{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1122724,"song":"One By One All Day","artist":"The Shins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11249673-one-by-one-all-day-chords-by-the-shins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1122724?type=chord","rating":4.93102,"votes":42,"content":"I worked this out (with help from the previous version and the fantastic tab) by\r\nlistening to James Mercer play it acoustically. I'm 100% certain that this is \r\nright. It sounds lovely with open chords, with the obvious exception being the F#, \r\nwhich is easiest (and sounds best) played at 2nd fret.\r\nI initially thought that the chord after the second E in the verse was E7sus4   \r\n02020x as in past and pending, but upon further listening, I'm sure it's just a D.\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Howdy, lem,\" my grandpa    said with his eyes closed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwiping the eastbound dust from his sunburned brow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\na life before doubt.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI smell the engine grease and mint the wind is blending[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nunder the moan of rotting elm in the silo floor[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDown a hill of pine tree   quills we made our way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch] -  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nto the bottom and the ferns where thick moss   grows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nbeside a stream.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nUnder the rocks are snails and we can fill our pockets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         \r\nand let them go one by one all day in a brand new place[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nInstrumental break x2\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] E-D [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n(play this variation on the verse chords twice)\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou were no ordinary drain on her defenses[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand she was no ordinary girl Oh, Inverted World[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nif every moment of our lives were cradled softly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   in the hands of a strange and gentle child[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'd not roll my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nso.[/tab]\r\n\r\nE       G Repeat until fade\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen James Mercer played this acoustically, he repeated the E and G at the end a few\r\ntimes then ended with E G A E which sounds really nice. As usual, Mercer does a lot of\r\nHammer ons and pull offs, which you can add optionally (sounds great on the D chord just \r\nbefore the F# and on the A in the chorus)\r\n\r\nFurthermore, The E to D change is a quick one. The E and B chords are a bar each,\r\nwhereas the E and D chords last half a bar each. Listen to the song if timing is an issue.\r\n\r\nI really hope this helps somebody out there play this fantastic song :D","plain_text":"I worked this out (with help from the previous version and the fantastic tab) by\nlistening to James Mercer play it acoustically. I'm 100% certain that this is \nright. It sounds lovely with open chords, with the obvious exception being the F#, \nwhich is easiest (and sounds best) played at 2nd fret.\nI initially thought that the chord after the second E in the verse was E7sus4   \n02020x as in past and pending, but upon further listening, I'm sure it's just a D.\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\nD    A\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\nD     A\n\nInstrumental break x2\nE B E-D A\nE B D A\n\n(play this variation on the verse chords twice)\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE       G Repeat until fade\n\n\nWhen James Mercer played this acoustically, he repeated the E and G at the end a few\ntimes then ended with E G A E which sounds really nice. As usual, Mercer does a lot of\nHammer ons and pull offs, which you can add optionally (sounds great on the D chord just \nbefore the F# and on the A in the chorus)\n\nFurthermore, The E to D change is a quick one. The E and B chords are a bar each,\nwhereas the E and D chords last half a bar each. Listen to the song if timing is an issue.\n\nI really hope this helps somebody out there play this fantastic song :D","chords":["F","E","D","B","A","G","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}