One By One
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[Intro ]
G D G D
G D G D
G D G D
G D G D
G D G D A
Bm A F#m G
A G D A
Bm A F#m G
A G D A
Bm A F#m G
A G D A
Bm A F#m G
A D G D G
D G A
[Verso 1]
G A Bm A
Mozo was a broken man
G A Bm D
He was lying on his land
G A Bm D
Every home that he designed
G A Bm A
Was sinking in the sand
Em F#m G A
And unity was coating him
Em F#m G
About his shattered heart
Em F#m G A
Reminding him of how it was
D A
So rock-like at the start
{Instrumental}
Bm A F#m G
A G D A
Bm A F#m G
A D G
[Verso 2]
G A Bm D
Later on, he fell apart
G A Bm
Left slithers on the road
G A Bm D
When strangers asked him, "Where do you come from?"
G A Bm
He said, "No fixed abode"
Em F#m G A
And at first, there was no sign of it
Em F#m G
It looked like all was fine
Em F#m G A
The clouds came in and swept around him
D A
They were bringing like the rain
[Refrão]
C Bm Em
I'm putting it all together
C Bm G
Though it doesn't make sense
C Bm Em
Putting it back together
D C
This is my only self-defense
Bm Em
I'm putting it back together
C Bm Em
Filling in, piece by piece
C Bm Em
Putting it back together
D
This is my only release
[Verso 3]
G A Bm D
They said his soul had slipped away
G A Bm
And left an empty shell
G A Bm D
There before, those many eyes
G A Bm
His wise that tale to tell
Em F#m G A
Borrowed wine, we made that comb
Em F#m G
With no signal came back home
Em F#m G A
By the time, the crowd had noticed him
D A
There was nowhere else to roam
[Refrão]
C Bm Em
Putting it back together
C Bm G
Though it doesn't make sense
C Bm Em
Putting it back together
D C
This is my only self-defense
Bm Em
Putting it back together
C Bm Em
Filling in, piece by piece
C Bm Em
Putting it back together
D
This is my only release
{Instrumental}
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
[Ponte]
D A
A man maps memory-lapse, nothing left to do
Bm G
Though light had all been shattered, leaving no sign of clue
D A
And the words come out wrong, because I'm pushing them through
Bm G
They read alike, sound alike, mean alike too
D A
But I'm coming back
Bm G
Getting it together
D A
Making me whole (Oh, there's nothing left to do)
Bm G D A Bm G
(Nothing left to feel this love, feel this love)
D A
Oh, the faces rush around me, not crave where I'm heading
Bm G
Oh, but I am the light upon, this loosens the shredding
D A
With everything solid, the ones held us winning
Bm G
So I grab for anything, giving any sort of feeling
D A
Like a jigsaw, that's coming back
Bm G
Piece by piece, one by one
D A Bm G
One by one
D A
Like a jigsaw (Oh, there's nothing left to do)
Bm G
(Nothing left to feel this love)
D A Bm G
Feel this love
D A
Then I could be standing at the poll, when I ran this {?}
Bm G
To be quiet for a moment, to silence the rain
D A
Swept away from the center, from the {?}
Bm G
I was hot, I was cold, I was small, I was huge
D A
But isn't what isn't, wasn't seize to exist
Bm G
There's air in the island, that had fallen in the mist
D A
And the contract was signed, the darkest will weak
Bm G
And the bridges and the {?}, will open up the meek
D A
There's the other world that will grow upon my mind
Bm G
I could {?} the ocean, the blinds will left behind
D A
I was wicked for ignition and fighting for a place
Bm G
But whatever the {?} fail, I can make count your face
D A Bm G
Come back, getting together
D A
{?}
Bm G
Holding your hand
{Instrumental}
D A Bm G
Outro
D A
So we gathered all the wounds, like fish in the net
Bm G
Time couldn't hold us, and the jail wouldn't set
D A
We were putting it all together, one by one
Bm G D A
Piece by piece, one by one
Bm G
Like a jigsaw
D A Bm G
Like a jigsaw
D A Bm G
Like a jigsaw
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
How to play One By 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 G. 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.