Want to play "One Way Or Another" from scratch? The Music Academy — lesson by lesson
C C C A A A C C C A A A
C One way or another, I'm gonna find ya Am7 C I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya' A A7 A One way or another, I'm gonna win ya' A I'm gonna get ya', get ya' ,get ya', get ya' C Am7 C Am7 C One way or another, I'm gonna see ya' Am7 C I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya' A A7 A One day maybe next week, I'm gonna meet ya' A I'm gonna meet ya', I'll meet ya'
F Am G Gadd9 G Em
I will drive past your house
F Am G Gadd9 G Em
and if the lights are all down
F Dm7 D E E E7 E
I'll see who's a- rou-nd
C Am7 C One way or another, I'm gonna find ya Am7 C I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya' A A7 A One way or another, I'm gonna win ya' A I'm gonna get ya', get ya' ,get ya', get ya' C Am7 C Am7 C One way or another, I'm gonna see ya' Am7 C I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya' A A7 A One day maybe next week, I'm gonna meet ya' A I'm gonna meet ya', I'll meet ya'
F Am G Gadd9 G Em
And if the lights are all out
F Am G Gadd9 G Em
I'll follow your bus down-town
F Dm7 D E E A
See who's hangin' ou-out
E E G Em E E G Em D D E Em G G G A A A
C Am7 C
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
Am7 C
I'm gonna give you the slip
A
A slip of the lip or another I'm gonna lose ya'
A
I'm gonna trick ya', I'll trick ya'
C
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
C
I'm gonna trick ya', trick ya', trick ya', trick ya'
A
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
A
I'm gonna give you the slip
C C C A A A
C I'll walk down the mall, stand over by the wall A Where I can see it all, find out who ya' call C Lead you to the supermarket check out some, A specials and rap, then get lost in the crowd
C Am7 C A7 One way or another I'm gonna get ya' A I'll get ya',I'll get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya' C Am7 C A7 One way or another I'm gonna get ya' A I'll get ya',I'll get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
This account rests on Debbie Harry's own words — an interview from 2011.