"Only One" -- Chords
Yellowcard
Ocean Avenue
C#5 A5 E B C5
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|--6--|--2--|-----|--4--|--5--|
G|--6--|--2--|--1--|--4--|--5--|
D|--6--|--2--|--2--|--4--|--5--|
A|--4--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--3--|
E|-----|-----|--0--|-----|-----|
Verse 1 (strum):
C# A
Broken, this fragile thing now
B C# A
and I can't, I can't pick up the pieces.
C# A
And I've thrown my words all around,
B C# A
but I can't, I can't get you a reason.
Pre-chorus (palm muted, distortion):
B
I feel so broken up (so broken up),
C#
and I give up (I give up),
E B
I just wanna tell you so you know..
Chorus (distortion):
C#
Here I go,
A E
scream my lungs out and try to get to you,
B C
you are my only one.
C#
I let go,
A E
there's just no one that gets me like you do
B
you are my only,
C
my only one.
After 1st Chorus, the violin plays this little riff
Post-chorus violin riff:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------14~----12~-------------------------|
G|-13~------x------x-------13~----------------|
D|--x------11~-----9~-------x---------11-\-9~-|
A|-11~---------------------11~---------x---x--|
E|-------------------------------------9-\-7~-|
Verse 2 (strum):
C# A
Made my mistakes, let you down
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B C# A
and I can't, I can't hold on for too long.
C# A
Ran my whole life in the ground
B C# A
and I can't, I can't get up when your gone.
Pre-chorus (palm muted, distortion):
B
And something's breaking up (breaking up),
C#
I feel like giving up (like giving up),
E B
I won't walk out until you know..
Chorus (distortion):
C#
Here I go
A E
scream my lungs out and try to get to you,
B C
you are my only one.
C#
I let go
A E
there's just no one that gets me like you do
B
you are my only,
C
my only one.
Solo:
The Guitar continues playing the Chorus in the background and the violin has this solo.
Solo violin riff:
e|------16~|------19-19-17--------------------16~|-------16-16-------|------|
B|17-19----|17-17------------17-17--14-17-19-----|-17-17-------19-19~|17-14~|
G|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|------|
D|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|------|
A|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|------|
E|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|------|
Bridge (strum):
C#
Here i go,
A
so dishonestly.
E
Leave a note
B C
for you my only one.
C#
And i know,
A
you can see right through me.
E
So let me go
B C
and you will find someone.
Repeat Chorus a few times
End On C#
