Vance Joy - This One: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This 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.

Learn This One Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Vance Joy

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 "This One" smoothly on your guitar.

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

     Am G    Dm                  C        Am  G
I recall the way she looked the first we met
 Dm                     C           Am G
Short brown hair and a red rain jacket
     Dm             C  Am G
Oh, how could I forget?
     Dm              C                  Am G
The voice inside my head said, "Oh, my Lord"
     Dm              C             Am G
She kissed me, and I opened up my eyes
   Dm            C                    Am G
A better way of waking up I'll never find
     Dm              C  Am G Dm
The words inside my mind,   mhmm-mm

Chorus:
             C              F    G
She said, "Where you wanna go now?"
   C                F                      G             Am
I said, "I'm easy, darling, you know I've never been to this town"
             C           F      G
She said, "Why you gotta go now?"
     C               F
I'm looking at her smile, I'm thinking
        G                 Am
Man, I better hold on to this one

     C/E          F
I hope I can hold on to this one
     C/E          F                Am G Dm C
I hope I can hold on to this one, mhm

The voice inside my heart said, "Oh my Lord"
A better way of waking up, I'll never find, mmm-hmm

Chorus:
She said, "Where you wanna go now?"
I said, "I'm easy, darling, you know I've never been to this town"
She said, "Where we gonna go now?"
I'm looking at her face, I'm thinking
"Man, I'm pretty fond to this one"
She asked, "Why you gotta go now?"
I'm looking at her smile, I'm thinking
"Man, I better hold on to this one"

I hope I can hold on to this one
I hope I can hold on to this one
I hope I can hold on to this one, mmm-hmm

The words inside my mind
I recall the way she looked the first we met
Short brown hair and a red rain jacket
Oh, how could I forget? Mmm-hmm


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

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 "This One" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This One" by Vance Joy.