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The Knack
One Day At A Time
Intro
B  B E F#
Bwho you gonna run to Ewhen yoF#u're running low
Bwhere you gonna run tEo no onF#e ever knows
G#mand there's a sadness in your sEtyle
G#man empty room behind your sF#mileB  
one day ,  oEne dF#ay at a tBime
one step, eacEh sF#tep of the G#mway
two hearts tEwo heF#arts on the lG#mine
one heartbeat cF#loser than yestBerday
darling i remember the girl you used to be
innocent pretender and what you meant to me
now where's the light behind your eyes
and where's the truth behind your lies
one day ,  oEne dF#ay at a tBime
one step, eacEh sF#tep of the G#mway
two hearts tEwo heF#arts on the lG#mine
one heartbeat cF#loser than yesterdayG#m  
Eyou're chasing down the sF#majtreet
Ejust like a drunken dF#majancer
Ethe taste is bittersweet F#majbut
C#mlove is the F#sus4answerF#  

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One Day At A Time

by The Knack

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G#m

F#maj

C#m

F#sus4

The Knack

One Day At A Time

Intro

B B E F#

B E F#

who you gonna run to when you're running low

B E F#

where you gonna run to no one ever knows

G#m E

and there's a sadness in your style

G#m F# B

an empty room behind your smile

E F# B

one day , one day at a time

E F# G#m

one step, each step of the way

E F# G#m

two hearts two hearts on the line

F# B

one heartbeat closer than yesterday

darling i remember the girl you used to be

innocent pretender and what you meant to me

now where's the light behind your eyes

and where's the truth behind your lies

E F# B

one day , one day at a time

E F# G#m

one step, each step of the way

E F# G#m

two hearts two hearts on the line

F# G#m

one heartbeat closer than yesterday

E F#maj

you're chasing down the street

E F#maj

just like a drunken dancer

E F#maj

the taste is bittersweet but

C#m F#sus4 F#

love is the answer

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