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Once Upon A Time
Words & Music by Lee Adams & Charles Strouse
Recorded by Tony Bennett, 1962; From the musical "All-American"
AOnce upon a AM7time     A6a gAM7irl with mF#moonlight in her eyes
DM7Put her hand in minAe      AM7and sDaid she lAoved me sDo;DM7  Bm7  
            E7                F#m     D          E7     A     AM7  Bm7-5   E7  
But that was once upon a time,    very long ago.
AOnce upon a AM7hill     A6we AM7sat benF#meath a willow tree
DM7Counting all the stAars    AM7and wDaiting fAor the daDwn —DM7  Bm7  
            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#mHow we C#7always lF#maughed as though tomB7orrow wasn't tE7here.
       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?
AOnce upon a tAM7ime     A6the wAM7orld was sF#mweeter than we knew,
DM7Ev'rything was ouArs  AM7—  how hDappy wAe were tDhen!DM7  Bm7  
But soE7mehow oF#mnce upon a tDM7imeBm7  
Bm7-5     E7     D9      A     F#m      D9      BbM7  A  
Never comes a - gain.

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Once Upon A Time

by Tony Bennett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

AM7

F#m

DM7

Bm7

G#m

C#7

BbM7

Once Upon A Time

Words & Music by Lee Adams & Charles Strouse

Recorded by Tony Bennett, 1962; From the musical "All-American"

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 E7

-5

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 E7 A AM7 A6 AM7

-5

But that was once upon a time — now the tree is gone.

Bridge:

Bm7 E7 AM7 A6 Bm7 E7 AM7 A6

-5 -5

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 E7 A AM7

-5

We were young and didn't have a care —

F#m B7 Bm7 E7

-5

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 E7 D9 A F#m D9 BbM7 A

-5

Never comes a - gain.

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