Dire Straits - One World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "One World" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn One World Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Dire Straits

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "One World" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Em             D             Em
Can't get no sleeves for my records
              D            Em
Can't get no laces for my shoes
Em            D
Can't get no fancy notes
    A
On my blue guitar
 C           D          Em7 A     Em7 A
Can't get no antidote for    blues

Can't find the reasons for your actions
Or I don't much like the reasoning you use
Somehow your motives are impure
Somehow I can't find the cure
Can't get no antidote for blues
Oh yeah, uh

     Em               D
They say it's mostly vanity
       A                 Am
That writes the plays we act
      C                  D          Em  Am
They tell me that's what everybody knows
        Em                D
There's no such thing as sanity
      A                Am
And that's the sanest fact
C           Bm  C  D
That's the way the story goes

Can't get no remedy on my TV
It's nothing but the same old news
Where they can't find a way to be
One world in harmony
Can't get no antidote for blues
Oh yeah, uh

Uh, oh yeah, uh
Alright


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "One World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "One World" by Dire Straits.