Van Halen - I'm the One: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I'm 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.

G#
Leaving here we aggravate you
Don't you know it means the same to me, honey?

Chorus:
G#
I'm the one the one you love
Come on baby, show your love
Hey, give it to me
G#                            C#
I see a glow that fills this room
G#                      C#
I see it rolling out of you
A#                          D#
Feed her your message from above
            A#
I'm tellin' you, ow
  B  C#            D#
Show, come on and show your love, ah, yeah
   B   C#   D#
(Show your love)
Ow, woo, oh, show (show)
show your love babe, ah, yeah
(Show your...) Show it, ow

Look at all these little kids
Takin' care of the music biz
Don't their bus'ness take good care of me, honey

Chorus:
I'm the one the one you love
Come on baby, show your love
Hey, give it to me
I see a glow that fills this room
I see it rolling out of you
Feed her your message from above
I'm telling you, ow
Show, show your love babe, ah, yeah
(Show your love)
Ow, whoo, woo, show (show)
show your love babe, ah, yeah
(Show your...) Show me

G#
Whoo, Bop bada, shoobe doo wah,
bop bada, shoobe doo wah, (ba da whum)
Bop bada, shoobe doo wah
(bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo whum)
Bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo wah
Bop bada, shoobe doo wah
(bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo whum)
Bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo wah
Bop bada, shoobe doo wah
(bop bada, shoobe doobe doobe doo whum)
Bop bada, shoobe doo wah, whoo

Ow (Show your love)
Ow, ow, come on and show me
(Show your love)
Better show, better show your love, now, uh
(Show your love)
Ah, yeah, wow
(Show your...) Ow


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

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 "I'm the One" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I'm the One" by Van Halen.