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One


"One" is a song by the Irish rock band U2, originally released in 1991. It is written in the key of B major, and is included in their seventh studio album, "Achtung Baby." The song was composed by all four members of the band - Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. "One" has a powerful and melodic structure, blending elements of rock and alternative genres. It gained significant commercial success and critical acclaim, becoming one of U2's most recognizable and beloved songs. Fun trivia: the song was initially written as a bitter breakup song, but over time transformed into a more universal message of unity.

One - U2

e g g e a e
Is it getting better?
e g g e a
Or do you feel the same?
e g g e a e e d e
Will it make it easier on you now?
e b a g e a
You got someone to blame

g a
You say
b b - b b
One love, one life
e e b b
When it’s one need
e e b
In the night
b b
One love
e b b b a e
We get to share it
b b b e
It leaves you, baby
e e b b e e
If you don’t care for it

e g g e a e
Did I disappoint you?
e e g g e g e a
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
e e g g e g e a e
You act like you never had love
e e g b a g e a
And you want me to go without

g a
Well, it’s
b b - b b
Too late, tonight
e b b b a
To drag the past out
e b b b
Into the light
e b
We’re one
e d b a g
But we’re not the same
d e d b b a g d
We get to carry each other
b b a g d
Carry each other
g
One