It Is One Chords by Jackson Browne

Tempo:
82.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jackson Browne - It Is One chords
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[G] [D] [E]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] They shot [G] a man [D] into the [A] sky.
[Bm] The moon [G] and stars [D] became his bed.
[A]
[F#m] He [G] saw the sunrise [D] seven [A] times.
[Bm] And when [G] he came back down [D] he said,
[A]
If there's one, [G] if there's one,
[D] One world [A] spinning round the sun,
Whatever it [G] is you call home,
[D]
If there's one, [G] [D] if there's [A] one,
If there's one, [G] [D] if there's [A] one,
If [Bm] there's one, if there's one.
They shot [G] a man [D] in Africa
[A]
[Bm] At a [G] time of rivalry [D] and war.
[A]
[F#m] He [G] had some dreams [D] of a good [A] life,
[Bm] But [G] dreams aren't what they killed [D] him for.
When [Bm] people stand [G] themselves next to [D] the writers,
[B]
[Bm] And they [G] believe the things they say [D] are true,
[A]
[F#m] They speak [G] in terms of what [D] divides us,
[A]
[Bm] To justify [G] the violence [D] they do.
[A]
[D] If there's one, [G] if there's one,
[D] One world [A] spinning round the sun,
[D] Whatever [G] it is you call home,
[D] If there's one, if there's one,
Whatever [B] it is you call [D] home,
If there's one, [G] [D] if there's [A] one,
[D] If there's [G] one, [D] if there's one,
[A]
[D] If there's one, [G] if there's one,
The deep blue [D] ocean,
[B] The endless [D] sky,
One, [G] the purple [D] mountains.
One, [B]
you and [D] I.
[G] [D] [B]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
[Bm] It's [G] not a world of our [D] own choosing.
[A]
[Bm] We [G] don't decide where [D] we are born.
[A]
[F#m] This [G] life is a [D] battleground between [A] right and wrong.
[Bm] One [Em] way or other we are [A] torn.
[Bm] People [Em] stand themselves next [D] to the right-o.
[B]
[Bm] They [Em] believe the things they [D] say are true.
[F#m] And [G] speak in terms of [D] what divides [B] us.
[Bm] [Em] Justify the violence [D] they [A] do.
[D] If there's [G] one, if there's [D] one, one world, one [A] world,
[D]
[G] one [D] [A] world, one world, [D] one world, [B]
[D] one [A] [D] [B]
[D] [E] [D] [C#m]
[D] [G] world, [D] one [A] world,
[D] one [G] world, [D] [A] one world, [D] one world, [G] one world, one world,
[D] One, the purple mountains.
One, [B] the people [D] speak.
One, all of creation.
One, [A]
you and [D] me.
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Jackson Browne - It Is One chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bm, G, D, A, D, Bm, D and G. Set your pace at 41 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 83. With the song's key of G Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] They shot [G] a man [D] into the [A] sky.
_ [Bm] The moon [G] and stars [D] became his bed.
[A] _
_ [F#m] He [G] saw the sunrise [D] seven [A] times.
_ [Bm] And when [G] he came back down [D] he said,
[A] _
If there's one, [G] if there's one,
[D] One world [A] spinning round the sun,
Whatever it [G] is you call home,
[D] _ _ _
If there's one, [G] _ [D] if there's [A] one,
If there's one, [G] _ [D] if there's [A] one,
If [Bm] there's one, if there's one.
They shot [G] a man [D] in Africa
[A] _
_ [Bm] At a [G] time of rivalry [D] and war.
[A] _
_ [F#m] He [G] had some dreams [D] of a good [A] life,
_ [Bm] But [G] dreams aren't what they killed [D] him for.
When _ [Bm] people stand [G] themselves next to [D] the writers,
[B] _
[Bm] And they [G] believe the things they say [D] are true,
_ [A] _
_ [F#m] They speak [G] in terms of what [D] divides us,
[A] _
[Bm] To justify [G] the violence [D] they do.
[A] _
_ [D] If there's one, [G] if there's one,
[D] One world [A] spinning round the sun,
[D] Whatever [G] it is you call home,
[D] If there's one, if there's one,
Whatever [B] it is you call [D] home,
If there's one, [G] _ [D] if there's [A] one,
[D] If there's [G] one, _ [D] if there's one,
[A] _
_ [D] If there's one, [G] if there's one,
The deep blue [D] ocean,
[B] The endless [D] sky,
One, [G] the purple [D] mountains.
One, [B]
you and [D] I.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] It's [G] not a world of our [D] own choosing.
[A] _
_ [Bm] We [G] don't decide where [D] we are born.
[A] _
_ [F#m] This [G] life is a [D] battleground between [A] right and wrong.
[Bm] One [Em] way or other we are [A] torn. _
_ [Bm] People [Em] stand themselves next [D] to the right-o.
[B] _
_ [Bm] They [Em] believe the things they [D] say are true. _
_ [F#m] And [G] speak in terms of [D] what divides [B] us.
_ [Bm] _ [Em] Justify the violence [D] they [A] do.
_ [D] If there's [G] one, if there's [D] one, one world, one [A] world,
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] one [D] _ [A] world, one world, _ [D] one world, _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] one [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] world, [D] one [A] world,
_ [D] one [G] world, _ [D] _ [A] one world, _ [D] one world, [G] one world, one world,
[D] One, the purple mountains.
One, [B] the people [D] speak.
One, all of creation.
One, [A]
you and [D] me.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was featured on the Looking East album.

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