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Alanis Morissette
One
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
Chords Used:
        Bmx24432
        F#244322
         Ax02220
         G320003
       Em7022030
     Dsus2xx0230
     Gmaj7300032
       F#7242322
 Dmaj7sus2xx0220
     Gsus2300233
         Dxx0232
[Verse]
  BmI am the biggF#est hypocrite
  AI've been undenBmiably jealous
  BmI have been loud aF#nd pretentious
  AI have been utterly Bmthreatened
  BmI've gotten candy F#for my self-interest
  Athe sexy treadmill Bmcapitalist
  Bmheaven forbid F#I be criticized
  Aheaven forbid I be Bmignored
[Pre-Chorus]
 GI have abuF#sed my Em7power foDsus2rgive me
 Gmaj7you mean we F#actually are all
[Chorus]
 BmOne
 Dsus2one
F#7one Gone
  BmOne
 Dmaj7sus2one
F#7one Gone
e|-------------------------7-|
B|------------------------7--|
G|-2/4-4/6-6-6/7--7/9----7---|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse 2]
 BmI've been out of reacF#h and separatist
 Aheaven forbid Bmaverage (whatever average means)
 BmI have compeF#nsated for my
 Adays of powerlessBmness
[Pre-Chorus 2]
 Gsus2I have abused F#7my so-called Em7power forDgive me
 Gmaj7you mean we F#actually are all
[Chorus 2]
 BmOne
 Dmaj7sus2one
F#7one Gone
 BmOne
 Dmaj7sus2one
F#7one Gone
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-2/4-4/6-6-6/7--7/9-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
[Solo]
 Bm   F#   A   Bmx2
e|-------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------|-10/12-10/12--------------|
G|-7/9-7h9-7-6-|-------------11\9-7h9p7---|
D|-------------|------------------------9-|
A|-------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------------|
e|---------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-7---|-----------|----------12\10\7-10-10/12-12--12p10-10/12-|
G|-------------9-|-6-6h7-(6)-|-6/7/9/11----------------------------------|
D|-----7h9-------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-7h9-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
 Bmdid you just calF#l her amazing?
 Asurely we both Bmcan't be amazing!
 Bmand give up my F#hard earned status
 Aas fabulous freak of Bmnature?
[Pre-Chorus 3]
 GI have abuF#7sed my Em7power foDsus2rgive me
 Gmaj7you mean we F#actually are all, oh oh oh!
[Chorus 3]
  BmODsus2ne
F#7One, one oahahaGh...
BmOne, oahaDsus2ah one,
F#7one.G.. Ahahah...
[Outro]
Bm(OnF#e, AonBme, one)
BmOahF#aahA...
(it always sounded)
BmAhahah...
 Bmalways looked good on paF#per
it always sounded Agood in theoBmry
Bmit always looked good on F#paper
it always sounded Agood in theoBmry
BmAhahah...
******************************
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
******************************

The story behind the song

Alanis Morissette is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter known for her emotive voice and confessional songwriting, earning her the title "Queen of Alt-Rock Angst." She gained international fame in the 1990s with the alternative rock album Jagged Little Pill, which became one of the best-selling albums of all time. This song, "One," appears on her Live at the Roseland Ballroom release from 1998.

AI-written from these sources:Alanis Morissette — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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One

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Alanis Morissette

One

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)

Chords Used:

x24432

244322

x02220

320003

Em7

022030

Dsus2

xx0230

Gmaj7

300032

F#7

242322

Dmaj7sus2

xx0220

Gsus2

300233

xx0232

[Verse]

Bm F#

I am the biggest hypocrite

A Bm

I've been undeniably jealous

Bm F#

I have been loud and pretentious

A Bm

I have been utterly threatened

Bm F#

I've gotten candy for my self-interest

A Bm

the sexy treadmill capitalist

Bm F#

heaven forbid I be criticized

A Bm

heaven forbid I be ignored

[Pre-Chorus]

G F# Em7 Dsus2

I have abused my power forgive me

Gmaj7 F#

you mean we actually are all

[Chorus]

One

Dsus2

one

F#7 G

one one

One

Dmaj7sus2

one

F#7 G

one one

e|-------------------------7-|

B|------------------------7--|

G|-2/4-4/6-6-6/7--7/9----7---|

D|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

[Verse 2]

Bm F#

I've been out of reach and separatist

A Bm

heaven forbid average (whatever average means)

Bm F#

I have compensated for my

A Bm

days of powerlessness

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Gsus2 F#7 Em7 D

I have abused my so-called power forgive me

Gmaj7 F#

you mean we actually are all

[Chorus 2]

One

Dmaj7sus2

one

F#7 G

one one

One

Dmaj7sus2

one

F#7 G

one one

e|--------------------|

B|--------------------|

G|-2/4-4/6-6-6/7--7/9-|

D|--------------------|

A|--------------------|

E|--------------------|

[Solo]

Bm F# A Bm

e|-------------|--------------------------|

B|-------------|-10/12-10/12--------------|

G|-7/9-7h9-7-6-|-------------11\9-7h9p7---|

D|-------------|------------------------9-|

A|-------------|--------------------------|

E|-------------|--------------------------|

e|---------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|

B|---------7-7---|-----------|----------12\10\7-10-10/12-12--12p10-10/12-|

G|-------------9-|-6-6h7-(6)-|-6/7/9/11----------------------------------|

D|-----7h9-------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|

A|-7h9-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|

E|---------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

Bm F#

did you just call her amazing?

A Bm

surely we both can't be amazing!

Bm F#

and give up my hard earned status

A Bm

as fabulous freak of nature?

[Pre-Chorus 3]

G F#7 Em7 Dsus2

I have abused my power forgive me

Gmaj7 F#

you mean we actually are all, oh oh oh!

[Chorus 3]

Bm Dsus2

One

F#7 G

One, one oahahah...

Bm Dsus2

One, oahaah one,

F#7 G

one... Ahahah...

[Outro]

Bm F# A Bm

(One, one, one)

Bm F# A

Oahaah...

(it always sounded)

Ahahah...

Bm F#

always looked good on paper

A Bm

it always sounded good in theory

Bm F#

it always looked good on paper

A Bm

it always sounded good in theory

Ahahah...

******************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

******************************

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