Intro: Cm Eb

Verse 1:
 Cm          Cm7                          Cm6       Ab
'One' is the loneliest number that you'll ever do-------,
 Cm             Cm7
'Two' can be as bad as 'One',
         Cm6                        Ab
It's the loneliest number since the number one
 
Interlude: Cm Cm Am7 Ab7
 
Verse 2:
Cm          Cm7                       Cm6         Ab
'No' is the saddest experience you'll ever know--------,
Cm            Cm7                       Cm6         Ab7
Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know---------,
         Cm                    Cm7                Cm6      Ab
Because 'One' is the loneliest number that you'll ever do-----,
 Cm                    Cm7                Cm6         Ab
'One' is the loneliest number that you'll ever know-------
 
Interlude: Cm Csus2

Bridge:
Eb                  Gm                       Eb7           Eb9
     It's just no good anymore, since you went away,
      Ab                  Abm  
Now I spend my time just making rhymes...
      Cm         Cm     Am7  Ab
...of yesterday---------
 
Verse 3:
         Cm                    Cm7                Cm6      Ab
Because 'One' is the loneliest number that you'll ever do-----,
 Cm                    Cm7                Cm6         Ab
'One' is the loneliest number that you'll ever know--------,
 Cm          Cm7                Cm6         Ab7
'One' is the loneliest number, 'One' is the loneliest number,
 Cm          Cm7                          Cm6       Ab
'One' is the loneliest number that you'll ever do--------
 
Verse 4:
 Cm                    Cm7                Cm6               Ab
'One' is the loneliest number, much, much worse than 'Two'-----,
 Cm      Cm7                     Cm6             Ab
'One'---------- is a number di - vided by 'Two'-------,
 Cm     Cm7  Cm6   Ab      Cm      Cm7    Cm6     Ab7
'One'------------------,  ah--------------------------,
Cm     Cm7   Cm6   Ab7     Cm                    Cm7    Cm6   Ab7
Oh---------------------, 'One' is the loneliest number----------
 
Outro: Cm Cm7 Cm6 Ab7 Cm