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Richard Marx – One Day Longer Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
 F   C   G   Am   G   F   C   G

[Verse 1]
 Am            F
Don't look so sad
      C
Just look in my eyes,
                 G
you'll see it's not so bad
      Am                F
This night's gone on too long
      C                            G
It's making it hard, hard to be strong
            Dm     C/E    F
Oh, but I promise you

[Chorus]
         F               C
One day longer might be just enough
     G                        Am      G
To change the world for the two of us
 F                C      G
Better than we've ever known
         F              C
One day longer might be all
that stands
    G                Am      G
Between us and the promised land
F                C          G
After all these rains have gone
                    F    C
If we can just hold on

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[Instrumental]
 G   Am   G   F   C   G

[Verse 2]
 Am               F
We, we fought so hard
    C                     G
For every little thing we ever had
    Am           F
And I, I wonder now
          C
If it was easier,
                          G
would we even want it so bad?
            Dm      C/E    F
Oh, but I swear to you

[Chorus]
         F               C
One day longer might be just enough
     G                        Am      G
To change the world for the two of us
 F                C      G
Better than we've ever known
         F              C
One day longer might be all that stands
    G                Am      G
Between us and the promised land
F                C          G
After all these rains have gone
                    F    C
If we can just hold on

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[Instrumental]
 G   Am   G   F   C   G

[Bridge]
    Dm
So take my hand,
                C/E     F
I'm right here by your side
                             C
We're gonna find where we belong,
yeah
     Dm                        C/E
And darling don't forget you know
     F
It's always darkest
                  Fmaj7
right before the dawn

[Solo]
 F   C   G   Am   G   F   C   G

[Chorus]
         F               C
One day longer might be just enough
     G
To change the world
          Am      G
for the two of us
 F                C      G
Better than we've ever known
         F              C
One day longer might be all
that stands
    G                Am      G
Between us and the promised land
F                C          G
After all these rains have gone
                    F    C
If we can just hold on

[Instrumental]
 G   Am   G   F   C   G

[Outro]
       F                 C
Baby, take my hand, I'm by your side
G                     Am        G
 Until heaven and the earth collide
F           C        G
 If we can just hold on
         F              C
One day longer might be all
that stands
    G                Am      G
Between us and the promised land
F           C        G     Fmaj7
 If we can just hold on

How to play One Day Longer: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for One Day Longer by Richard Marx on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

One Day Longer by Richard Marx sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 7 chords to play it: F, C, G, Am, Dm, C/E and Fmaj7.

Listen for G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em, Am, Cmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210) — Fmaj7F A C E

One Day Longer chords: questions

What key is One Day Longer in?

One Day Longer by Richard Marx is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in One Day Longer?

One Day Longer uses 7 chords: F, C, G, Am, Dm, C/E, Fmaj7.

What is the chord progression of One Day Longer?

The main progression is G – F – C – G (V – IV – I – V).

Is One Day Longer easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, D, Em, Am, Cmaj7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

How to play One Day Longer: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

One Day Longer chords: questions

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