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Tuning: Standard
Maybe a little more handy: Transpose this tab down two steps to G and 
use a capo 2nd fret in order to match the key of the original (Thank you
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
A/E       0-x-2-2-2-0
Esus4/B   x-2-2-2-0-0
F#dim7    x-x-4-5-4-5 or: F#dim7/G# (t)4-x-4-5-4-5
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[Intro]
|  A|  G6|  A|  G6|
[Verse]
AOne G6day, when I'm Bmtired of doing Dmtime
I get aA/Eway somewhere and Eslowly change my C#mmindEsus4/B  
And Aone G6day, when you're Bmtired of what you go Dmthrough
Why don't we A/Edisappear way Eout into the C#mblue?Esus4/B  
[Chorus]
 DI D/C#know you've D/Bheard it D/Aall beAforeA/G#  A/F#  A/E  
But F#one day, F#/Eyou know F#/DI'll come F#/C#knocking Bmon your door
G#O--F#dim7one    A/Eday
E7sus4O--one AdayG6  
[Verse]
AOne G6day, when my sBmhip comes into Dmshore
I'm gonA/Ena do the things I Enever did beforeC#m  Esus4/B  
'Cause Aone G6day, if it's aBmll the same to Dmyou
We're gA/Eonna disappear way Eout into the bluC#meEsus4/B  
[Chorus]
 DI D/C#know you've D/Bheard it D/Aall beAforeA/G#  A/F#  A/E  
But F#one day, F#/Eyou know F#/DI'll come F#/C#knocking Bmon your door
G#O--F#dim7one    A/C#day
E7sus4O--one Aday, yeah, G6yeah
[Solo]
|  A|  G6|  Bm|  Dm| 
|  A/E|  E|  C#m|  Esus4/B|
[Verse]
AOne G6day, there's a Bmplace I'm gonna Dmbe
Far aA/Eway, far away, aEcross the shining C#mseaEsus4/B  
[Coda]
G#O--F#dim7one    A/Eday
G#O--F#dim7one    A/Eday
 G#   F#dim7|                |
O—one      (triplets, single notes)
|  Esus4| A  

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One Day

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

C#m

Esus4/B

D/C#

D/B

D/A

A/G#

A/F#

F#/E

F#/D

F#/C#

F#dim7

E7sus4

A/C#

Esus4

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Tuning: Standard

Maybe a little more handy: Transpose this tab down two steps to G and

use a capo 2nd fret in order to match the key of the original (Thank you

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0

Esus4/B x-2-2-2-0-0

F#dim7 x-x-4-5-4-5 or: F#dim7/G# (t)4-x-4-5-4-5

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[Intro]

A G6 A G6

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[Verse]

A G6 Bm Dm

One day, when I'm tired of doing time

A/E E C#m Esus4/B

I get away somewhere and slowly change my mind

A G6 Bm Dm

And one day, when you're tired of what you go through

A/E E C#m Esus4/B

Why don't we disappear way out into the blue?

[Chorus]

D D/C# D/B D/A A A/G# A/F# A/E

I know you've heard it all before

F# F#/E F#/D F#/C# Bm

But one day, you know I'll come knocking on your door

G# F#dim7 A/E

O--one day

E7sus4 A G6

O--one day

[Verse]

A G6 Bm Dm

One day, when my ship comes into shore

A/E E C#m Esus4/B

I'm gonna do the things I never did before

A G6 Bm Dm

'Cause one day, if it's all the same to you

A/E E C#m Esus4/B

We're gonna disappear way out into the blue

[Chorus]

D D/C# D/B D/A A A/G# A/F# A/E

I know you've heard it all before

F# F#/E F#/D F#/C# Bm

But one day, you know I'll come knocking on your door

G# F#dim7 A/C#

O--one day

E7sus4 A G6

O--one day, yeah, yeah

[Solo]

A G6 Bm Dm

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A/E E C#m Esus4/B

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[Verse]

A G6 Bm Dm

One day, there's a place I'm gonna be

A/E E C#m Esus4/B

Far away, far away, across the shining sea

[Coda]

G# F#dim7 A/E

O--one day

G# F#dim7 A/E

O--one day

G# F#dim7

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O—one (triplets, single notes)

Esus4 A

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