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U2 - 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’ve got someone to [G]blame
You say [C]one [Am]love one life, [F]when its one need [C]in the night
[C]One [Am]love we get to share it, [F]it leaves you baby
If [C]you don’t care for [Am]it [D] [F] [G]

[verse 2]
[Am]Did I [D]disappoint 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 [G]without
Well [C]it’s too [Am]late tonight, [F]to drag the past out [C]into the light
[C]We’re one, but [Am]we’re not the same, we get [F]to carry each other [C]carry each other
[Am]One [D] [F] [G]

[verse 3]
[Am]Have you come here for [D]forgiveness? [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?
[C]Did I ask too [Am]much more than a lot, [F]you gave me nothing now [C]it’s all I got
[C]We’re one but [Am]we’re not the same, well [F]we hurt each other then we [C]do it again

[verse 4]
You [C]Say Love is a temple, [Am]Love a higher law, [C]love is a temple, [Am]Love the higher law
You [C]ask me to enter, but [G]then you make me crawl, and I can’t be holding [F]on to what you got
When all you got is [C]hurt one [Am]love one blood, [F]one life you got to [C]do what you should
One life [Am]with each other [F]Sisters [C]brothers, one life but [Am]we’re not the same
We get [F]to carry each other [C]carry each other, [C]one [Am] [F]one [C]one [Am] [F]one [C]

[verse 5]
[C]Do you here me coming lord? [Am]Do you here me call?
[F]Do you here me knocking lord? [C]Knocking at your door
[C]Do you here me coming lord? [Am]Do you here me call?
[F]Do you here me scratching? [C]Will you make me crawl

[Closing]
[C]ooo ooo [Am]ooo, [F]ooo [C]ooo
[C]ooo ooo [Am]ooo, [F]ooo [C]ooo

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ArtistU2
AlbumAchtung Baby
GenresRock
Year1991
KeyAm

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

U2 - 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 (19), F → C (16), and Am → F (15). 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 90 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 C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Am: 10%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → C: 16%
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