The One I Crave Chords
The One I Crave by Christina Grimmie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords D, G, Bm and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
STANDARD TUNING w/
Capo on 3
(*= one strum)
Intro- (2 strums per chord)
D G
D G
D G Bm D*
D G
I saw him at the corner store
D
He gave me candy,
G
I came back for more
D G
I asked for his name
Bm D*
He said call me J for James
D G
He was 6'2 lots of style
D G
He had the recipe to make you smile
D G
But he got too popular with the girls
Bm D*
So I erased him from my world
D G
The next boy was cute and shy
D G
But he never really looked me in the eye
D G
Secretive I was intrigued
Bm D*
He was sweet, his name was Pete (Sweet Pete)
D G
First time that he took me out,
D G
I didn't know what to talk about
D G
So I took the initiative
Bm* Bm* D*
And told Pete he had to leave
Em7
So I'm back to square one
D Em7
With Mr. Good For Nothing John
Bm G
Ever since he brought me down,
D Em7
I can't get off the ground
D Em7
It's not like I don't try,
Bm G
And I'm pretty easy on the eye
D Em7
But the one I really crave,
Bm*
Is the one that got away
D Em7
With each boy he gets worse,
Bm G
But I'm still stuck on the first
D Em7
Really hate to say,
Bm D
I want the one that got away
D G
He's the star of the football team,
D G
Can be found in every girl's dream
D G
We've been talking for a while,
Bm D*
You could say that he's on trial
D G
But whenever we're alone,
D G
Your jaw's like a gramophone, cause
D G
When he goes off the field,
Bm D
With him goes his appeal
Em7
So I'm back to square one
D Em7
With Mr. Good For Nothing John
Bm G
Ever since he brought me down,
D Em7
I can't get off the ground
D Em7
It's not like I don't try,
Bm G
And I'm pretty easy on the eye
D Em7
But the one I really crave,
Bm*
Is the one that got away
D Em7
With each boy he gets worse,
Bm G
But I'm still stuck on the first
D Em7
Really hate to say,
Bm D
I want the one that got away
Em7
Here she goes again,
D
With another boy on her hands
Em7
Word goes around
D
Real fast in this small town
G
All these rumors like I'm a stark,
D Em7
Just wanna find someone to give my heart
D G D
No luck with James, Pete or the football stud
Em7 G
None of them can compare
Em7
None of them can compare
D*
To my John
D Em7
It's not like I don't try,
Bm G
And I'm pretty easy on the eye
D Em7
But the one I really crave,
Bm D
Is the one that got away
D Em7
With each boy he gets worse,
Bm G
But I'm still stuck on the first
D Em7
Really hate to say,
Bm
I want the one that got away
Bm* D*
I want the one that got away