Maroon 5 - One Light: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "One Light" 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 Light Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Maroon 5

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 Light" smoothly on your guitar.

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Chorus:
D#maj7                Dm7
One light, one light, one light
                                   D#maj7
It's a damn dark world but there's one light,
           Dm7
one light, one light
                                D#maj7
Long as I'm with you, then it's alright
           Dm7                           A#
It used to feel like life was an endless midnight
              Cm
But now I got one light

              D#maj7              Dm7
Here's to the broken-hearted, yeah
      D#maj7                   Dm7
Don't even get me started, yeah
             D#maj7                          Dm7
Ain't nobody want to live in this world today
                A#                         Cm
Gotta make it through and do what ever it take

D#maj7
What do I tell my daughters?
Dm7
How do they get through all this? Ooh
D#maj7
How do I help my brother?
Dm7
How do I save my momma? Ooh
D#maj7
Yeah, when the world go crazy
Dm7
Baby, you always save me
    A#
And I don't care
     Cm
What you gon' say

Chorus:
'Cause I got one light, one light, one light
It's a damn dark world
But there's one light, one light, one light
Long as I'm with you, then it's alright
It used to feel like life was an endless midnight
But now I got one light

Baby, we need to be honest, yeah
This is a place that we wanted, yeah
Ain't nobody want to live in this world today
Gotta make it through and do what ever it take

What do I tell my daughters?
How do they get through all this? Ooh (Ayy)
How do I help my brother?
How do I save my mama? Ooh (Ooh)
Yeah, when the world go crazy (Oh)
Baby, you always save me
And I don't care
what you gon' say (Don't care)

Chorus:
'Cause I got one light, one light, one light
It's a damn dark world
But there's one light, one light, one light
Long as I'm with you, then it's alright
(Yeah, then it's alright)
It used to feel like life was an endless midnight
But now I got one light

Ooh-wee (Ooh-wee)
I remember back in the day,
I was down, you were there for me
Ooh-wee (Ooh-wee)
I was in the dark, you were shining a light for me
Back in the summer, when we were younger
Girl, what's your number? Oh, yeah
You know I want you (Woah), bamba to bamba (Oh)
I freaking love her, oh, yeah
Crazy, world's going crazy
But I know I got my baby
Don't need anyone else (Don't need no, oh, yeah-yeah)
Hold me, love when you hold me
Girl, you know you're my only
Don't need anyone else, oh, yeah-yeah

Chorus:
One light, one light, one light (One light, yeah)
It's a damn dark world (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
But there's one light, one light, one light
Long as I'm with you, then it's alright (Oh)
It used to feel like life was an endless midnight
But now I got one light (One light)
One light (Yeah), one light, one light
(Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's a damn dark world
But there's one light, one light, one light
(One light, one light, one light)
Long as I'm with you, then it's alright (One light)
It used to feel like life was an endless midnight
But now I got one light

One light


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#maj7

Guitar chord D#maj7

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

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 Light" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "One Light" by Maroon 5.

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