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ONE DAY
As recorded by Uriah Heep
(From the 1973 Album SWEET FREEDOM)
[Intro]
EmOne dDay, Emone Dday
EmOne Dday, Emone Dday
EmOne Dday, Emone Dday
Em  F  G
Am  Em  F  G  Am
EmOne Dday, Emone DdayG  
[Verse 1]
GDidn't I Dtell ya
CEverything was gonna Gbe alright
CI never Emdoubted
It was Amjust a matter of Dtime
GAnd though I've Dtraveled
CAcross the desert Gof despair
CI know I'll get Emthere, yeah
AmOooBmne Emday
[Interlude]
Em  D  Em  D
[Verse 2]
GHow times have cDhanged
I better Crea, rearrange Geverything
But it Ccan't change the Emlove I bring
AmWhen I get back home to Dyou
GI am the sDame
It's just a game Cthat I chose to Gplay
CBut remember I can lose Emas fast as I won
OoBmone daEmaaaDaaEmayD  
[Bridge]
GI still remember the hole Bmin the wall
Where we Amall sat though you said we'd Dfall
GThe dusty yard and the broken Bmdown barn
Where Amyou and me used to Dshare a yarn
EmBut it's goFooGone nCoooAmwEm  F  G  A  
[Verse 3]
GBut didn't I tell Dya
That everything was Cgonna be Galright
CI never Emdoubted
It was just a Ammatter of DtimeG  
Though I've traDveled
CAcross the deGsert of despairC  
I know I'll Emget there
OoAmone BmdaaEmay, ooAmone BmdaaEmay, yeahAm  
Ill   Bmget   CthereD  
One dEmaaayE  

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One Day

by Uriah Heep

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ONE DAY

As recorded by Uriah Heep

(From the 1973 Album SWEET FREEDOM)

[Intro]

Em D Em D

One day, one day

Em D Em D

One day, one day

Em D Em D

One day, one day

Em F G

Am Em F G Am

Em D Em D G

One day, one day

[Verse 1]

G D

Didn't I tell ya

C G

Everything was gonna be alright

C Em

I never doubted

Am D

It was just a matter of time

G D

And though I've traveled

C G

Across the desert of despair

C Em

I know I'll get there, yeah

Am Bm Em

Ooone day

[Interlude]

Em D Em D

[Verse 2]

G D

How times have changed

C G

I better rea, rearrange everything

C Em

But it can't change the love I bring

Am D

When I get back home to you

G D

I am the same

C G

It's just a game that I chose to play

C Em

But remember I can lose as fast as I won

Bm Em D Em D

Ooone daaaaaaay

[Bridge]

G Bm

I still remember the hole in the wall

Am D

Where we all sat though you said we'd fall

G Bm

The dusty yard and the broken down barn

Am D

Where you and me used to share a yarn

Em F G C Am Em F G A

But it's goooone nooow

[Verse 3]

G D

But didn't I tell ya

C G

That everything was gonna be alright

C Em

I never doubted

Am D G

It was just a matter of time

Though I've traveled

C G C

Across the desert of despair

I know I'll get there

Am Bm Em Am Bm Em Am

Ooone daaay, ooone daaay, yeah

Bm C D

Ill get there

Em E

One daaay

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