One Day
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- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
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- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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5 6 -4 6 4 5-44
One day, one day, one day (played lightly)
4 5 6 6 6 -6 5 5
Sometimes I lay under the moon
4 4 -5 5 -4 4And thank God I'm breathin'
4 5 -5 5 -5 5 5Then I pray don't take me soon
4 4 4 4 -5 5 -4 4'Cause I am here for a reason
5 5 5 5 -5 5 4
Sometimes in my tears I drown
5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 4But I never let it get me down
4 4 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 4So when ne-ga-tiv-it-y surrounds
5 6 5 -4 4 4 4 -3 5 5 -4 -4 4I know someday it'll all turn around because
4 4 5 5 6 -6 6 5
All my life I been waitin' for
5 6 -6 6 5 5 6 -5 -5 -4 4I been prayin' for, for the people to say
4 4 5 5 6 -6 6 5That we don't want to fight no more
5 6 -6 6 5There'll be no more wars
5 6 -5 -5 5 -44And our children will play
5 6 -4 6 4 5-44
One day, one day, one day
5 6 -4 6 4 5-44One day, one day, one day
4 5 6 6 -6 5 5 5 5 6 -5
It's not about win or lose 'cause we all lose
-5 -5 -3 4 4 -5 5 5 -4 -4 4 5When they feed on the souls of the innocent blood
5 -4 4 -5 5 -4 -4Drenched pavement keep on movin'
4 4 -5 -5 5 -5 6Though the waters stay ragin'
5 -6 6 -5 6 -5 5 -5 5 -5
In this maze you can lose your way (your way)
4 5 6 -5 5 -4It might drive you crazy
4 4 4 4 5 5 -4 5-4 -4 6But don't let it phase you, no way (no way)
5 5 5 5 -5 5 4
Sometimes in my tears I drown
5 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 4But I never let it get me down
4 4 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 4So when ne-ga-tiv-it-y surrounds
5 6 5 -4 4 4 4 -3 5 5 -4 -4 4I know someday it'll all turn around because
4 4 5 5 6 -6 6 5
All my life I been waitin' for
5 6 -6 6 5 5 6 -5 -5 -4 4I been prayin' for, for the people to say
4 4 5 5 6 -6 6 5That we don't want to fight no more
5 6 -6 6 5There'll be no more wars
5 6 -5 -5 5 -44And our children will play
5 6 -4 6 4 5-44
One day, one day, one day
5 6 -4 6 4 5-44One day, one day, one day
5 6 6 6 6 5
One day this all will change
-4 6 6 6 5Treat people the same
6 -5 5 -4 4 6 -5 5 -44Stop with the violence down with the hate
4 6 6 6 6 5 6 6One day we'll all be free and proud
6 5 6 -5 5 -4 4To be under the same sun
6 6 -5 5 -4 -4 4Singing songs of freedom like
7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8
One day, one day, one day, one day
4 4 5 5 6 -6 6 5
All my life I been waitin' for
5 6 -6 6 5 5 6 -5 -5 -4 4I been prayin' for, for the people to say
4 4 5 5 6 -6 6 5That we don't want to fight no more
5 6 -6 6 5There'll be no more wars
5 6 -5 -5 5 -44And our children will play
5 6 -4 6 4 5-44
One day, one day, one day
5 6 -4 6 4 5-44One day, one day, one day
5 6 -4 6 4 5-44
One day, one day, one day (played lightly)