I Blinked Once
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Intro
C
Childhood often seemed a pain to me
Am G C
So hard waiting to be grown
C
Childhood climbed up in a white oak tree
Am G C
I blinked once and it was gone
C
Airplane flyin' across a midnight sky
Am G C
His tiny lights blinked off and on
C Am
I watched him move across the moon on high
G Am C
Well I blinked once and it was gone
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G Am
Gone, gone, yeah
G C
I blinked once and it was gone
C
A girl I'd met was all I cared for, friends
Am G C
I called her my very own
C
We went down to hear the band begin
Am G C
I blinked once and she was gone
Bridge
C-Am-G-C x2 G-Am-F-G-C
G Am
Gone, gone, yeah
G C
I blinked once and it was gone
C
I won big money on the gamblin' wheel
Am G C
And I thought I was sittin' on a throne
C
Big John told me 'bout his condo deal
Am G C
I blinked once and it was gone
C
The nineteen seventies was ten long years
Am G C
Was ten long years to sing a song
C
It kicked off madly with a New Year's cheer
Am G C
I blinked once and it was gone
G Am C
That's right, it was gone, gone, yeah
Am G C
I blinked once and it was gone
C
Now old man's talkin' 'bout a gun he'd shot
Am G C
An' he weren't much more than skin and bone
C
Lyin' there breathin' on this worn out cot
Am G C
I blinked once and he was gone
Am G C
And he was gone, gone
Am G C
I blinked once and he was gone, gone
Am G C
I blinked once and he was gone, gone, gone
Am G C
I blinked once and he was gone
How to play I Blinked Once
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.