One Time Chords
by Adrian Belew
One Time by Adrian Belew is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G, Gb, B, F, C, D, Eb and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
A G A Gb
One eye goes laughing
A G A B
One eye goes crying
B F G A G
Through the trials and trying of one life
A G A Gb
One hand is tied
A G A B
One step gets behind
B F G A G
In one breath we're dying aa-a-a-a
C D Eb G
I've been waiting for the sun to come up
Ab G
Waiting for the showers to stop
F G
Waiting for the penny to drop
A G A Gb
One time
C D Eb G
And I've been standing in a cloud of plans
Ab G
Standing on the shifting sands
F G
Hoping for an open hand
Outro
A G A Gb
One time
A G A B
A