Once upon a time
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A Am7 A6 Am7 F#m
Once upon a time a girl with moonlight in her eyes
Dm7 A Am7 D A D Dm7 Bm7
Put her hand in mine and said she loved me so;
E7 F#m D E7 A Am7 Bm7/5- E7
But that was once upon a time, very long ago.
A Am7 A6 Am7 F#m
Once upon a hill we sat beneath a willow tree
Dm7 A Am7 D A D Dm7 Bm7
Counting all the stars and waiting for the dawn ?
E7 F#m D Bm7/5- E7 A Am7 A6 Am7
But that was once upon a time ? now the tree is gone.
Bridge:
Bm7/5- E7 Am7 A6 Bm7/5- E7 Am7 A6
How the breeze ruffled through her hair;
G#m C#7 F#m B7 E7
How we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn't there.
D9 A Bm7/5- E7 A Am7
We were young and didn't have a care ?
F#m B7 Bm7/5- E7
Where did it go?
A Am7 A6 Am7 F#m
Once upon a time the world was sweeter than we knew,
Dm7 A Am7 D A D Dm7 Bm7
Ev'rything was ours ? how happy we were then!
E7 F#m Dm7 Bm7
But somehow once upon a time
Bm7/5- E7 D9 A F#m D9 Bbm7 A
Never comes a - gain.
How to play Once upon a time
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.