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To Be The One

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Song: To Be The One
Artist: Ryan Adams
Album: Heartbreaker
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:
1   2   3   4and  1   2   3   4and
G  G  G  GC  G  G  G  GC
 |  |  |   |  |  |  |   | 
And he just picks the chords lightly, and plays harmonica on top of it.
The rest of the song goes like this:
         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
             G
Yeah and the sun it tries to warn me
         C
Boy those wings are made of wax
          C              G
While the things I do to kill me
            D
They just tell me to relax
       G
But oh... cinderella
                                              C
All dressed up in all your boots and all your charms
            G
I’m not the fellow
                                            D
To protect you or to keep you from all your harm
    G            C         G
And I don’t know which is worse
               C
To wake up and see the sun
      D
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
      D
I’m pretty much just left the fool
     G
Damn... don’t the streets look empty though
       C
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
               C
To wake up and see the sun
      D
Or to be the one be the one
       G   C      G
be the one that’s gone
C G C G
End on G
Cheers, Max

To Be The One chords and lyrics

Free chords for To Be The One by Ryan Adams. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: To Be The One
Artist: Ryan Adams
Album: Heartbreaker
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:
1   2   3   4and  1   2   3   4and
G | G | G | G C | G | G | G | G C | 
And he just picks the chords lightly, and plays harmonica on top of it.
The rest of the song goes like this:
C  G 
(he kind of starts strumming here, but still light)
C G C G
C G C G 
End on G
Cheers, Max

To Be The One Chords by Ryan Adams

Learn how to play To Be The One by Ryan Adams with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “To Be The One chords”, “To Be The One guitar chords”, or “Ryan Adams To Be The One chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy To Be The One chords and for experienced players who want accurate To Be The One lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D, Ab, Eb, Db.

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What key is "To Be The One" in?

The chords for "To Be The One" show the original chord names (including G, C, D, Ab, Eb, Db). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.