Words & Music by Debbie Harry & Nigel Harrison. 1978.
Intro - D D D D C# C
B7 B7 B7 B7 C C#
Verse 1
D
One way or another, I'm gonna find ya
C# C
I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
B7
One way or another, I'm gonna win ya'
C C#
I'm gonna get ya', get ya' ,get ya', get ya'
D
One way or another, I'm gonna see ya'
C# C
I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya'
B7
One day maybe next week, I'm gonna meet ya'
I'm gonna meet ya', I'll meet ya'
Chorus 1
D Bm7 A F#m
I will drive past your house
G Bm7 A F#m
and if the lights are all down
G E F#
I'll see who's around
Verse 2 (same chords as verse 1)
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One way or another, I'm gonna find ya'
I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
One way or another, I'm gonna win ya'
I'll get ya', I'll get ya'
One way or another, I'm gonna see ya'
I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya'
One day maybe next week ,I'm gonna meet ya'
I'll meet ya'
Chorus 2 (as chorus 1)
And if the lights are all out I'll follow your bus downtown
See who's hangin' out
Instrumental - F#m F#m A C#m
B7 E F#m F#m
A A B B C C#
Verse 3 (As 1&2)
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
I'm gonna give you the slip
A slip of the lip or another I'm gonna lose ya'
I'm gonna trick ya', I'll trick ya'
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
I'm gonna trick ya', trick ya', trick ya', trick ya'
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
I'm gonna give you the slip
Link - D D B7 B7
Bridge
D
I'll walk down the mall, stand over by the wall
B7
Where I can see it all, find out who ya' call
D
Lead you to the supermarket check out some,
B7
specials and rap, then get lost in the crowd
Coda
D B7
One way or another I'm gonna get ya'
I'll get ya'
I'll get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
Where I can see it all, find out who ya' call