One Way Chords
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Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
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CHORDS IN THIS SONG:
Bm, D, E5, A, G, G*, F
THE E5 PLAYED IS 022400.. I THINK..
..THE G* IS PLAYED 3RD FRET.. BASICALLY AN F SHAPE ON THE 3RD FRET,
ALTERNATE PLAYING THE a STRING..SAME GOES FOR THE D ON THE VERSES,
ALTERNATE PLAYING THE HIGH e..
INTRO/CHORUS 1:
Bm D E5 A G D A
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OF LIFE, AND THAT'S YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN.
INSTRU:
|: D | D | F | G* :|
VERSE 1:
D
MY FATHER WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, TOOK ME UP ONTO THE HILL
F G*
THAT LOOKED DOWN ON THE CITY SMOG ABOVE THE FACTORY SPILL.
D
HE SAID, "NOW THIS IS WHERE I COME, WHEN I WANT TO BE FREE."
F G*
WELL HE NEVER WAS IN HIS LIFTIME, BUT THESE WORDS STUCK WITH ME. HEY!
INSTRU:
|: D | D | F | G* :|
VERSE 2:
D
AND SO I RAN FROM ALL OF THIS, AND I CLIMBED THE HIGHEST HILL,
F G*
AND I LOOKED DOWN ONTO MY LIFE, ABOVE THE FACTORY SPILL,
D
AND I LOOKED DOWN ONTO MY LIFE AS THE FAMILY DISGRACE,
F G*
THEN ALL MY FRIENDS ON THE STARTING LINE THERE WAGES OFF TO CHASE,
F G*
YES, AND ALL MY FRIENDS AND ALL THEIR JONS AND ALL THE BLOODY WASTE.
CHORUS 2:
Bm D E5 A G D A
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OF LIFE, AND THAT'S YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN.
Bm D E5 A G D A
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OF LIFE, AND THAT'S YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN.
INSTRU:
|: D | D | F | G*: | (x6)
VERSE 3:
D
WELL, WELL, WELL I GREW UP, LEARNED TO LOVE AND LAUGH,
CIRCLED 'A'S ON THE UNDERPASS
F
BUT THE NOISE WE THOUGHT WOULD NEVER STOP,
G*
DIED A DEATH AS THE PUNKS GREW UP
D
AND WE CHOCKED ON ALL OUR DREAMS, WE WRESTLED WITH OUR FEARS,
F
WE'RE RUNNING THROUGH THE HEARTLESS CONCRETE STREETS,
G*
CHASING OUR IDEAS. RUN!
INSTRU:
|: D | D | F | G* :|
VERSE 4:
D
AND ALL THE PROBLEMS OF THIS WORLD WON'T BE SOLVED MY THIS GUITAR,
F G*
AND THEY WON'T STOP COMING EITHER, BY THE LIFE I'VE HAD SO FAR.
D
AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF MY HOME TOWN WON'T BE GETTING ANY DIMMER,
F G*
THOUGH THERE CALLING HAS RECEDED LIKE SOME OLD DISTANT SINGER,
F G*
AND THEY DON'T LOOK SO APPEALING TO THE EYES OF THIS POOR SINNER.
CHORUS 3:
Bm D E5 A G D A
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OF LIFE, AND THAT'S YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN.
Bm D E5 A G D A
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OF LIFE, AND THAT'S YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN.
CHORUS 4:
Bm D E5 A G D A
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OF LIFE, AND THAT'S YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN.
Bm D E5 A G D A
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OF LIFE, AND THAT'S YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN.
Bm
THAT'S YOUR OWN
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8 comments

Lyrics inconsistent with tune.
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Struggling to pay the E5, so just going with an A and enjoying the song. Thanks mate!
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You nailed it. Thanks!
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