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...ONE DAY AT A TIME... by Yusuf Islam
-----------------------...............
*from 'An Other Cup' (2006)*
Intro:
E
Verse 1:
 EOne day at a time, Awe can learn to leave the past be-Ehind.
 EOne day at a time, Awe can look the future in the Eeye.
 GOne day at a Dtime, F#mwe can learn to Blive.
Interlude:
E
Bridge 1:
   Am    Am7    Am    Am7     D      G     D     G  G/F#
 Ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh.
   Am            Am7           Am      Am7     D      G     D     G  G/F#
 The gates of the garden are open, (ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh).
  Am     Am7         Am          Am7     D      G     D     G  G/F#
     Wide, and the trusting, (ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh).
  Am   Am7              Am       Am7     D      G     D     G  G/F#
    70  thousand will enter, (ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh).
  Am     Am7        Am           Am7     D      G     D     G  G/F#
 Of them, without reckoning, (ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh).
Verse 2:
 EOne day at a time, Awe can learn to leave our fears be-Ehind.
 EOne day at a time, Awe can stare our hopes in the Eeye.
 GOne day at a Dtime, F#mwe can learn to Blive.
Interlude:
E
Break:
 COoh Aooh, Cooh Aooh, Gooh... Fooh...
Bridge 2:
  Am  Am7,   Am   Am7    D  G,   D    G  G/F#
   Am      Am7         Am       Am7    D  G,   D    G  G/F#
 And if you meet the evening,
  Am      Am7             Am      Am7      D  G,   D    G  G/F#
     Don't wait for the Sun to rise.
Interlude:
E
Verse 3:
 EOne day at a time, Awe can leave all treasures be-Ehind.
 EOne day at a time, Awe can watch the Amclocks un-Ewind.
Middle 8:
 COne day at a Atime, Fa child is Cborn in-Gto this Aworld; eyes Fblind.
 CBut one Gday, he will Afind his Bbsight.
 FAnd glimpse a-Cnother Gkind of Alight to live Fby, Cone Gday.E  
Interlude:
E
Verse 4:
 EOne day at a time, Awe can put machines be-Ehind.
 EOne day at a time, Awe can learn how Ambirds sur-Evive.
 GOne day at a Dtime, F#mwe can learn to Bfly.E  
Outro:
  C   A(x2), E  
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   E       A       G       D       F#m     B
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022100  x02220  320003  xx0232  244222  x24442
   Am      Am7    G/F#     C       F       Bb
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02210  x02013  200033  x32010  133211  x13331
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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One Day At A Time

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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...ONE DAY AT A TIME... by Yusuf Islam

-----------------------...............

*from 'An Other Cup' (2006)*

Intro:

Verse 1:

E A E

One day at a time, we can learn to leave the past be-hind.

E A E

One day at a time, we can look the future in the eye.

G D F#m B

One day at a time, we can learn to live.

Interlude:

Bridge 1:

Am Am7 Am Am7 D G D G G

/F#

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh.

Am Am7 Am Am7 D G D G G

/F#

The gates of the garden are open, (ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh).

Am Am7 Am Am7 D G D G G

/F#

Wide, and the trusting, (ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh).

Am Am7 Am Am7 D G D G G

/F#

70 thousand will enter, (ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh).

Am Am7 Am Am7 D G D G G

/F#

Of them, without reckoning, (ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh).

Verse 2:

E A E

One day at a time, we can learn to leave our fears be-hind.

E A E

One day at a time, we can stare our hopes in the eye.

G D F#m B

One day at a time, we can learn to live.

Interlude:

Break:

C A C A G F

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh... ooh...

Bridge 2:

Am Am7 Am Am7 D G D G G

, , /F#

Am Am7 Am Am7 D G D G G

, /F#

And if you meet the evening,

Am Am7 Am Am7 D G D G G

, /F#

Don't wait for the Sun to rise.

Interlude:

Verse 3:

E A E

One day at a time, we can leave all treasures be-hind.

E A Am E

One day at a time, we can watch the clocks un-wind.

Middle 8:

C A F C G A F

One day at a time, a child is born in-to this world; eyes blind.

C G A Bb

But one day, he will find his sight.

F C G A F C G E

And glimpse a-nother kind of light to live by, one day.

Interlude:

Verse 4:

E A E

One day at a time, we can put machines be-hind.

E A Am E

One day at a time, we can learn how birds sur-vive.

G D F#m B E

One day at a time, we can learn to fly.

Outro:

C A E

(x2),

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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

E A G D F#m B

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

022100 x02220 320003 xx0232 244222 x24442

Am Am7 G/F# C F Bb

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x02210 x02013 200033 x32010 133211 x13331

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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