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Chords used:   G   C   D  
I Gwas a slick mid-Cwestern gal
on a lonGg, hard road into soCuthern Cal
GCouldn't find any crime
in filling Cup all my time
I had the dGevil in my bones
and an aCngel on my mind
Bridge:
And I dDrank up all the movies
and I sCearched for happy endings
I tuDrned love inside out
'till I was peCrfectly pretending
DStill I believed it could be tCrue
Chorus:
When you fiDnd the oGne
there's no qDuestioninCg the sileGnce
all is saDid and doGne
when you find the oCne
when you find the one
G  C  G  C
Verse Two:
You could sGay that I was crazy
I was thaCt kind of girl
I had to oGpen up alot of oysters
before I fCound myself a pearl
I had to kGiss alot of frogs
to find my gCrass was green enough
Had to be faGce down in the gutter
to see what Cis and isn't love
Bridge two:
then I woDke from all the dreaming 
to your tCaste and to your laughter
I cDried 'till I was dry 
and now I lCive my ever-after
DI believe I always kCnew
Chorus Two:
When you fDind the oGne
there's no qDuestioniCng the silGence
all is sDaid and doGne
when you find the oCne
and when you Dmake the choGice
to belieDve in youGr exiCstence 
with heCllo, you will know....C  
when you find the oneG  
G  C  G  C
I believGed it could be trCue, I belieGve, I always kneCw (2x)
Repeat Chorus two to end (1x)
G  C
With heGllo, you will knoCw...
I know that she doesn't strum all the way through, but that's the only way I could play it.

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When You Find The One

by Melissa Etheridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G C D

Chords used:

G C

I was a slick mid-western gal

G C

on a long, hard road into southern Cal

Couldn't find any crime

in filling up all my time

I had the devil in my bones

and an angel on my mind

Bridge:

And I drank up all the movies

and I searched for happy endings

I turned love inside out

'till I was perfectly pretending

D C

Still I believed it could be true

Chorus:

D G

When you find the one

D C G

there's no questioning the silence

D G

all is said and done

when you find the one

G C G C

Verse Two:

You could say that I was crazy

I was that kind of girl

I had to open up alot of oysters

before I found myself a pearl

I had to kiss alot of frogs

to find my grass was green enough

Had to be face down in the gutter

to see what is and isn't love

Bridge two:

then I woke from all the dreaming

to your taste and to your laughter

I cried 'till I was dry

and now I live my ever-after

D C

I believe I always knew

Chorus Two:

D G

When you find the one

D C G

there's no questioning the silence

D G

all is said and done

when you find the one

D G

and when you make the choice

D G C

to believe in your existence

C C

with hello, you will know....

when you find the one

G C G C

I believed it could be true, I believe, I always knew (2x)

Repeat Chorus two to end (1x)

G C

With hello, you will know...

I know that she doesn't strum all the way through, but that's the only way I could play it.

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