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Hunter Hayes – The One That Got Away Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
          Am           C      G
I'm not a criminal (Oh no, oh no)
                  Am
But I felt like a prisoner
        C        G
(For so long, so long)
               Am
And all I ever wanted
        C              G
(Was to love and to be loved,
yeah)
              Am
So what did I do to you?
    C         G
(So wrong, so wrong)

[Bridge]
           Am
Oh, 'cause you broke so
      F/C              G
much more than just a promise
     Am          F/C
When you made me believe
         G
I wasn't wanted
        Am              F/C
I could miss you like you want
           Dm
but if I'm honest

[Chorus]
                F/C
I feel like the one that got away
           G
Don't know how I escaped
          Am
Breathing better
                  G
'cause I'm better now
       F/C
In the middle of the night
        G
Made it to the other side
        Am
You can run but you
               G
can't catch me now
                      F/C
I'm the one that got away
 Am    G
Yeah, yeah
                      F/C
I'm the one that got away
 Am    G
Yeah, yeah

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[Verse 2]
                 Am
Turns out you're not a god
         C            G
(All the faith that I gave to you)
               Am
The silence is all I got
       C           G
(And I hate that I prayed to you)
                               Am
All the chains that I couldn't break
                          G
The games that I couldn't play
                                F/C
'Cause you'd always win them anyway
                          Am
Never thought there would come a day
      C                G
Where I'd be saved and safe
enough to say that

[Chorus]
                F/C
I'm the one that got away
           G
Don't know how I escaped
          Am                       G
Breathing better 'cause I'm better now
       F/C
In the middle of the night
        G
Made it to the other side
        Am                         G
You can run but you can't catch me now
                      F/C
I'm the one that got away
 Am    G
Yeah, yeah
                      F/C
I'm the one that got away
 Am    G
Yeah, yeah

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How to play The One That Got Away: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The One That Got Away by Hunter Hayes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play The One That Got Away by Hunter Hayes, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: Am, C, G, F/C and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – C – G – Am (i – III – VII – i in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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The One That Got Away chords: questions

What key is The One That Got Away in?

The One That Got Away by Hunter Hayes is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The One That Got Away?

The One That Got Away uses 5 chords: Am, C, G, F/C, Dm.

What is the chord progression of The One That Got Away?

The main progression is Am – C – G – Am (i – III – VII – i).

Is The One That Got Away easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Em, G, D, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

How to play The One That Got Away: key, chords and progression

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The One That Got Away chords: questions

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