{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1121212,"song":"Once Upon A Time","artist":"The Gaslight Anthem","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11249343-once-upon-a-time-chords-by-the-gaslight-anthem/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1121212?type=chord","rating":4.79094,"votes":14,"content":"This is a cover The Gaslight Anthem did of Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise's \"Once \r\nUpon A Time\".\r\n\r\nIt's a pretty neat song and I think this is pretty close. Played in D standard tuning \r\n([ch]D[/ch], [ch]G[/ch], [ch]C[/ch], [ch]F[/ch], [ch]A[/ch], [ch]D[/ch]).\r\n\r\nThese are just the chords, edited from wraith88's tab which also has some of the lead \r\nparts. Some chords I think he got wrong ironed out, as well as put into D standard because \r\nthat's by far the easiest way to play it without too many barre chords etc.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, when I was in high school[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was in love with you, lady and you treated me so cool.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was drivin' a Chevy '72[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhad 4 on the floor, girl, a hundred 20 it would do[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember Marvin Gaye, singin', What's Goin On?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere was a war, baby, somewhere across the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI don't wanna go and fight, girl, 'cause you were really lovin' me.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI remember Martin Luther King, lord he was the man, babe[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthat gave us all a dream.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember Marvin Gaye, singin', What's Goin On...[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDon't play with my love no,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember Marvin Gaye, singin', What's Goin On.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe used to have sweet music in the park[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLord up at Monterrey straight down to the melody park[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou used to wear girl, them hot pants[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you strolled down the hall, all the boys wanted a chance...[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember Marvin Gaye, singin', What's Goin On...[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDon't play with my love, no...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember Otis Redding, Sittin' at the Dock of the Bay---[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nbut then he went away..[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember Sam Cooke ya'll, Bring It On Home To Me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nfrom your love I can't be free...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember Elvis Presley, and them Blue Suede Shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nlord they gave me the blues.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI remember Marvin Gaye, singin'...Let's get it on[/tab]","plain_text":"This is a cover The Gaslight Anthem did of Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise's \"Once \nUpon A Time\".\n\nIt's a pretty neat song and I think this is pretty close. Played in D standard tuning \n(D, G, C, F, A, D).\n\nThese are just the chords, edited from wraith88's tab which also has some of the lead \nparts. Some chords I think he got wrong ironed out, as well as put into D standard because \nthat's by far the easiest way to play it without too many barre chords etc.","chords":["A","D","G","C","F","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}