Paul McCartney – This One (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul McCartney From: "Flowers in the Dirt" (1989) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPECIAL CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm      x-2-4-4-3-0 (= Bmadd11)
F#m7    2-x-2-2-2-0 or 2-4-4-2-x-0
B5      x-2-4-4-x-x (= Bm without 3rd)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Coda] riff
  A5                           D5   A5                           D5
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|------------2---|----------------|------------2---|
D|2-----2---2-----|--2-------2-0---|-------2---2----|--2-------2-0---|
A|0---3-0-3-0-----|3-0-3---3-0-----|-----3-0-3-0----|3-0-3---3-0-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (freely)
| E | % | % | % |
     This one, this one, this one ...
[Verse 1]
      A                   F#m
Did I ever take you in my arms

                C#m                  D
Look you in the eye, tell you that I do?

      A               E
Did I ever open up my heart

Em             | A | % |
Let you look inside?
[Chorus]
           Bm     E           A       F#m7
If I never did it, I was only waiting

             Bm    E            A
For a better moment that didn’t come

            Bm      E         A      F#m7
There never could be a better moment

     B5   E         A
Than this one, this one

             Bm     E          A     F#m7
This swan is gliding above the ocean

         Bm    E         A
A God is riding upon his back

             Bm   E               A       F#m7
How calm the water and bright the rainbow

     B5   E      A
Fade this one to black
[Verse 2]
      A                     F#m
Did I ever touch you on the cheek

                  C#m                     D
Say that you were mine, thank you for the smile?

      A                    E
Did I ever knock upon your door

Em          | A | % |
Try to get inside?
[Chorus]
           Bm     E           A       F#m7
If I never did it, I was only waiting

             Bm    E            A
For a better moment that didn’t come

            Bm      E         A      F#m7
There never could be a better moment

     B5   E         A
Than this one, this one

             Bm     E          A     F#m7
This swan is gliding above the ocean

         Bm    E         A
A God is riding upon his back

             Bm   E               A       F#m7
How calm the water and bright the rainbow

     B5   E      A
Fade this one to black
[Middle 8]
D          E            A           F#m
 What opportunities did we allow to flow by

G                Em            A
Feeling like the timing wasn’t quite right?

D             E                A                F#m
 What kind of magic might have worked if we had stayed calm

G                           |   E   |   %   |   %   |
 Couldn’t I have given you a better life?       (break)
[Verse 3]
        A                    F#m
Did you ever take me in your arm

               C#m                   D
Look me in the eye, tell me that you do?

      A               E
Did I ever open up my heart

Em            | A | % |
Let you look inside?
[Chorus]
           Bm     E           A       F#m7
If I never did it, I was only waiting

             Bm    E            A
For a better moment that didn’t come

            Bm      E         A      F#m7
There never could be a better moment

     B5   E         A
Than this one, this one

             Bm     E          A     F#m7
This swan is gliding above the ocean

         Bm    E         A
A God is riding upon his back

             Bm   E               A       F#m7
How calm the water and bright the rainbow

     B5   E      A
Fade this one to black
[Coda]
           | A5 | A5  D5 | A5 | A5  D5 |
The swan is gliding,   oh

           | A5 | A5  D5 | A5 | A5  D5 |
A God is riding,       oh

           | A5 | A5  D5 | A5 | A5  D5 |
How calm the water        and bright the rainbow
(How calm the water)
| A5 | A5  D5 | A5 | A5  D5 
                         (break)