Skye Sweetnam
Number One
Noise From The Basement
2004 Capitol Records
This is how Skye played this song when you saw her video
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Key: F#
Chords used:
F#5 - 244xxx
Bb5 - x133xx
B5 - x244xx
G#5 - 466xxx
C#5 - x466xx
C#/F - 143xxx
Eb5 - x688xx
E5 - 022xxx
B - x24442
Bm - x24432
Verse 1:
F#5 Bb5 B5 G#5
I saw my boyfriend hanging with this girl that I hate
F#5 Bb5 B5 C#5
He didn't have to tell me why last night he was late
B5 C#5 F#5
Eb5
I can't believe what he'd tell me, your life has come undone
B5 C#5
Now I'm living on the run looking out for number one
Guitar 2: while doing Verse 1
e|-----------------1----1-------2----2--------------|
B|------2------------------------------------4------|
G|---------------3----3-------4----4--------------6-|
D|----4----4-------------------------------6----4---|
A|------------1------------2------------------------|
E|-2------------------------------------4-----------|
e|-----------------1----1-------2----2-------4----4-|
B|------2-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3----3-------4----4-------6----6---|
D|----4----4----------------------------------------|
A|------------1------------2------------4-----------|
E|-2------------------------------------------------|
e|------2----2-------4----4--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------2------2-----------|
G|----4----4-------6----6-----------------------6----|
D|------------------------------4------4------4----4-|
A|-2------------4--------------------------6---------|
E|---------------------------2------1----------------|
Riff:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
A|---------1---2-1-|
E|-2-2-2-2---2-----|
Verse 2: Palm mute
F#5 Bb5 B5 G#5
I took a ride to a city had to get out of this place
F#5 Bb5 B5
C#5
I just can't stand the pity with these tears fall down on my face
B5 C#5 F#5
Eb5
I used to think it was over but it only just begun
B5 C#5 Bm
Now I'm living on the run looking out for number one
Chorus 1:
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5
One day you'll see me
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5
but only when you're dreaming
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5 F#5 C#5
Bm
One day you'll say I was the one
Riff:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
A|---------1---2-1-|
E|-2-2-2-2---2-----|
Verse 3: Palm mute
F#5 Bb5 B5 G#5
I hitched a ride to the greyhound and stashed away on this train
F#5 Bb5 B5 C#5
Bought a ticket to the subway playing guitar in the rain
B5 C#5 F#5
Eb5
I wanna follow the rivers to the island in the sand
B5 C#5
Now I'm living on the run looking out for number one
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
G#5 E5
Late at night to tired to fight
B5
I just might think about him
G#5 E5
Right now I'm feeling fine
C#5
I'm better off without him
F#5-C#/F-Eb5 (x4) B-Bm
Solo: Yeah
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------1-1-1-1-------1-|---------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-3-1-1-1-1-|
A|-----1-------1-----------1-2-1---|-----1---------------------------|
E|-2-2---2-1-1---1-----------------|-2-2---2-------------------------|
x2 x2
e|---------|
B|-4~---3~-|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
F# B-Bm
One day, you'll say
Chorus 2:
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5
One day you'll see me
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5
but only when you're dreaming
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5 F#5 C#5 B
One day you'll say I was the one
C#5
I'll know that
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5
One day you'll see me
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5
I'll hunt you when you're dreaming
F#5 C#5 Eb5 B5 F#5 C#5 B
One day you'll say I was the one
Bm
I'm number one
Riff:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
A|---------1---2-1-|
E|-2-2-2-2---2-----|