One Chords

by Three Dog Night
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Author Dexex [a] 2,740.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jan 8, 2025
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Chords

Em
G
A
C
B7
B
D/F#
Bm
Bdim
Cm
Em7

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[Intro]
| Em | Em |
 
[Verse 1]
|Em         |G                           |A       |C   B7 |
"One" is the loneliest number that you'll ever do  . . . .
|Em            |G
"Two" can be as bad as "One"
         |A                         |C       B7  |Em |G |A |C B7 |
 It's the loneliest number since the number "One"
 
[Verse 2]
|Em        |G                        |A         |C B7 |
"No" is the saddest experience you'll ever know
|Em           |G                        |A         |C B7 |
 Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know
       |Em                   |G                 |A       |C B7 |
'Cause "One" is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
|Em                   |G               |A               |C B7 |Em B Em D/F# |
"One" is the loneliest number, woh, woh worse than "Two"
 
[Bridge 1]
|G             |Bm                    |Bdim      |Bdim
 . It's just no good anymore since she went away  . . .
      |C                 |Cm              |Em        |Em     |
 Now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday  . . . .
 
[Chorus]
|Em         |G                 |A          |C         B7     |
"One" is the loneliest number, "One" is the loneliest number
|Em         |G                           |A       |C B7 |
"One" is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
|Em         |G             |A          |C         B7  |
"One" is the loneliest . . "One" is the loneliest . .
|Em         |G                           |A       |C B7 |
"One" is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
 
[Bridge 2]
|G             |Bm                    |Em7       |Em7  N.C.    |
 . It's just no good anymore since she went away  . . (Number)
 
[Chorus]
||: Em         |G                   |A          |C          B7      |
   "One" is the loneliest (number), "One" is the loneliest (number)
|Em         |G                           |A       |C    B7     :||
"One" is the loneliest number that you'll ever do  . . (number)
 
(The 1st line of the last repeat has three different vocal leads.)
 
   |Em         |G                           |A          |C    B7     |
1.  . . Number "One"                         . . Number "One" . .
2. "One" is the loneliest number that you'll ever do     . .  Number
3. "One - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -" uh-uh-uh
|Em         |G                           |A       |C    B7     |
"One" is the loneliest number that you'll ever do  . . (number)
|Em         |G                           |A       |C B7 |
"One" is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
 
[Outro]
|Em B Em D/F# |G
 
 
[Riff] (substitute for Em B Em D/F#)
 
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|
A|-----2-----------|
E|---------0---2---|
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2 comments
zakemo
Correct bridge in this one. I don't know where those first couple of tabbers were going?
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pytazowhyta
yes, I think the others were puffing a bit too much wack tobaccy. Reminds me when People played Del Shannon's Runaway chorus using Am instead of A major
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