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Johnny Cash - One Chords

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ChordsAm, D, F, G, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am] [D] [F] [G]
[Am]Is it getting [D]better, [F]or do you feel the [G]same
[Am]Will it make it [D]easier on you now [F]you got someone to [G]blame
You say [C]one love, [Am]one life, [F]when it’s one need [C]in the night
It’s one love, we get to [Am]share it
[F]It leaves you baby if you don’t [C]care for it

[interlude]
[Am] [D] [F] [G]

[verse 2]
[Am]Did I disa[D]ppoint you, [F]or leave a bad taste in your [G]mouth
[Am]You act like you never [D]had love, [F]and you want me to go with[G]out
Well it’s [C]too late [Am]tonight, [F]to drag the past out [C]into the light
We’re one but we’re [Am]not the same,
We get to [F]carry each other, [C]carry each other

[verse 3]
[Am]One [D] [F] [G]

[verse 4]
[Am]Have you come here for for[D]giveness,
[F]Have you come to raise the [G]dead
[Am]Have you come here to play [D]Jesus
[F]To the lepers in your [G]head
Did I [C]ask too much, [Am]more than a lot,
[F]You gave me nothing now [C]it’s all I got
We’re one but we’re [Am]not the same,
We [F]hurt each other then we’re [C]doing it again, you say

[verse 5]
[C]Love is a temple, [Am]love the higher law
[C]Love is a temple, [Am]love the higher law
[C]You ask me to enter, [G]but then you make me crawl
And I can’t be holding on [F]to what you got when all you got is [C]hurt

[verse 6]
One love, [Am]One blood, [F]One life you got to [C]do what you should
One life with each [Am]other, [F]sisters, [C]brothers
One life but we’re [Am]not the same,
We get to [F]carry each other, [C]carry each other

[Closing]
One [C] [Am]One [F] [C]
One [C] [Am] [F]One [C]

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ArtistJohnny Cash
AlbumAmerican III: Solitary Man
GenresCountry, Folk
Year2000
KeyAm

How to play One on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Johnny Cash - One on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

One uses these transitions most often: C → Am (15), F → C (12), and Am → F (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - D chord transition.

1. Am → D chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Am to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
Am to D

2. D → F chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from D to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
D to F

3. F → G chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from F to G;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
F to G

4. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

5. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

6. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

7. Am → F chord transition

To move from Am to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

8. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

One chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in One.

  • One includes 78 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • One contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how One connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → C: 16%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
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