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One Day

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Tuning: HALF STEP DOWN
    E5079900
     B799800
     A577600
     E022100
A*    x02200
   C#mx44650
 Esus4022200
[Verse 1]
E5One day its here and thBen its gone
How are you still holding onA  
How are you still holding onE  
E5You've felt this way for fBar too long
Waiting for a change to comeA  
You know you're not the only oEne
[Chorus]
  A*             E  
Life passes you by
                       A*
Don't be wasting your time
On your oEwn
[Verse 2]
E5You always try to Bsee yourself
Through the eyes of someone elAse
Through the eyes of someone elEse
E5Too shy to say that you Bneed help
You and everybody elAse
You and everybody elEse
[Chorus]
 E5  A*              E  
Life passes you by
                       A*
Don't be wasting your time
On your oEwn
[Bridge]
C#mAs your heart gets biggerA  
And you try to figure ouEt
What's it all abouBt
C#mAnd your skin gets thickeAr
As you try to figure ouEt
What's it all abouBt
[Instrumental]
E5   B  A  E
[Chorus]
 E5  A*              E  
Life passes you by
                       A*
Don't be wasting your time
On your oEwn
E5One day its here and tBhen its gone
How are you still holding onA  
How are you still holding oEnEsus4  E  

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One Day

by Kodaline

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Esus4

Tuning: HALF STEP DOWN

079900

799800

577600

022100

* x02200

C#m

x44650

Esus4

022200

[Verse 1]

E5 B

One day its here and then its gone

How are you still holding on

E5 B

You've felt this way for far too long

Waiting for a change to come

You know you're not the only one

[Chorus]

A E

Life passes you by

Don't be wasting your time

On your own

[Verse 2]

E5 B

You always try to see yourself

Through the eyes of someone else

E5 B

Too shy to say that you need help

You and everybody else

[Chorus]

E5 A E

Life passes you by

Don't be wasting your time

On your own

[Bridge]

C#m A

As your heart gets bigger

And you try to figure out

What's it all about

C#m A

And your skin gets thicker

As you try to figure out

What's it all about

[Instrumental]

E5 B A E

[Chorus]

E5 A E

Life passes you by

Don't be wasting your time

On your own

E5 B

One day its here and then its gone

How are you still holding on

E Esus4 E

How are you still holding on

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