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The One I Love

R.e.m.
ChordsKeyEmadvanced128 BPM
★4.8(2k)

Chords in this song9

Intro

Em Dsus2 Em7 x2

Verse 1

This one goes out to the one I love 
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
A simple prop to occupy my time
This one goes out to the one I love 

Chorus

(play 2 downstokes Em, one down of Dsus2, one down of Em,
and then down up down for Em7, before repeating for the second "Fire")
Fire   
Fire   

Verse 2

This one goes out to the one I love 
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
A simple prop to occupy my time
This one goes out to the one I love 

Chorus

Fire (she’s comin’ down on her own, now)
Fire (she’s comin’ down on her own, now)

Solo

       

Verse 3

This one goes out to the one I love 
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
Another prop has occupied my time
This one goes out to the one I love 

Chorus

Fire (she’s comin’ down on her own, now)
Fire (she’s comin’ down on her own, now)
Fire (she’s comin’ down on her own, now)
Fire (she’s comin’ down on her own, now)

Outro

    
After the last "Fire!" as you are playing the Em7, strum slowly
and end on a solitary downstroke, almost picking each string
individually, in other words, make your final strum slow!

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