Only One

Yellowcard

Only One

Ocean Avenue

2003 Capitol Records

Submitted by: [email protected]



Key: E



Tuning: Standard EADGBe



Chords used:

E -    022100

A -    x02220

B -    x24442

C#m -  x46654

E/G# - 476xxx or 4xx45x

C -    x32010





Intro: E-A-B-C#m-A





Guitar 2:

e|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-|-----0-----0-----4--2--0-|

B|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0-----0-----0---------|

G|-1-----|-2-----|-4-----|-6-----|-4-----4-----4-----------|

D|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------|

A|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------|

E|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------|

    x5      x5      x5      x5





Verse 1 (strum):



E/G#                          A

Broken, this fragile thing now

      B        C#m               A

and I can't, I can't pick up the pieces

    E/G#                      A

And I've thrown my words all around

      B        C#m             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#m

and I give up (I give up)

E/G#                            B

  I just wanna tell you so you know



Chorus (distortion):

       C#m

Here I go

           A                          E

scream my lungs out and try to get to you

           B

you are my only one

C     C#m

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):

E/G#                         A

Made my mistakes, let you down

      B        C#m               A

and I can't, I can't hold on for too long

E/G#                     A

Ran my whole life in the ground

      B        C#m               A

and I can't, I can't get up when you're gone



Pre-chorus (palm muted, distortion):

                B

And something's breaking up (breaking up)

            C#m

I feel like giving up (like giving up)

E                          B

I won't walk out until you know..



(Repeat Chorus) then C#m



Solo:

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|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|------|



While the guitar playing: C#m--A--B-C#m-A (x2)





Bridge (strum):

       C#m

Here i go

      A

so dishonestly

        E

Leave a note

           B

for you my only one

C     C#m

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#m