One Note Samba chords by Sérgio Mendes

SimplifiedG · F# · F · B · Abm …

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G
F#
F
B
Abm
Fdim
Em
F#sus4
Bsus4
E
A
D
G#m
Am
C
F#dim
Gaug
Bdim
C#
Bbdim

Verse 1
G 
F# 
F 
G 
B 
Abm 
 (G major)  (F sharp major)  (F major)  (G major)  (B major)  (A flat minor) This  is just
G 
a little sam (G major) ba
B 
Fdim 
Built upon  (B major) a single  (Fdim) note
Abm 
Em 
Other notes  (A flat minor) are bound  (E minor) to follow
G 
F#sus4 
Fdim 
F 
 (G major) But the root  (F sharpsus4) is still  (Fdim) that   note  (F major) 

Verse 2
B 
Bsus4 
E 
Now this new  (B major) one is  (Bsus4) the con  sequence  (E major) 
A 
D 
Of the one  (A major) we've just been through  (D major) 
G#m 
Fdim 
As I'm bound  (G sharp minor) to    be the un (Fdim) avoid  able
F# 
B 
E 
A 
 (F sharp major) Con (B major) sequence of  (E major)  (A major) you
Am 
D 
There's so  (A minor) many people Who can  (D major) talk and talk and talk

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Verse 3

And just

say nothing

or nearly nothing

I have used up all the scale I know

And at the end I've come to nothing

Or nearly nothing

Verse 4

So I come back to my first note

As I must come back to you

I will pour into that one note

All the love I feel for you

Verse 5

Anyone who wants the whole show

Re- Mi- Fa- So- La- Ti- Do

He will find himself with no show

Better play the note you know!

Verse 6
E 
C# 
Bob-  (E major) bob-  (C sharp major) a-  dob
Twee- deedle- doo
F# 
A- bob- bob- a-  (F sharp major) dob
B 
Twee- deedle- doo  (B major) 
E 
D 
C 
A- bob-  (E major)  (D major) a-  (C major) bob- a- de- dob
B 
Bsus4 
B 
E 
C# 
A- dob- a-  (B major) dob-  (Bsus4)  (B major)  (E major) a- bob (C sharp major) b!

Verse 7
F# 
B 
Tweedle- do-  (F sharp major) te- tweedle- doo  (B major) 
A- bob- bob- a- dob
Twee- deedle- doo
D 
C 
A- bob-  (D major) a-  (C major) bob- a- de- dob
Bsus4 
B 
A- dob- a- dob-  (Bsus4) a-        (B major) 
C 
 (C major) bobb!
D 
There's so many  (D major) people Who can talk and talk and talk

Verse 8
G 
And just say  (G major) 
C 
nothing  (C major) 
or nearly nothing
G 
C 
 (G major) I have used up all the scale I  (C major) know
F 
And at the end I've come to  (F major) nothing
F#dim 
Or nearly  (F sharpdim) nothing
B 
 (B major) Bob- bob- a-

Verse 9
E 
 (E major) dob
C# 
Twee- deedle- doo  (C sharp major) 
F# 
A- bob- bob- a-  (F sharp major) dob
B 
Twee- deedle- (B major) doo
D 
G 
A- bob- a- bob-  (D major) a- de-  (G major) dob
C 
Bsus4 
B 
A- dob- a-  (C major) dob-  (Bsus4) a-        (B major) bobb!

Verse 10
G 
F#sus4 
F# 
He will  (G major) find himsel (F sharpsus4) f with    no  (F sharp major) show
F 
E 
Better play  (F major) the note  (E major) you know
Bbdim 
Am 
He will  (B flatdim) find     himself with no  (A minor) show
C 
Bet (C major) ter play the note you
Know!