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Once Upon A Fool Ago

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Capo 1
Intro:   D   A   D   A   D   A   E  A  
It's the hDour of gAhosts D  A  
I'm the soDul surivAior D  A  
You keep pDushing Ame 
to pull anEother all-nAighter 
Watching oDn these waAllsD  A  
memory DsilhoueAttes D  A  
All the Dtender Atimes
all the Eold regrAets 
Chorus:
And I wEish I could tDake back our lAast goodbye
EKnowing what I Dknow now about foEolish pride
AI'd hold you in my loDving arms and sEay I love you so D  A  
DAnd I would't start this Astory once upEon a fool ago D  A  
D A D A E A
It's the sDame routAineD  A  
ever since Dyou've Agone D  A  
You creep Dinto my Adreams
won't leave mEe aloAne
So I haunt Dthese hAallsD  A  
and I rattDle my chAainsD  A  
And I Dmoan Aabout
what EI can't chAange 
Chorus
It's the hDour of gAhosts D  A  
I'm the soDul surivAior D  A  
You keep pDushing Ame 
to pull anEother all-nAighter 
Chorus
DNo, I wouldn't start this sAtory 
EOnce upon a fool ago
 D   A   D   A   D    AFade on A  

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Once Upon A Fool Ago

by Trace Adkins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

D A D A D A E A

Intro:

D A D A

It's the hour of ghosts

D A D A

I'm the soul surivior

D A

You keep pushing me

E A

to pull another all-nighter

D A D A

Watching on these walls

D A D A

memory silhouettes

D A

All the tender times

E A

all the old regrets

Chorus:

E D A

And I wish I could take back our last goodbye

E D E

Knowing what I know now about foolish pride

A D E D A

I'd hold you in my loving arms and say I love you so

D A E D A

And I would't start this story once upon a fool ago

D A D A E A

D A D A

It's the same routine

D A D A

ever since you've gone

D A

You creep into my dreams

E A

won't leave me alone

D A D A

So I haunt these halls

D A D A

and I rattle my chains

D A

And I moan about

E A

what I can't change

Chorus

D A D A

It's the hour of ghosts

D A D A

I'm the soul surivior

D A

You keep pushing me

E A

to pull another all-nighter

Chorus

D A

No, I wouldn't start this story

Once upon a fool ago

D A D A D A A

Fade on

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