Once Upon A Time
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Play chord C throughout the song like this:
e|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---|
B|---1-------------1-------------1-------------1---|
G|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---|
D|---2-------------3-------------0-------------3---|
A|---3-------------x-------------2-------------x---|
E|---x-------------x-------------x-------------x---|
Intro
C
[Verso 1]
N.C. C
Now don't you tell my friends that I said goodbye
C
And don't let the truth know that I've been telling lies
C
I know that I have hurt you, once upon a time
C
Although I never heard you cry
C
You said it wouldn't matter, once upon a time
C
And you were right
{Break}
C C C C C
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B|----1-----------1---------1--------------1-------1---|
G|----0-----------0---------0--------------0-------0---|
D|----2-----------0---------2--------------0-------2---|
A|----3-----------3---------3--------------3-------3---|
E|----x-----------x---------x--------------x-------x---|
[Verso 2]
C
But as for my heart, may it still beat
C
It has secrets that we both mean to keep
C
Well I remember laughing, once upon a time
C
But we were pulling back the hands of time
C
But nothing is forever, remember what I said
C
Because I was right
{Break}
C C C C C
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B|----1-----------1---------1--------------1-------1---|
G|----0-----------0---------0--------------0-------0---|
D|----2-----------0---------2--------------0-------2---|
A|----3-----------3---------3--------------3-------3---|
E|----x-----------x---------x--------------x-------x---|
[Verso 3]
Am
And I fell asleep in the pouring rain
F
And when I closed my eyes, I saw you there
Am Dm
You looking down at me
C Am
So I prayed to God, oh for heaven's sake
F Am Dm
For I know hell will come between us if they take me away
[Refrão]
C Am Dm
And so I told him my story, with tears in my eyes
C G Am C
And he said "my, oh my, oh my"
C G Am C
And he said "my, oh my, oh my"
G
Oh don't you tell my love that I have died
Am F
And don't tell the dark I have seen the light
C G
No, I'm not lost, but I feel lost
C
Does that sound right?
{Break}
C C C C C
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B|----1-----------1---------1--------------1-------1---|
G|----0-----------0---------0--------------0-------0---|
D|----2-----------0---------2--------------0-------2---|
A|----3-----------3---------3--------------3-------3---|
E|----x-----------x---------x--------------x-------x---| {x2}
[Verso 4]
C Am
Well I understand what you call mistake
F Am Dm
To be a stepping stone for a man whose path is already paved
C Am
Oh, but I disagree, for you see I've seen
F Am Dm
What the wind will do to a fire now, what the world has done to me
C F Am Dm
So I went down to the river to write a song about the sea
C F Am Dm
When a light from the heavens, it shone down upon me
C F Am Dm
And I watched as the sun, it tore a hole through the sky
C G Am C
And I said "my, oh my, oh my"
C G Am C
And I said "my, oh my, oh my"
Outro
G
Don't you tell my love that I have died
Am F
Don't tell the dark I have seen the light
C G
No, don't you tell my love that I have died
Am F
And don't tell the dark I have seen the light
C G
No, I'm not lost, but I feel lost
C
Does that sound right?
C C C C C
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B|----1-----------1---------1--------------1-------1---|
G|----0-----------0---------0--------------0-------0---|
D|----2-----------0---------2--------------0-------2---|
A|----3-----------3---------3--------------3-------3---|
E|----x-----------x---------x--------------x-------x---|
How to play Once Upon A Time
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.