Intro: A  F#m  A  D  A  F#m  D 

A                F#m 
  One of these days, 
A 
  I'm gonna sit down 
      D 
  and write a long letter 
A            F#m               D 
  To all the good friends I've known 
A               F#m 
  And I'm gonna try 
A 
  And thank them all 
        D 
for the good times together. 
A            F#m        D 
  Though so apart we've grown. 

A 
  One of these days, 
Em 
  I'm gonna sit down 
and write a long letter 
D                              Bm 
  To all the good friends I've known 
A              F#m 
  One of these days, 
A              F#m 
  one of these days, 
A              F#m 
  one of these days, 
       D                 Em 
And it won't be long, it won't be long. 

( A  F#m  A  D  A  F#m  D ) 

A               F#m 
  And I'm gonna thank, 
A          D 
  That old country fiddler 
A               F#m        D 
  And all those rough boys 
     
Who play that rock 'n' roll 
A         F#m  A        D 
  I never tried to burn any bridges 
A          F#m          D 
  Though I know I let some good things go. 

A 
  One of these days, 
Em 
  I'm gonna sit down 
and write a long letter 
D                              Bm 
  To all the good friends I've known 
A              F#m 
  One of these days, 
A              F#m 
  one of these days, 
A              F#m 
  one of these days, 
       D                 Em 
And it won't be long, it won't be long. 

( A  F#m  A  D  A  F#m  D ) 

A              F#m 
  From down in L.A. 
A         D 
  All the way to Nashville, 
A               F#m 
  From New York City 
D 
  To my Canadian prairie home 
A                F#m 
  My friends are scattered 
A             F#m 
  Like leaves from an old maple. 
A          F#m   D 
  Some are weak, some are strong. 

A 
  One of these days, 
Em 
  I'm gonna sit down 
and write a long letter 
D                              Bm 
  To all the good friends I've known 
A              F#m 
  One of these days, 
A              F#m 
  one of these days, 
A              F#m 
  one of these days, 
       D                 Em 
And it won't be long, it won't be long. 

A              F#m 
  One of these days, 
A              F#m 
  one of these days, 
A              F#m 
  one of these days, 
       D                 Em             A 
And it won't be long, it won't be long.