One Day (At a Time) - Elton John (1974)
Cover of the John Lennon song from Mind Games (1973)
Featured as a bonus track on the Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy reissues
(1995, 1996, 2005)
INTRO:
G D/G Em C G
VERSE:
Bm C
You are my weakness, you are my strength
D C G
Nothing I have in the world makes better sense
F# G
Cause I’m a fish and you’re the sea
VERSE:
Bm C
When we’re together or when we’re apart
D C G
There’s never a space in between the beat of our hearts
F# G
Cause I’m the apple and you’re the tree
CHORUS:
F#m B E A B
One day at a time is all we do
G# C#m F#m G# C#m
One day at a time is good for you
G#/B# G#m/B
You You
D/F# G
You_____
VERSE:
Bm C
You are my woman, I am your man
D C G
Nothing else matters at all, now I understand
F# G
That I’m the door and you’re the key
VERSE:
Bm C
Every morning I wake in your smile
D C G
Feeling your breath on my face and the love in your eyes
F# G
Cause you’re the honey and I’m the bee
CHORUS:
F#m B E A B
One day at a time is all we do
G# C#m F#m G# C#m
One day at a time is good for us too
G#/B# G#m/B
You too You
D/F# G
You_____
[PIANO SOLO - VERSE CHORDS x2]
CHORUS:
F#m B E A B
One day at a time is all we do
G# C#m F#m G# C#m
One day at a time is good for us too
G#/B# G#m/B
You too You
D/F#
You_____
End on D/F#. Original recording does not resolve to G.