<Be The One>
View chords used in this chart
Am:x02210 Cmaj7:33200x F:133211 C:x32010 Em7:022033
Fmaj7:x33210 G:320003 E7#9:68789x B7:x21202 Dsus2:xx0230
Cadd9:x32030
Intro: Am-Cmaj7 (2x)
(verse)
Am Cmaj7 Am
I wonder
Cmaj7
Why are we involved
Am Cmaj7 Am
With the seasons
Cmaj7
And the living of our own
F Am C
Let me see if nothing's wrong
F Am G
I just want to be the one
(verse)
Am Cmaj7
(She) wanted
Am Cmaj7 Am
You still give her all our lives
Cmaj7
Let her be sons
Am Cmaj7
Who is she buying
F Am
See her crawl
C F Am G
I'll just make it out
(chorus)
(Now)
Am Em7 Fmaj7
Now................
Am Em7 Fmaj7 G Am
Let me be the one (We don't see it bleeding)
Am Em7 Fmaj7 E7#9
I want to die with you (Something no ones needing)
(verse: as before)
I left the other day
But you're never here
You only listen to things
You want to save
But the power it's ok with you
You knew I'd find something else to do
(chorus: as before except play B7 at something no-ones...)
Let me be the one (we don't see it bleeding)
I wanna fly, I wanna die with you (Something no ones)
Em Dsus2
See it's not like they
Cadd9 Dsus2
Are gonna take my faith away
Em Dsus2
Let me in it's ok now
Cadd9 Dsus2 Am
Close________ the door
Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7
Am Cmaj7
Is it really needing
Am
When you find a place
Cmaj7 F
That's only yours
Am C F
Just go he beams
Well I've died for good now
F Am
Let me feel it
C F Am G
Let her come---let her run---let her run
(chorus)
(Now)
Am Em7 Fmaj7 G
Now let me be the one
(We don't see it bleeding)
Am Em7
I can't feel it, I can't see it
(Something no ones needing)
Fmaj7 G Am
I, I feel dumb
repeat chorus chords then end with E7#9 Am
From mcallist@dcs.gla.ac.uk Sat Feb 15 16:03:14 1997
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 15:13:29 GMT
From: mcallist@dcs.gla.ac.uk
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: <Be the One> by <Hootie and the Blowfish>
@SONG: Be The One
(tabbed by randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu)
(extensive corrections by mcallist@dcs.gla.ac.uk)
(my hootie page: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~mcallist)
Am:x02210 Cmaj7:33200x F:133211 C:x32010 Em7:022033
Fmaj7:x33210 G:320003 E7#9:68789x B7:x21202 Dsus2:xx0230
Cadd9:x32030
Intro: Am-Cmaj7 (2x)
(verse)
Am Cmaj7 Am
I wonder
Cmaj7
Why are we involved
Am Cmaj7 Am
With the seasons
Cmaj7
And the living of our own
F Am C
Let me see if nothing's wrong
F Am G
I just want to be the one
(verse)
Am Cmaj7
(She) wanted
Am Cmaj7 Am
You still give her all our lives
Cmaj7
Let her be sons
Am Cmaj7
Who is she buying
F Am
See her crawl
C F Am G
I'll just make it out
(chorus)
(Now)
Am Em7 Fmaj7
Now................
Am Em7 Fmaj7 G Am
Let me be the one (We don't see it bleeding)
Am Em7 Fmaj7 E7#9
I want to die with you (Something no ones needing)
(verse: as before)
I left the other day
But you're never here
You only listen to things
You want to save
But the power it's ok with you
You knew I'd find something else to do
(chorus: as before except play B7 at something no-ones...)
Let me be the one (we don't see it bleeding)
I wanna fly, I wanna die with you (Something no ones)
Em Dsus2
See it's not like they
Cadd9 Dsus2
Are gonna take my faith away
Em Dsus2
Let me in it's ok now
Cadd9 Dsus2 Am
Close________ the door
Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7
Am Cmaj7
Is it really needing
Am
When you find a place
Cmaj7 F
That's only yours
Am C F
Just go he beams
Well I've died for good now
F Am
Let me feel it
C F Am G
Let her come---let her run---let her run
(chorus)
(Now)
Am Em7 Fmaj7 G
Now let me be the one
(We don't see it bleeding)
Am Em7
I can't feel it, I can't see it
(Something no ones needing)
Fmaj7 G Am
I, I feel dumb
repeat chorus chords then end with E7#9 Am
How to play <Be The One>
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.