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Lindisfarne - One Day
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro] 
   C     G     C     G     C     G     C    G  F-C  
[Verse 1]
Last night I took a walk doGwntown, Cmet a friend of GmineF  
Sitting on a Ccorner drinking GwineC  
Had a look aGbout him, Ccold and underGfedDm  
Looked at me and Amthis is what he Gsaid
[Chorus]
FOne day, I'll be Gout of this Cplace, one step Gdown the AmlineG  
FOne day, 'cause it's Gnever too Dm7late, Cthings will Gturn out fAmineG  
In a Fbetter Cplace and DmtimeC  
          G  F-C  
One day
[Verse 2]
There's a girl I Gsee sometimes, Cbut in the days gone Gby
She Fnever had that Clost look in her GeyeC  
She never had that Gwedding ring, Cnow she knows the Gscore
DmIf you ask her Amwhat she's looking Gfor, she'll tell you
[Chorus]
FOne day, I'll be Gout of this Cplace, one step Gdown the lAmineG  
FOne day, 'cause it's Gnever too Dm7late, Cthings will Gturn out fAmineG  
In a Fbetter Cplace and DmtimeC  
One Gday____
[Instrumental]
F   G  C   G  Am  G  F   G  Dm7  C  G  Am  G  F  C  Dm  C  G
 F     C     G     C     G     C     G     C    G  F-C  
[Verse 3]
Last night I took a walk downGtown, Calong the empty GstreetsF  
Saw the places Cwhere we used to GmeetC  
Walked down to the Gstation, Cclosed some timGe ago
But Dmsometimes I still Amhear that whistGle blow___
[Chorus]
And Fone day, I'll be Gout of this Cplace, one step Gdown the lAmineG  
FOne day, 'cause it's Gnever too Dm7late, Cthings will Gturn out AmfineG  
[Chorus]
And Fone day, I'll be Gout of this Cplace, one step Gdown the lAmineG  
FOne day, 'cause it's Gnever too Dm7late, Cthings will Gturn out fAmineG  
In a Fbetter Cplace and DmtimeC  
One Gday
[Outro]
F   G  C   G  Am  G  F   G  Dm7  C  G  Am  G  F  C  Dm  C  G
F   G  C   G  Am  G  F   G  Dm7  C  G  Am  G  F  C  Dm  C  G

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One Day

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Dm7

Lindisfarne - One Day

CAPO: 5th Fret

[Intro]

C G C G C G C G F C

[Verse 1]

G C G F

Last night I took a walk downtown, met a friend of mine

C G C

Sitting on a corner drinking wine

G C G Dm

Had a look about him, cold and underfed

Am G

Looked at me and this is what he said

[Chorus]

F G C G Am G

One day, I'll be out of this place, one step down the line

F G Dm7 C G Am G

One day, 'cause it's never too late, things will turn out fine

F C Dm C

In a better place and time

G F C

One day

[Verse 2]

G C G

There's a girl I see sometimes, but in the days gone by

F C G C

She never had that lost look in her eye

G C G

She never had that wedding ring, now she knows the score

Dm Am G

If you ask her what she's looking for, she'll tell you

[Chorus]

F G C G Am G

One day, I'll be out of this place, one step down the line

F G Dm7 C G Am G

One day, 'cause it's never too late, things will turn out fine

F C Dm C

In a better place and time

One day____

[Instrumental]

F G C G Am G F G Dm7 C G Am G F C Dm C G

F C G C G C G C G F C

[Verse 3]

G C G F

Last night I took a walk downtown, along the empty streets

C G C

Saw the places where we used to meet

G C G

Walked down to the station, closed some time ago

Dm Am G

But sometimes I still hear that whistle blow___

[Chorus]

F G C G Am G

And one day, I'll be out of this place, one step down the line

F G Dm7 C G Am G

One day, 'cause it's never too late, things will turn out fine

[Chorus]

F G C G Am G

And one day, I'll be out of this place, one step down the line

F G Dm7 C G Am G

One day, 'cause it's never too late, things will turn out fine

F C Dm C

In a better place and time

One day

[Outro]

F G C G Am G F G Dm7 C G Am G F C Dm C G

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