One Thing Chords

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One Thing by Finger Eleven is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Finger Eleven - One Thing 
Standard tuning. 
Cap 1st fret. 

(Riff) - repeat.   

3-----3-----0---------0-------8--------8-------------3 
--3-----3--------3------3-----8---8-------8----------- 
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INTRO:  Riff  **(Drum enters on 3rd;  Vocals on 5th) 

Restless tonight 
cause i wasted the light 
between both these times 
i drew a really thin line 
it's nothing i planned 
and not that i can 
but you should be mine 
across that line 

(strumming enters) 

G 
If i traded it all 

                         C 
If i gave it all away for one thing 
just for one thing 

G 
If i sorted it out 

                        C 
If i knew all about this one thing 
wouldn't that be something 

(Riff) 
I promise i might 
not walk on by 
maybe next time 
but not this time 

Even though i know 
i don't wanna know 
yeah i guess i know 
i just hate how it sounds 

G 
If i traded it all 

                         C 
If i gave it all away for one thing 
just for one thing 

G 
If i sorted it out 

                        C 
If i knew all about this one thing 
wouldn't that be something 

G 
If i traded it all 

                         C 
If i gave it all away for one thing 
just for one thing 

G 
If i sorted it out 

                        C 
If i knew all about this one thing 
wouldn't that be something 

(Riff) 
Even though i know 
i don't wanna know 
yeah i guess i know 
i just hate how it sounds 

Even though i know 
i don't want to know 
yeah i guess i know 
i just hate how it sounds  (silence) 

G 
If i traded it all 

                         C 
If i gave it all away for one thing 
just for one thing 

G 
If i sorted it out 

                        C 
If i knew all about this one thing 
wouldn't that be something 

(3 more times) 
If i traded it all... 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante