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This file is the author's own work & represents their own
interpretation of the song. You may only use this file
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/___\_ __ ___ / \__ _ _ _ /_\ | |_ /_\
// // '_ \ / _ \ / /\ / _` | | | | //_\\| __| //_\\
/ \_//| | | | __/ / /_// (_| | |_| | / _ \ |_ / _ \
\___/ |_| |_|\___| /___,' \__,_|\__, | \_/ \_/\__| \_/ \_/
|___/
_____ _
/__ (_)_ __ ___ ___
/ /\/ | '_ ` _ \ / _ \
/ / | | | | | | | __/
\/ |_|_| |_| |_|\___|
Words & Music By Yusuf Islam
Tabbed by Jacky Bryant
STANDARD TUNING [EADGBE]
INTRO (Arpeggio)
Note: Everytime an E is played it's played exactly like in the intro shown here
(Arpreggio style).
E Eadd11
E||---------------------------| |
B||--------------0------------| |
G||-----------1------------1--| Repeat |
D||--------2------------2-----| 6x |
A||-----2------------0--------| |
E||--0------------------------| |
VERSE 1
Note: All "One day at a time ..." verses are mostly played in Arpeggio (E, D/F#) and
finger-style (A, F#m, B, etc.), or even with a mix of both, strumming and picking,
(G) by Yusuf.
E Eadd11 E Eadd11
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|
B||--------------0------------|--------------0------------|
G||-----------1------------1--|-----------1------------1--|
D||--------2------------2-----|--------2------------2-----|
A||-----2------------0--------|-----2------------0--------|
E||--0------------------------|--0------------------------|
One day at a time
A Asus2 A Asus2
E||--------------0-----|--------------0-----|
B||-----------0-----0--|-----------0-----0--|
G||--2-----2--------2--|--2-----2--------2--|
D||-----2--------------|-----2--------------|
A||--0-----------0-----|--0-----------0-----|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
We can learn to leave the past be-
E Eadd11 E Eadd11
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|
B||--------------0------------|--------------0------------|
G||-----------1------------1--|-----------1------------1--|
D||--------2------------2-----|--------2------------2-----|
A||-----2------------0--------|-----2------------0--------|
E||--0------------------------|--0------------------------|
hind.
E Eadd11 E Eadd11
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|
B||--------------0------------|--------------0------------|
G||-----------1------------1--|-----------1------------1--|
D||--------2------------2-----|--------2------------2-----|
A||-----2------------0--------|-----2------------0--------|
E||--0------------------------|--0------------------------|
One day at a time
A Asus2 A Asus2
E||--------------0-----|--------------0-----|
B||-----------0-----0--|-----------0-----0--|
G||--2-----2--------2--|--2-----2--------2--|
D||-----2--------------|-----2--------------|
A||--0-----------0-----|--0-----------0-----|
E||--------------------|--------------------|
We can look the future in the
E Eadd11 E Eadd11
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|
B||--------------0------------|--------------0------------|
G||-----------1------------1--|-----------1------------1--|
D||--------2------------2-----|--------2------------2-----|
A||-----2------------0--------|-----2------------0--------|
E||--0------------------------|--0------------------------|
eye.
G Gadd9 D/F# F#m B
E||-----------------|-----------------2--|--------------3--|-----------------|
B||--------0--0-----|--------------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
G||-----0--0--0--2--|-----------2--------|--2-----3--------|--------3-----3--|
D||--------0--0-----|--------0-----------|-----4-----------|-----3-----------|
A||-----------------|-----0--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
E||--3--------------|--2-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|
One day at a time we can learn to li-_____________
E Eadd11 E Eadd11
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|
B||--------------0------------|--------------0------------|
G||-----------1------------1--|-----------1------------1--|
D||--------2------------2-----|--------2------------2-----|
A||-----2------------0--------|-----2------------0--------|
E||--0------------------------|--0------------------------|
ve.
E Eadd11 E Eadd11
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|
B||--------------0------------|--------------0------------|
G||-----------1------------1--|-----------1------------1--|
D||--------2------------2-----|--------2------------2-----|
A||-----2------------0--------|-----2------------0--------|
E||--0------------------------|--0------------------------|
BRIDGE (Finger-style)
Note: See Chord Fingerings (Bridge) for this specific chord sequence at the very bottom
of this guitar tab.
Am Am7 Am Am7 Amadd11
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
B||-----------1-----------1--|-----------1-----------1--|
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------|
D||--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------0-----|
A||--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ooh____________________. Ooh_____________________.
D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D
E||--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
B||--------3--------3-----3--|--------3-----------------|
G||-----2-----2--0-----------|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D||--0-----------0-----------|--4-----------2-----0-----|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ooh____________________. Ooh_____________________.
Am Am7 Am Am7 Amadd11
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
B||-----------1-----------1--|-----------1-----------1--|
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------|
D||--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------0-----|
A||--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
The gates of the gar-den are op-______en.
D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D
E||--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
B||--------3--------3-----3--|--------3-----------------|
G||-----2-----2--0-----------|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D||--0-----------0-----------|--4-----------2-----0-----|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ooh____________________. Ooh_____________________.
Am Am7 Am Am7 Amadd11
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
B||-----------1-----------1--|-----------1-----------1--|
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------|
D||--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------0-----|
A||--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Wi-___________de and trust-ing.
D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D
E||--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
B||--------3--------3-----3--|--------3-----------------|
G||-----2-----2--0-----------|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D||--0-----------0-----------|--4-----------2-----0-----|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ooh____________________. Ooh_____________________.
Am Am7 Am Am7 Amadd11
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
B||-----------1-----------1--|-----------1-----------1--|
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------|
D||--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------0-----|
A||--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Seventy thou- sand will enter.
D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D
E||--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
B||--------3--------3-----3--|--------3-----------------|
G||-----2-----2--0-----------|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D||--0-----------0-----------|--4-----------2-----0-----|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ooh____________________. Ooh_____________________.
Am Am7 Am Am7 Amadd11
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
B||-----------1-----------1--|-----------1-----------1--|
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------|
D||--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------0-----|
A||--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Of them______________ without reckoning.
D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D
E||--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
B||--------3--------3-----3--|--------3-----------------|
G||-----2-----2--0-----------|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D||--0-----------0-----------|--4-----------2-----0-----|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ooh____________________. Ooh_____________________.
VERSE 2
E
One day at a time
A E
We can learn to leave our fears be-hind.
E
One day at a time
A E
We can stare our hopes in the eye.
G Gadd9 D/F#
One day at a time
F#m B E (2xintro)
We can learn to li-ve.
BRIDGE 2 (strumming)
C CaddD A C A
| \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ |
Ooh________. Ooh_________.
C CaddD A G F Fadd11
| \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ |
Ooh___________________________________________________________.
Am Am7 Am Am7 Amadd11 D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D
| \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ |
Am Am7 Am Am7 Amadd11 D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D
| \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ |
And if you meet the evening
Am Am7 Am Am7 Amadd11 D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D E (4xIntro)
| \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ |
don't wait for the sun to rise.
VERSE 3
E
One day at a time
A E
We can learn to leave all treasures be-hind.
E
One day at a time
A Am E (2xIntro)
We can watch the clocks un-wind
Am
E||--------------0-----|
B||--1-----1-----------|
G||-----2-----2--2--2--|
D||--------------------|
A||--0-----------------|
E||--------------------|
clocks un_____-
VERSE 4 (Strummming)
C A
One day at a time
F C G A
A child is born in-to this world,
F
Eyes blind.
C G Gsus4 A Bb
One day he will find his sight
F C G A F
And glimpse an-other kind of light to live by.
C G E (4xIntro)
One day.
VERSE 5
E
One day at a time
A E
We can put machines be-hind.
E
One day at a time
A Am E (2xIntro)
We can learn how birds sur-vive.
G Gadd9 D/F#
One day at a time
F#m B E (2xintro)
We can learn to fly___.
OUTRO (Strumming)
C CaddD A C CaddD A
| \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ |
E Eadd11 E Eadd11 E
E||---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------||
B||--------------0------------|--------------0------------|--------------||
G||-----------1------------1--|-----------1------------1--|-----------1--||
D||--------2------------2-----|--------2------------2-----|--------2-----||
A||-----2------------0--------|-----2------------0--------|-----2--------||
E||--0------------------------|--0------------------------|--0-----------||
CHORDS FINGERING:
T = Thumb
I = Index finger
M = Middle finger
R = Ring finger
L = Little finger
Note: These are only suggested fingerings.
E Eadd11 A Asus2
022100 002100 x02220 x02200
-MRI-- --RI-- --IMR- --IM--
G Gsus4 Gadd9 D/F#
320003 320013 320203 200232
RM---L RM--IL RM-I-L T--IRM
I--MLR
F#m B Bb
244222 x24442 x13331
TRLIII -ILLLx --RRRI
IRLIII -IMRLI -ILLLx
-IMRLI
BRIDGE
Am Am7 Amadd11
x02210 x02010 x00220
D BASE-LINE (BRIDGE)
Note: I changed the way how the D base-line is played a bit. As far as
I know Yusuf only plays D, Dadd11 here. I changed it to be more
genuine with the verses which is a bit harder to play though.
Yusuf also fingerpicks a D with a high F# which I altered too, as it
doesn't fit to the Am finger-style part too much that I made up.
Feel free to play it as you like, though.
D Dadd11 D/F# D/E D
xx0232 xx0032 xx4232 xx0232 xx0232
---IRM ----RM --LIRM --IIRM ---IRM
--RIMI --IIMI ---IMI
C CaddD A F Fadd11
x32010 x32030 x02220 133211 xx3411
IRLMII --RLII
TRLMII
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