Elbow - One Day Like This Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,E,D keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar F7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[F]Drinking in the morning sun [Bb]Blinking in the morning sun
[F]Shaking off a heavy one Yeah, [Bb]heavy like a loaded gun
[F]What made me behave that way? [Bb]Using words I never say
I can [Bb]only think it must be love
Oh [Bb]anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful [F]day
[verse 2]
[F]Someone tell me how I feel It’s [Bb]silly wrong, but vivid right
Oh, [Bb]kiss me like a final meal [Bb]Yeah, kiss me like we [F]die tonight
[verse 3]
‘Cause [F]holy cow, I love your eyes, and [Bb]only now I see the light
Yeah, [Bb]lying with you [F]half awake and [Bb]turning over [F]what to say
Oh, [Bb]anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful [F]day
[chorus]
So [F]throw those curtains [F7]wide
One [Bb]day like this a year would see me [F]right
[Closing]
‘Cause [F]holy cow, I love your [F7]eyes
And [Bb]only now I see the light [F]
So [F]throw those curtains [F7]wide
One [Bb]day like this a year would see me [F]right
[chorus]
So [F]throw those curtains [F7]wide
One [Bb]day like this a year would see me [F]right
How to play One Day Like This on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Elbow - One Day Like This on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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 Day Like This uses these transitions most often: Bb → F (11), F → Bb (7), and F → F7 (4). 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 F - Bb chord transition.
1. F → Bb chord transition
To move from F to Bb;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
2. F → F7 chord transition
To move from F to F7;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
3. F7 → Bb chord transition
To move from F7 to Bb;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place pinky on B string fret 3.
One Day Like This chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in One Day Like This.
- One Day Like This includes 26 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- One Day Like This contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how One Day Like This connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → Bb: 5%
- F → F7: 1%
After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).- Bb → F: 34%