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[Intro]
I'm Fmnot lackEm7b5ing in love
Not Ebmhaunted by its Dmpain
Of Eromance, liBb7susfe's given Bb7me eAM7nough
I can't comAmplain
But GM7now in this F#quiet midnight F(9)mind
I Cm6/Ebfaintly see
[Chorus]
The Gm/Abone so GM7strong
It EbM9stops the world and C/Gmy heart's spinning
   Gm/AbOne GM7to prove what EbM7I've always knDbM7own
[Verse]
DbM7But couldn't see when he GbM7crossed my sky
From a DbM7star, fell out, shot GbM7across my mind
In the Fsusfiery F/Apull of Bbmbodies Eb7floating aAbmlongG7(#5), hot
 GbM7Gravity does F7(#5)burn inside me
 GbM7I would orbit Db/Eball who invite me
 GbM7/AbOh,            G7(#5)   GbM7then again
[Chorus]
There could be Gm/Abone so GM7strong
It EbM9stops the world and C/Gmy heart's spinning
   Gm/AbOne GM7to prove what EbM9I've always knDbM9own
[Verse]
DbM9But couldn't see this moGbM7dern mind
Won't deDbM7ny the times that it can't GbM7defy
When a Fsusprimal F/Aurge just Bbmcalls me Eb7down to the AbmshoreG7(#5), hot
 GbM7Devolution F7(#5)burns inside me
 GbM7I would dive in Db/Eball who delight me
 GbM7/AbOh,            G7(#5)   GbM7then again
[Chorus]
There could be Gm/Abone so GM7strong
It EbM9stops the world and C/Gmy heart's spinning
   Gm/AbOne GM7to prove what EbM9I've always knDbM9own
DbM9But couldn't meet
[Guitar solo]
Bb7 C/Bb Ebm/Bb Bb
 Dbm7   Gb7(#5)- B7  
Em F#/E Am/E
D7(#5) D C Bb
[Chorus]
There could be Gm/Abone so GM7strong
It EbM9stops the world and C/Gmy heart's spinning
   Gm/AbOne GM7to prove what EbM9I've always knDbM9own
DbM9But couldn't meet

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One

by Esperanza Spalding

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7b5

Ebm

Bb7sus

Bb7

AM7

GM7

F(9)

Cm6/Eb

Gm/Ab

EbM9

C/G

EbM7

DbM7

GbM7

Fsus

F/A

Bbm

Eb7

Abm

[Intro]

Fm Em7b5

I'm not lacking in love

Ebm Dm

Not haunted by its pain

E Bb7sus Bb7 AM7

Of romance, life's given me enough

I can't complain

GM7 F# F(9)

But now in this quiet midnight mind

Cm6/Eb

I faintly see

[Chorus]

Gm/Ab GM7

The one so strong

EbM9 C/G

It stops the world and my heart's spinning

Gm/Ab GM7 EbM7 DbM7

One to prove what I've always known

[Verse]

DbM7 GbM7

But couldn't see when he crossed my sky

DbM7 GbM7

From a star, fell out, shot across my mind

Fsus F/A Bbm Eb7 Abm G7(#5)

In the fiery pull of bodies floating along, hot

GbM7 F7(#5)

Gravity does burn inside me

GbM7 Db/Eb

I would orbit all who invite me

GbM7/Ab G7(#5) GbM7

Oh, then again

[Chorus]

Gm/Ab GM7

There could be one so strong

EbM9 C/G

It stops the world and my heart's spinning

Gm/Ab GM7 EbM9 DbM9

One to prove what I've always known

[Verse]

DbM9 GbM7

But couldn't see this modern mind

DbM7 GbM7

Won't deny the times that it can't defy

Fsus F/A Bbm Eb7 Abm G7(#5)

When a primal urge just calls me down to the shore, hot

GbM7 F7(#5)

Devolution burns inside me

GbM7 Db/Eb

I would dive in all who delight me

GbM7/Ab G7(#5) GbM7

Oh, then again

[Chorus]

Gm/Ab GM7

There could be one so strong

EbM9 C/G

It stops the world and my heart's spinning

Gm/Ab GM7 EbM9 DbM9

One to prove what I've always known

DbM9

But couldn't meet

[Guitar solo]

Bb7 C/Bb Ebm/Bb Bb

Dbm7 Gb7(#5) B7

Em F#/E Am/E

D7(#5) D C Bb

[Chorus]

Gm/Ab GM7

There could be one so strong

EbM9 C/G

It stops the world and my heart's spinning

Gm/Ab GM7 EbM9 DbM9

One to prove what I've always known

DbM9

But couldn't meet

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