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One Day At A Time

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[Intro]
 G   D   A   Asus4     Ax2
[Verse 1]
Well you Gknow
I was always the Dfirst to arrive at the ApAsus4artyA  
OhG, and the Bmlast to leave the scene of the AcAsus4rimeA  
Well it Gstarted with a couple of Dbeers
And it Gwent I don't know how many Bmyears
Like a Grunaway train Aheaded for the end of the Dline.
[Verse 2]
Well I Gfinally got around to adDmit that I might have a ApAsus4roblemA  
But I Gthought it was just too damn Bmbig of a mountain to AcAsus4limbA  
Well I Ggot down on my knees and said DHey
I just Gcan't go on livin' this Bmway
Guess I Ghave to learn to live my Alife one day at a Dtime.
[Chorus]
COh FyeaCh! FOne Aday at a Dtime!
COh FyeaCh! FOne Aday at a Dtime!
[Instrumental]
G D A Asus4 A
G Bm A Asus4 A
G D G Bm
G A D
[Chorus]
COh FyeaCh! FOne Aday at a Dtime!
COh FyeaCh! FOne Aday at a Dtime!
[Verse 3]
Well I Gfinally got around to adDmit that I was the ApAsus4roblemA  
When I Gused to put the blame on Bmeverybody's shoulders but AmAsus4ineA  
All the Gfriends I used to run with are Dgone
Lord, I Ghadn't planned on living thiBms long
But I Gfinally learned to live my Alife one day at a DtDsus4imeD  
It was Gsomething it was too blind to Dsee
I got Ghelp from something greater than Bmme
And Gtoday I learned to live my Alife one day at a DtiDsus4me.D  

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One Day At A Time

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One Day At A Time

by Joe Walsh

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Dsus4

[Intro]

G D A Asus4 A

[Verse 1]

Well you know

D A Asus4 A

I was always the first to arrive at the party

G Bm A Asus4 A

Oh, and the last to leave the scene of the crime

G D

Well it started with a couple of beers

G Bm

And it went I don't know how many years

G A D

Like a runaway train headed for the end of the line.

[Verse 2]

G D A Asus4 A

Well I finally got around to admit that I might have a problem

G Bm A Asus4 A

But I thought it was just too damn big of a mountain to climb

G D

Well I got down on my knees and said Hey

G Bm

I just can't go on livin' this way

G A D

Guess I have to learn to live my life one day at a time.

[Chorus]

C F C F A D

Oh yeah! One day at a time!

C F C F A D

Oh yeah! One day at a time!

[Instrumental]

G D A Asus4 A

G Bm A Asus4 A

G D G Bm

G A D

[Chorus]

C F C F A D

Oh yeah! One day at a time!

C F C F A D

Oh yeah! One day at a time!

[Verse 3]

G D A Asus4 A

Well I finally got around to admit that I was the problem

G Bm A Asus4 A

When I used to put the blame on everybody's shoulders but mine

G D

All the friends I used to run with are gone

G Bm

Lord, I hadn't planned on living this long

G A D Dsus4 D

But I finally learned to live my life one day at a time

G D

It was something it was too blind to see

G Bm

I got help from something greater than me

G A D Dsus4 D

And today I learned to live my life one day at a time.

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