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One Thing chords by One Direction (Official Version)

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D
A
G
Bm

Verse 1
D 
A 
D 
D 
A 
D 
I've tried playing it cool
A 
G 
But when I'm looking at you
G 
A 
Bm 
I  can't ever be brave
G 
A 
D 
'Cause you make my heart race
A 
D 
Shot me out of the sky
A 
G 
You're my kryptonite
A 
Bm 
You keep making me weak
G 
A 
D 
Yeah, frozen and can't breathe

Pre-chorus 1

G

Something´s gotta give now

D

Bm

A

'Cause I'm dying just to make you see

G

That I need you here with me now

D

G

'Cause you've got that one thing

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Chorus 1

D

G

A

D

So get out, get out, get out of my head

Bm

G

A

D

And fall into my arms in stead

D

G

A

Bm

I don't, I don't, don't know what it is

G

A

D

But I need that one thing

Bm

A

D

And you've got that one thing

Verse 2
D 
A 
D 
D 
A 
D 
Now I'm climbing the walls
A 
G 
But you don't notice at all
A 
Bm 
That I'm going out of my mind
G 
A 
D 
All day and all night

Pre-chorus 2

G

Something´s gotta give now

D

Bm

A

'Cause I'm dying just to know your name

G

And I need you here with me now

D

G

'Cause you've got that one thing

Chorus 2
D 
G 
A 
D 
So get out, get out, get out of my head
Bm 
G 
A 
D 
And fall into my arms in stead
D 
G 
A 
Bm 
I  don't, I  don't, don't know what it is
G 
A 
D 
But I  need that one thing
D 
G 
A 
D 
So get out, get out, get out of my mind
Bm 
G 
A 
D 
And come on, come into my life
D 
G 
A 
Bm 
I  don't, I  don't, don't know what it is
G 
A 
D 
But I  need that one thing
Bm 
A 
D 
And you've got that one thing

Bridge 1

G

Bm

D

A

G

Bm

D

A

You've got that one thing

D

G

A

D

Get out, get out, get out of my head

Bm

G

A

D

And fall into my arms in stead

Chorus 3
D 
G 
A 
D 
So get out, get out, get out of my head
Bm 
G 
A 
D 
And fall into my arms in stead
D 
G 
A 
Bm 
I  don't, I  don't, don't know what it is
G 
A 
D 
But I  need that one thing
D 
G 
A 
D 
So get out, get out, get out of my mind
Bm 
G 
A 
D 
And come on, come into my life
D 
G 
A 
Bm 
I  don't, I  don't, don't know what it is
G 
A 
D 
But I  need that one thing
Bm 
A 
D 
And you've got that one thing

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0

D
A
G
Bm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: D majorBPM: 127

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of One Thing by One Direction, 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 D major. It suits players who want to learn One Thing the way One Direction intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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