{"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":2444531,"song":"Once Upon Another Time","artist":"Sara Bareilles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2444531-once-upon-another-time-chords-by-sara-bareilles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2444531?type=chord","rating":4.71963,"votes":3,"content":"Song: Once Upon Another Time\r\nKey: G\r\nOriginal key: D\r\nFret: 5\r\nExplanation: let me clear the air a bit for you. Once Upon Another Time is, actually, an acapella song for the\r\nfirst half of it, and then gets somehow synthetized by... something. What I did instead was take the line that\r\nthe voice does, and transcribe somehwat of a tab around that. Which is what musicians usually do when they\r\nwrite chords (it's very rare to hear a person singing a note that's not in the chord, and even then you\r\ncan always modify the chord to make it sound better).\r\nNow you can obviously just sing it acapella or simplify the chords, whatever you like, but I do feel like\r\nit could use a bit of, idk, color.\r\nAs for the bass-notes: it is IMPERATIVE that you only play G (except for when it is specified not to, at the\r\nend of the first and last chorus–that would be the F#–). The whole point of this song is to give off a feeling\r\nof detachment, which is amplified by the ever so meagre, for lack of better words, accompaniment. Thus,\r\nto communicate this very emotion it's really important that you stick to the G. I would suggest maybe\r\nsimplifying the chords in favour of keeping the G, as the result may be better. But it's all down to you.\r\nEnjoy,\r\nNaonis\r\n\r\nN.B.: if you wanna sing it I highly suggest playing G instead of G5 because the line starts at B and when I\r\nhad to sing it I was basically lost. So yeah, stick to the G (or at least have some kind of B sound in it).\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                                          [ch]C5/G[/ch]\r\nOnce upon another time, somebody's hands who felt like mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]            [ch]D6/G[/ch]       [ch]D7/G[/ch]     [ch]Em9/G[/ch]  [ch]Em7/G[/ch]\r\nTurned the key and took a drive, was free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                                          [ch]C5/G[/ch]\r\nHighway curve, the sun sank low, Buckley on the radio[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]         [ch]D6/G[/ch] [ch]D7/G[/ch]          [ch]Em9/G[/ch]  [ch]Em7/G[/ch]\r\nCigarette was burning slow, so breathe[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D11/G[/ch]            [ch]Em7/G[/ch]\r\nJust yellow lines and tire marks[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7/G[/ch]              [ch]F#m7b5/G[/ch]\r\nAnd sun-kissed skin and handle bars[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gmaj9[/ch]                      [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]C6/G[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nAnd where I stood was where I was to be-ee-ee[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D11/G[/ch]      [ch]Em7/G[/ch]\r\nNo enemies to call my own[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7/G[/ch]              [ch]F#m7b5/G[/ch]\r\nNo porch light on to pull me home[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gmaj9[/ch]           [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nAnd where I was is beautiful[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gsus2[/ch]     [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nBecause I was free...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]\r\nMmh...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                                           [ch]C5/G[/ch]\r\nOnce upon another time, before I knew which life was mine[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]          [ch]D6/G[/ch] [ch]D7/G[/ch]    [ch]Em9/G[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]\r\nBefore I left the child behind me[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]                                                    [ch]C5/G[/ch]\r\nI saw myself in summer nights, and stars lit up like candle light[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]         [ch]D6/G[/ch] [ch]D7/G[/ch]  [ch]Em9/G[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj7/G[/ch]\r\nI make my wish but mostly I believed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D11/G[/ch]                [ch]Em7/G[/ch]\r\nIn yellow lines and tire marks[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C6/G[/ch]            [ch]F#m7b5/G[/ch]\r\nSun-kissed skin and handle bars[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G9[/ch]                [ch]G6[/ch]            [ch]C6/G[/ch] [ch]Cm7/G[/ch]\r\nAnd where I stood was where I was to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj9[/ch]          [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nOnce upon another time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7/G[/ch]           [ch]F#m7b5/G[/ch]\r\nDecided nothing good in dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nSo I would just keep on driving[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6/G[/ch]     [ch]Cm6/G[/ch]  [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nBecause I was free-ee-ee[/tab]\r\n\r\nSo, you can even do it like this if you wanna personalise it a bit:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C6/G[/ch]     Cm6b5/F#  [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nBecause I was free-ee-ee[/tab]\r\n\r\nI haven't worked out yet if it actually sounds good or not... do tell me.\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab] [ch]G5[/ch]     [ch]C7/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMmh... mmh...[/tab]","plain_text":"Song: Once Upon Another Time\nKey: G\nOriginal key: D\nFret: 5\nExplanation: let me clear the air a bit for you. Once Upon Another Time is, actually, an acapella song for the\nfirst half of it, and then gets somehow synthetized by... something. What I did instead was take the line that\nthe voice does, and transcribe somehwat of a tab around that. Which is what musicians usually do when they\nwrite chords (it's very rare to hear a person singing a note that's not in the chord, and even then you\ncan always modify the chord to make it sound better).\nNow you can obviously just sing it acapella or simplify the chords, whatever you like, but I do feel like\nit could use a bit of, idk, color.\nAs for the bass-notes: it is IMPERATIVE that you only play G (except for when it is specified not to, at the\nend of the first and last chorus–that would be the F#–). The whole point of this song is to give off a feeling\nof detachment, which is amplified by the ever so meagre, for lack of better words, accompaniment. Thus,\nto communicate this very emotion it's really important that you stick to the G. I would suggest maybe\nsimplifying the chords in favour of keeping the G, as the result may be better. But it's all down to you.\nEnjoy,\nNaonis\n\nN.B.: if you wanna sing it I highly suggest playing G instead of G5 because the line starts at B and when I\nhad to sing it I was basically lost. So yeah, stick to the G (or at least have some kind of B sound in it).\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo, you can even do it like this if you wanna personalise it a bit:\n\n\n\nI haven't worked out yet if it actually sounds good or not... do tell me.\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","D","F","B","G5","C5/G","Cmaj7/G","D6/G","D7/G","Em9/G","Em7/G","D11/G","Am7/G","F#m7b5/G","Gmaj9","G6","C6/G","C/G","Gsus2","D/F#","G9","Cm7/G","G7","Cm6/G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}