Garbage - The One: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The One" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

F#m                                D
Yeah right from the start you had me hooked
           A     E/G#
And I knew I was falling
F#m
And sure you had me sussed
            D
You worked me out
             A         E/G#
You took me right out no doubt

F#m
Call me a lawyer
I want to micromanage
I need a hit man
Get me the operator
D
Call me a doctor
I cannot lose control
A
There must be someone
E/G#
A robot, a terminator?

He got me eye balled
He got me tied down
He got me roller coaster
Help me, man down
Don't wanna talk about it
I know a lot about it
He got me on the ropes and I don't like it

Chorus:
C#m        D     E        F#m
You might be the one, the one for me
C#m        D     E        F#m
You might be the one, the one for me
C#m        D     Bm
You might be the one for me
C#m        D E
You might be
    F#m
The one

You know what I want
You see me sweat and lose all confidence
And you, you mess me up
I'm back to front
You know I want you, don't you?

Call me a lawyer
I want to micromanage
I need a hit man
Get me the operator
Call me a doctor
I cannot lose control
There must be someone
A robot, a terminator?
He got me eye balled
He got me tied down
He got me roller coaster
Help me, man down
Don't wanna talk about it
I know a lot about it
He got me on the ropes and I don't like it

Chorus

Call me a lawyer
I want to micromanage
I need a hit man
And get me the operator
Call me a doctor
I cannot lose control
There must be someone
A robot, a terminator?
He got me eye balled
He got me tied down
He got me roller coaster
Help me, man down
Don't wanna talk about it
I know a lot about it
He got me on the ropes and I don't like it

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "The One" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The One" by Garbage.

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