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Tuning: Standard (Capo on 3rd, so the G C and D are actually Ab Eb and Db)
Intro: (one |...| represents one beat) so it's like this:
 G|  G|  G|  G   C|  G|  G|  G|  G   C| 
And he just picks the chords lightly, and plays harmonica on top of it.
Well the Gpills I got they ask me lets Cgo out for a while
And the Gknives up in the kitchen are all too Cdull to smile
Yeah and the Gsun it tries to warn me
Boy those Cwings are made of wax
While the Cthings I do to Gkill me
They just teDll me to relax
But oh.G.. cinderella
All dressed up in all your boots and all your Ccharms
I’m not the Gfellow
To protect you or to keep you from all your Dharm
And GI don’t know Cwhich is wGorse
To wake up and Csee the sun
Or to Dbe the one be the one
Be the Gone Cthat’s gGone
C  G
(he kind of starts strumming here, but still light)
And the Gempty bottle it mCisses Gyou
Yeah and GI’m the one that it’s Ctalking toG  
And with Gyou and I just barely CstrangersG  
I’m prDetty much just left the fool
Damn.G.. don’t the streets look empty though
Just waCndering round here without you
Oh the Cempty bottle it Gmisses you and I’m the Cone it’s talking Gto
C G C G
And GI don’t know Cwhich is wGorse
To wake up and Csee the sun
Or to Dbe the one be the one
be the Gone Cthat’s Ggone
CEnGd Con GG

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To Be The One

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard (Capo on 3rd, so the G C and D are actually Ab Eb and Db)

Intro: (one |...| represents one beat) so it's like this:

G G G G C G G G G C

| | | | | | | |

And he just picks the chords lightly, and plays harmonica on top of it.

G C

Well the pills I got they ask me lets go out for a while

G C

And the knives up in the kitchen are all too dull to smile

Yeah and the sun it tries to warn me

Boy those wings are made of wax

C G

While the things I do to kill me

They just tell me to relax

But oh... cinderella

All dressed up in all your boots and all your charms

I’m not the fellow

To protect you or to keep you from all your harm

G C G

And I don’t know which is worse

To wake up and see the sun

Or to be the one be the one

G C G

Be the one that’s gone

C G

(he kind of starts strumming here, but still light)

G C G

And the empty bottle it misses you

G C G

Yeah and I’m the one that it’s talking to

G C G

And with you and I just barely strangers

I’m pretty much just left the fool

Damn... don’t the streets look empty though

Just wandering round here without you

C G C G

Oh the empty bottle it misses you and I’m the one it’s talking to

C G C G

G C G

And I don’t know which is worse

To wake up and see the sun

Or to be the one be the one

G C G

be the one that’s gone

C G C G

End on G

About To Be The One Chords by Ryan Adams

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