The One That Got Away
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VERSE
F#m
Would ya spare a minute?
Give me a single chance
E
To look in your eyes
Let me hold your hands
Db
I want to get close enough
D
To read you
Understand you
F#m
Open up your heart
Open up your mind
E
Nobody needs another stalker in your life
Db D
I'm only here to help you learn to love me
To know me
[Refrão]A
I need a hook so you won't be the one that got away
E
I need a look that stuns you, makes you want to stay.
F#m
Don't want to speak in case it comes out wrong
D
Don't want to blink 'cause in a second you could be gone
A
I need a twist to help me to turn the story round
E
I need a bridge to cross this dangerous ground
F#m
Meet me in the middle like I want you to
D
I gotta find your heart to shoot my arrow through
VERSE
F#m
Did ya see me staring
You caught my eye
E
Don't turn around
Don't walk away
Db D
The night is young, can we get together?
F#m
Got so many questions
Feelings I can't explain
E
We're worlds apart
Don't even know your name
Db D
I'm longing to give you my heart
[Refrão]A
I need a hook so you won't be the one that got away
E
I need a look that stuns you, makes you want to stay.
F#m
Don't want to speak in case it comes out wrong
D
Don't want to blink 'cause in a second you could be gone
A
I need a twist to help me to turn the story round
E
I need a bridge to cross this dangerous ground
F#m
Meet me in the middle like I want you to
D
I gotta find your heart to shoot my arrow through
BRIDGE
Turn around, don't evaporate
F#m
Like you never came
Abm
Turn around don't be a ghost
F#
Forever never there to haunt me
F#
Sliding doors
They aren't just on a train
E
We're alone on a platform in the rain
Db
There's a chance
And it won't come again
D
Turn around your whole life has changed
[Refrão]A
I need a hook so you won't be the one that got away
E
I need a look that stuns you, makes you want to stay.
F#m
Don't want to speak in case it comes out wrong
D
Don't want to blink 'cause in a second you could be gone
A
I need a twist to help me to turn the story round
E
I need a bridge to cross this dangerous ground
F#m
Meet me in the middle like I want you to
D
I gotta find your heart to shoot my arrow through
How to play The One That Got Away
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. 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.