Ub40 - One In Ten

’one in ten’rhythm guitar/lyrics from ub40`s 1981 l . p’present arms’ .

( this song was written on drums and rhythm guitar , just two chords G & F ,
although the bass line , lead guitar , saxophone & the fact it sounds
better point to it being Gm & F , it just isn`t?!
i`ll place the Gm chord diagram if you want to do what i do and use it , but G & F is official )

G = eadgbe F = eadgbe ( Gm = eadgbe )
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intro | | : G | F | G | F | G | F | G | F : | |

chorus 1 :
G F
i Am the one in ten , a number on a list ,
G F
i Am the one in ten , even though i don`t exist ,
G F
nobody knows me , but i`m always there ,
G F
a statistic , a reminder of a world that does`nt care .

saxophone instrumental : G | F | G | F | G | F | G | F |

verse 1 :
G F
my arms unfold the dole queue , malnutrition dulls my hair ,
G F
my eyes are black and lifeless with an underprivileged stare ,
G F
i`m the beggar on the corner will no one spare a dime? ,
G F
i`m the child that never learns to read `cause no one spared the time .

chorus 2 :
G F
i Am the one in ten , a number on a list ,
G F
i Am the one in ten , even though i don`t exist ,
G F
nobody knows me , but i`m always there ,
G F
a statistic , a reminder of a world that does`nt care .

saxophone instrumental : G | F | G | F | G | F | G | F |

verse 2 :
G F
i`m the murderer , the victim , i`m the license to a gun ,
G F
i`m a sad and bruised old lady in an ally in a slum ,
G F
i`m a middle aged businessman with chronic heart disease ,
G F
i`m another teenage suicide in a street that has no trees .

chorus 3 :
G F
i Am the one in ten , a number on a list ,
G F
i Am the one in ten , even though i don`t exist ,
G F
nobody knows me , but i`m always there ,
G F
a statistic , a reminder of a world that does`nt care .

saxophone instrumental : G | F | G | F | G | F | G | F |

verse 3 :
G F
i`m a starving third world mother , refugee with out a home ,
G F
i`m a housewife hooked on valium , i`m a pensioner alone ,
G F
i`m a cancer ridden spectre discovering the earth ,
G F
i`m another hungry baby i`m an accident at birth .

chorus 4 :
G F
i Am the one in ten , a number on a list ,
G F
i Am the one in ten , even though i don`t exist ,
G F
nobody knows me , but i`m always there ,
G F
a statistic , a reminder of a world that does`nt care .

saxophone instrumental : G | F | G | F | G | F | G | F |

chorus 5 :
G F
i Am the one in ten , a number on a list ,
G F
i Am the one in ten , even though i don`t exist ,
G F
nobody knows me , but i`m always there ,
( n/C )
a statistic , a reminder of a world that does`nt care .

outro | | : G | F | G | F | G | F | G | F : | | ( till fade )