One Day chords by
Matisyahu (Official Version)

2010Reggae8.2K views

Key: C majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

C

G

Am

F

C

G

Am

F

Verse 1

C

G

Am

Sometimes I lay under the moon

F

And thank God I'm breathing

C

G

Am

Then I pray, "Don't take me soon

F

'Cause I am here for reason"

Pre-chorus 1

C

G

Sometimes in my tears I drown

Am

F

But I never let it get me down

C

G

So when negativity surrounds

Am

F

I know some day it'll all turn around

Chorus 1
Because
C C 
 
G G 
 
All my life I've been waiting for
Am Am 
 
I've been praying for
F F 
 
For the people to say
C C 
 
G G 
 
That we don't wanna fight no more
Am Am 
 
There'll be no  more wars
F F 
 
And our children will play
C C 
 
G G 
 
One day, one day
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
One day
C C 
 
G G 
 
One day, one day
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
One day

Verse 2
C C 
 
G G 
 
It's not about
Am Am 
 
Win or lose
F F 
 
We all lose
C C 
 
When they feed on the souls of the innocent
G G 
 
Blood drenched pavement
Am Am 
 
Keep on moving
F F 
 
though the waters stay raging
C C 
 
G G 
 
In this maze
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
you can lose your way (your way)
C C 
 
It might drive you crazy
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
But don't let it faze you no way (no way)

Pre-chorus 2

C

G

Sometimes in my tears I drown

Am

F

But I never let it get me down

C

G

So when negativity surrounds

Am

F

I know some day it'll all turn around

Chorus 2
Because
C C 
 
G G 
 
All my life I've been waiting for
Am Am 
 
I've been praying for
F F 
 
For the people to say
C C 
 
G G 
 
That we don't wanna fight no more
Am Am 
 
There'll be no  more wars
F F 
 
And our children will play
C C 
 
G G 
 
One day, one day
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
One day
C C 
 
G G 
 
One day, one day
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
One day

Bridge 1
C C 
 
One day this all will change
G G 
 
Treat people the same
Am Am 
 
Stop with the violence
F F 
 
Down with the hate
C C 
 
One day we'll all be free
G G 
 
And proud to be
Am Am 
 
Under the same sun
F F 
 
Singing songs of freedom like
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Why- oh, why- oh, oh, oh
C C 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
Why- oh, why- oh  oh oh

Chorus 3
C C 
 
G G 
 
All my life I've been waiting for
Am Am 
 
I've been praying for
F F 
 
For the people to say
C C 
 
G G 
 
That we don't wanna fight no more
Am Am 
 
There'll be no  more wars
F F 
 
And our children will play
C C 
 
G G 
 
One day, one day
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
One day
C C 
 
G G 
 
One day, one day
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
One day

Outro 1

C

G

Am

F

C

G

Am

F

C

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC G Am F

Chords

C
G
Am
F

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of One Day by Matisyahu, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn One Day the way Matisyahu intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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