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James Staples – The Only One Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsF C AM G

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These are the chords for The Only One by James Staples on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[INTRO]
   F                      C
driving around trying to find
the one
   AM              G
looking everywhere but i
can't find nun
   F                C
this world is big and i am small
AM              G
i can't believe i passed you on
 F                C
but when you read those
words to me
AM              G
you changed who i'm supposed to be
F
i fell in love with
    C         G
the girl of my dreams

[Chorus]
F                     C
i have found the one whos
above them all
AM                 G
ima stand by her till its all gone
 F
cuz she's the only one
    C   F    F   C
for me yes yes indeed
 AM                    G
she's the most amazing girl
i've seen
 F                  C
she makes me smile she
makes me blush
 AM                G
she makes my heart go on a rush

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[Bridge]
F                    C
where have you been all of my life
AM                          G
god i can't wait for you to be
my wife
F                         C
your so damn hot but that aint
nothing new
AM                         G
i just want to hold you until
our days are threw
F                     C
because i'm the one for you
   AM           G
and your the for me
F                 C
i dont know but thats just
         AM         G
how its supposed to be

[Chorus]
F                     C
i have found the one whos
above them all
AM                 G
ima stand by her till its all gone
 F
cuz she's the only one
    C   F    F   C
for me yes yes indeed
 AM                    G
she's the most amazing girl
i've seen
 F                  C
she makes me smile she
makes me blush
 AM                G
she makes my heart go on a rush

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[Outro]
F                 C
thank you for what you do for me
AM                G
you my only queen my masterpiece
F                 C          G
you have made me who i wanna be
AM                 G
ur on my mind you're in every dream
F                G              C
your the only one who's right for me
F        C          G
your the love of my life
AM      G         C
so will you be my wife

How to play The Only One: key, chords and progression

The Only One by James Staples is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 4 chords: F, C, AM and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – AM – G (I – V – III – II in F major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – mi – reh. 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 C, G, E, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.