U2 - One: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "One" 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.
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Learn One Guitar Chords and Lyrics by U2
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" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am D F G Am D Is it getting better F G Or do you feel the same Am D Will it make it easier on you now F G You got someone to blame Chorus: C Am You say, one love, one life F C When it's one need, in the night Am One love, we get to share it, F It leaves you baby if you C Am D F G Don't care for it Am D Did I disappoint you F G Or leave a bad taste in your mouth? Am D You act like you never had love F G And you want me to go without Chorus: C Am Well, it's too late tonight F C To drag the past out into the light Am We're one, but we're not the same F C We get to carry each other, carry each other Am D F G One Am D Have you come here for forgiveness? F G Have you come to raise the dead? Am D Have you come here to play Jesus F G To the lepers in your head? Chorus: C Am Did I ask too much? More than a lot F C You gave me nothing, now it's all I got Am We're one, but we're not the same F C Well, we hurt each other, then we do it again C Am You say, love is a temple, love's a higher law C Am Love is a temple, love's a higher law C G You ask me to enter, but then you make me crawl F And I can't be holding on C To what you got, when all you got is hurt Chorus: C Am One love, one blood F C One life, you got to do what you should Am One life with each other F C Sisters, brothers Am One life, but we're not the same F C We get to carry each other, carry each other Am One F C Am F C One Am Ooh-ooh-ooh F Oh-ooh C May we, may we, may we get Am Higher F C Oh, higher Am (Ay, yeah, go) higher F C (Oh) Higher You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  D  F  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 "One" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "One" by U2.