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The One Thing

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My First ever tab. Standard Tuning, no capo. Should be easy to figure out the strum pattern but it does 
Intro:  D   A   F#m  E  
Verse 1:
DEvery morning when I Awoke up
I was sF#mtoked up
I was Eleaving without a purpose
DAlways jumping all tAhe hurdles
Doing cF#mircles
In the dEark with a broken compass
Pre-Chorus:
BmI can't eExplain the way it fAeels
I could F#mtrip on my own Bmwords
I make mEistakes, that much is cAlear
But I F#mmade it here my lBmove
Yeah I Dmade it here my lAove
CHORUS:
You're the Eone thing that I got rightF#m  
It's a big Dol' world (yeah, it's a big ol' world)
AYou turn the Edarkness into sun lF#might
I'm a lucky girl D(yeah, I'm a lucky girl)
AAnd if I Emess up everything somedaF#my
I would Dhide my head in shame
ACause yoEu're the one thing that I got riF#mghtD  
ARight, ErightF#m  
DOne thing I got right
ARight, ErightF#m  
DOne thing I got right
Verse 2:
DEvery morning when you Awake up
I wanna hoF#mld you
I just Eneed to be wrapped around you
DIt's kinda funny when you Athink that
You just got F#mhere
Now EI know I can't live without you
Pre-Chorus:
BmI can't eExplain the way it fAeels
I could F#mshow my own worBmds
Sometimes iEt feels like getting Areal
Like yF#mou're really here my Bmlove
yeah, yDou're really here my Alove
Chorus:
You're the Eone thing that I got rightF#m  
It's a big Dol' world (yeah, it's a big ol' world)
AYou turn the Edarkness into sun lF#might
I'm a lucky girl D(yeah, I'm a lucky girl)
AAnd if I Emess up everything somedaF#my
I would Dhide my head in shame
ACause yoEu're the one thing that I got riF#mghtD  
Verse 3:
AEverytime I see your smile
EEverytime I hear your laugh
F#mBaby you bring in new Dsunshine over now
AYou are the little dream
EEver since I was a child
F#mMy fairytale comes trDue when I look at Ayou
AMay not be Ehere forever
F#mBut it'll be a lDong road together
AI already Eknow
We're gonna be fBmine, fine, fine
We're gonna be jDmust fine, fine, fine
Chorus:
YoEu're the one thing that I F#mgot right
It's a big Dol' world (yeah, it's a big ol' world)
AYou turn the Edarkness into sun lF#might
I'm a lucky girl D(yeah, I'm a lucky girl)
AAnd if I Emess up everything somedaF#my
I would Dhide my head in shame
ACause yoEu're the one thing that I got riF#mghtD  
ARight, ErightF#m  
DOne thing I got right
ARight, ErightF#m  
DOne thing I got right

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The One Thing

by Shakira

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

My First ever tab. Standard Tuning, no capo. Should be easy to figure out the strum pattern but it does

D A F#m E

Intro:

Verse 1:

D A

Every morning when I woke up

F#m

I was stoked up

I was leaving without a purpose

D A

Always jumping all the hurdles

F#m

Doing circles

In the dark with a broken compass

Pre-Chorus:

Bm E A

I can't explain the way it feels

F#m Bm

I could trip on my own words

E A

I make mistakes, that much is clear

F#m Bm

But I made it here my love

D A

Yeah I made it here my love

CHORUS:

E F#m

You're the one thing that I got right

It's a big ol' world (yeah, it's a big ol' world)

A E F#m

You turn the darkness into sun light

I'm a lucky girl (yeah, I'm a lucky girl)

A E F#m

And if I mess up everything someday

I would hide my head in shame

A E F#m D

Cause you're the one thing that I got right

A E F#m

Right, right

One thing I got right

A E F#m

Right, right

One thing I got right

Verse 2:

D A

Every morning when you wake up

F#m

I wanna hold you

I just need to be wrapped around you

D A

It's kinda funny when you think that

F#m

You just got here

Now I know I can't live without you

Pre-Chorus:

Bm E A

I can't explain the way it feels

F#m Bm

I could show my own words

E A

Sometimes it feels like getting real

F#m Bm

Like you're really here my love

D A

yeah, you're really here my love

Chorus:

E F#m

You're the one thing that I got right

It's a big ol' world (yeah, it's a big ol' world)

A E F#m

You turn the darkness into sun light

I'm a lucky girl (yeah, I'm a lucky girl)

A E F#m

And if I mess up everything someday

I would hide my head in shame

A E F#m D

Cause you're the one thing that I got right

Verse 3:

Everytime I see your smile

Everytime I hear your laugh

F#m D

Baby you bring in new sunshine over now

You are the little dream

Ever since I was a child

F#m D A

My fairytale comes true when I look at you

A E

May not be here forever

F#m D

But it'll be a long road together

A E

I already know

We're gonna be fine, fine, fine

We're gonna be just fine, fine, fine

Chorus:

E F#m

You're the one thing that I got right

It's a big ol' world (yeah, it's a big ol' world)

A E F#m

You turn the darkness into sun light

I'm a lucky girl (yeah, I'm a lucky girl)

A E F#m

And if I mess up everything someday

I would hide my head in shame

A E F#m D

Cause you're the one thing that I got right

A E F#m

Right, right

One thing I got right

A E F#m

Right, right

One thing I got right

About The One Thing Chords by Shakira

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