?, G F I`m the child that never learns to read `cause no one spared the time. Chorus 2: G F I am the one in ten,A number on a list, G F I am the one in ten,Even though i don`t exist, G F Nobody knows me,But i`m always there, G F A statistic,A reminder of a world that does`nt care. Saxophone Instrumental:G |F |G |F |G |F |G |F | [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/u/ub40/377132.html ] Verse 2: G F I`m the murderer,The victim,I`m the license to a gun, G F I`m a sad and bruised old lady in an ally in a slum, G F I`m a middle aged businessman with chronic heart disease, G F I`m another teenage suicide in a street that has no trees. Chorus 3: G F I am the one in ten,A number on a list, G F I am the one in ten,Even though i don`t exist, G F Nobody knows me,But i`m always there, G F A statistic,A reminder of a world that does`nt care. Saxophone Instrumental:G |F |G |F |G |F |G |F | Verse 3: G F I`m a starving third world mother,Refugee with out a home, G F I`m a housewife hooked on Valium,I`m a pensioner alone, G F I`m a cancer ridden spectre discovering the earth, G F I`m another hungry baby i`m an accident at birth. Chorus 4: G F I am the one in ten,A number on a list, G F I am the one in ten,Even though i don`t exist, G F Nobody knows me,But i`m always there, G F A statistic,A reminder of a world that does`nt care. Saxophone Instrumental:G |F |G |F |G |F |G |F | Chorus 5: G F I am the one in ten,A number on a list, G F I am the one in ten,Even though i don`t exist, G F Nobody knows me,But i`m always there, (n/c) A statistic,A reminder of a world that does`nt care. Outro||:G |F |G |F |G |F |G |F :||(till fade) |