| G | D | |
| Well you | know, I was always the | first to arrive at the |
| A | A | D | G | |
| party, | , o | o | h, |
| Bm | A | A | D | |
| and the | last to leave the scene of the | crime |
| G | D | |
| Well it | started with a couple of | beers, |
| G | Bm | |
| And it | went I don't know how many | years, |
| G | A | D | D | |
| Like a | runaway train | headed for the end of the | line |
| Verse : |
| |
| || G | D | A | A D | |
| | G | Bm | A | A D | |
| | G | D | G | Bm | |
| | G | A | D | D C || |
| G | D | |
| Well I | finally got around to ad | mit that I might have a |
| A | A | D | |
| problem | , |
| G | Bm | |
| but I | thought it was just too damn | big of a mountain to |
| A | A | D | |
| climb |
| G | D | |
| Well I | got down on my knees and said | Hey (la la la) |
| G | Bm | |
| I | just cant go on livin' this | way (la la la) |
| G | A | |
| Guess I | have to learn to live my | life one day at a |
| D | D | |
| time |
| Chorus : |
| |
| || F C | F A | D | D C | |
| | F C | F A | D | D || |
| F | C>F | D | D | |
| Oh | yeah, | one day at A | time |
| C | F | C>F | D | D | |
| Oh | yeah, | one day at A | time |
| Break : |
| |
| || G | D | A | A D || |
| Solo : |
| |
| || G | Bm | A | A D | |
| | G | D | G | Bm | |
| | G | A | D | D C || |
| Chorus : |
| F | C>F | D | D | |
| Oh | yeah, | one day at A | time |
| C | F | C>F | D | D | |
| Oh | yeah, | one day at A | time |
| Verse : |
| G | D | |
| Well I | finally got around to ad | mit that I was a |
| A | A | D | |
| problem | , |
| G | Bm | A | A | D | |
| When I | used to put the blame on | everybody's shoulders but | mine |
| G | D | |
| All the | friends I used to run with are | gone (la la la) |
| G | Bm | |
| Lord I | hadn'd planned on livin this | long (la la la) |
| G | A | D | D | |
| I | have to learn to live my | life one day at a | time |
| Outro : |
| || G | D | G | Bm | |
| | G | A | D | D~~ || |
| G | D | |
| It was | something it was too blind to | see |
| G | Bm | |
| I got | help from something greater than | me |
| G | A | D | |
| And I | have to learn to live my | life one day at a | time |
| D~ |