Hootie & the Blowfish – We Are One Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Hootie & the Blowfish – We Are One Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsGDF#ABmEmF#m

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This is the chords of We Are One by Hootie & the Blowfish on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

CHORUS
G               D                             G                         D
Uh, we are one, you and I, we don’t even have to try
G                             D               F#
It’s supposed to be this way
G                             D                             G               D
Like a sun shining light in the middle of the night
G               D                             A
Girl, you brighten up my day
G                             D               G                             D
Uh, we are one, you and I, like the color of the sky
G               D                             F#
When the clouds are blown away
G                             D                             G                             D
So much fun, you and I, we don’t need a reason why
G     D       G       D       G     D
And together we will stay

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PRE-CHORUS
A                                                         Bm
And, oh, it’s magic when a chill is running down my spine
G                                            D
Here we are (We are one, you and I)
D                             G               D
Oh, yeah, here we are (We are one, you and I)
Bm               A               D               Em        F#m
Here we are, where no one else can ever be
Em               F#m               G               A
I am a part of you and you’re part of me

CHORUS
G               D               G               D
Uh, we are one, you and I, to the left or to the right
G D F#
Meet you somewhere in between
G D G D
Like a child whose eyes never noticed black and white
G A A
‘Cause it’s all they’ve every seen
G D G D
Uh, we are one, you and I, up until the day we die
G D F#
And forever on it goes
G D G D
So much fun, you and I, let your soul and spirit fly
G D G D G D
Where we end up no one knows

PRE-CHORUS
A Bm
And, oh, it’s magic when a chill is running down my spine
G D
Here we are (We are one, you and I)
D G D
Oh, yeah, here we are (We are one, you and I)
D Bm A D Em F#m
Yeah, yeah, here we are, where no one else can ever be yeah
Em F#m G A F#m
I am a part of you, you’re part of me

OUTRO
F#
Uh,we are one, you and I

How to play We Are One: key, chords and progression

We Are One by Hootie & the Blowfish is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 7 chords: G, D, F#, A, Bm, Em and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – G – D – F# (I – IV – I – III in D major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – mi. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes F, C, E, G, Am, Dm, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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We Are One chords: questions

What key is We Are One in?

We Are One by Hootie & the Blowfish is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in We Are One?

We Are One uses 7 chords: G, D, F#, A, Bm, Em, F#m.

What is the chord progression of We Are One?

The main progression is D – G – D – F# (I – IV – I – III).

Is We Are One easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes F, C, E, G, Am, Dm, Em (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

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