One Chords

by Three Dog Night
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Fm
Capo: 1st fret
Author Pencom [a] 30,876. Last edit on Dec 6, 2024
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Chords

Em
G
A
C
B7
Bm
Cm
Dm
F
Bb
A7
Am
Gm

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One chords
Three Dog Night  1968 (Harry Nilsson from his 1968 album Aerial Ballet)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Dog_Night_(album)
 
Capo I *
 
Em
 
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
 
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
One is the loneliest number, worse than two
 
G            Bm                     Em
It's just no good anymore since she went away
      C                  Cm               Em
Now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday
 
Em         G          A  A    C          G
One is the loneliest, number, one is the loneliest
B7 B7   Em         G                            A      C B7
Number, one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Em         G          A  A    C          G          B7 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
 
G            Bm                     Em
It's just no good anymore since she went away
      C                  Cm               Em
Now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday
 
B7  B7   Em         G
(Number) One is the loneliest
A   A    Em         G
(Number) One is the loneliest
A   A    G          Em                           A      C B7
(Number) One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
 
Em         G
One is the loneliest
A   A    Em         G
(Number) One is the loneliest
A   A    G          Em                           A      C B7
(Number) One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do   3x
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo III
 
Em = Dm
G  = F
A  = G
C  = Bb
B7 = A7
Bm = Am
Am = Gm
Cm = Gm
 
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8 comments
timbo63
I think in the line Spend my time,making rhymes, the chords are C Cm Em. Also, in my recorded version, they cut the second one of these short, so after "she went away", they hit a drum and go right the chorus. (the spend my time line was dropped the second time).
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spiderwireband
In this passage: B7 Em G Number, One,,,,, is the loneliest number A C B7 One is the loneliest number Em G A C B7 One,,,,, is the loneliest number that you'll ever do This is the best progression I could work out. The vocal changes inflection at the beginning of the third line. Good Work otherwise!!
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kfrf
I love this song, thanks for the chords. I love this guys acoustic version too https://youtu.be/sMo5ZmpGoLU
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