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Johnny Cash
One (American Recordings III)
By Marcel Veltman
Johnny Cash's version of this U2 song shows the way to mediocre musicians like myself
how to do it just as convincingly without unconvenient fingering on weird tunings and
without incredible range of voice. Brilliant.
[Intro]
Am  D  F  G
[Verse]
  AmIs it getting Dbetter
  FOr do you feel the Gsame
   AmWill it make it Deasier on you now
   FYou got someone to blamGe
[Chorus]
You saidC  
One loveAm  
One lifeF  
When it's one needC  
in the night
One love
We get to sAmhare it
It leFaves you baby
If you don't cCare for it
[Instrumental]
Am  D  F  G
[Verse]
AmDid I disappoDint you
FOr leave a bad taste in your moGuth
AmYou act like you never hDad love
FAnd you want me to go wiGthout
[Chorus]
Well it'sC  
too lateAm  
TonightF  
To drag the past outC  
Into the lightC  
We're one
But we're Amnot the same
We get to caFrry each other
CCarry each other
One
[Instrumental]
Am  D  F  G
[Verse]
AmHave you come here for fDorgiveness
FHave you come to raise the dGead
AmHave you come here to play JeDsus
FTo the lepers in your heGad
[Chorus]
Did I askC  
too muchAm  
More than a lotF  
You gave me nothing
Now Cit's all I got
We're one
But we're nAmot the same
Well, we Fhurt each other
And we're dCoing it again
You say
[Bridge]
CLove is a temple
AmLove a higher law
CLove is a temple
AmLove the higher law
CYou ask me to enter
GBut then you make me crawl
And I can't be holding onF  
To what you got
When all you got is hCurt
  COne love
  AmOne blood
  FOne life
  CYou got to do what you should
  COne life
  AmWith each other
  FSisters
  CBrothers
  COne life
  AmBut we're not the same
  FWe get to carry each other
  CCarry each other
  COneAm  F  C  
  COneAm  F  C  

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Johnny Cash

One (American Recordings III)

By Marcel Veltman

Johnny Cash's version of this U2 song shows the way to mediocre musicians like myself

how to do it just as convincingly without unconvenient fingering on weird tunings and

without incredible range of voice. Brilliant.

[Intro]

Am D F G

[Verse]

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]

You said

One love

One life

When it's one need

in the night

One love

We get to share it

It leaves you baby

If you don't care for it

[Instrumental]

Am D F G

[Verse]

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]

Well it's

too late

Tonight

To drag the past out

Into the light

We're one

But we're not the same

We get to carry each other

Carry each other

One

[Instrumental]

Am D F G

[Verse]

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]

Did I ask

too much

More than a lot

You gave me nothing

Now it's all I got

We're one

But we're not the same

Well, we hurt each other

And we're doing it again

You say

[Bridge]

Love is a temple

Love a higher law

Love is a temple

Love the higher law

You ask me to enter

But then you make me crawl

And I can't be holding on

To what you got

When all you got is hurt

One love

One blood

One life

You got to do what you should

One life

With each other

Sisters

Brothers

One life

But we're not the same

We get to carry each other

Carry each other

C Am F C

One

C Am F C

One

About One Chords by Johnny Cash

Learn how to play One by Johnny Cash with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “One chords”, “One guitar chords”, or “Johnny Cash One chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy One chords and for experienced players who want accurate One lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, D, F, G, C.

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Is "One" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "One" by Johnny Cash with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Johnny Cash below.

What key is "One" in?

The chords for "One" show the original chord names (including Am, D, F, G, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.