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Ever Loved Once

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standard tuning
intro:
 D   Bm   C   F2x
Verse 1:
It was Ejust as I was lBmeaving
Throw some cAhange up on the Gbar
She caEught my eye through the swiGnging door
She was sDtanding out by my cAar
I said I thEought you moved to the Bmcity girl
No I Anever did find the Gtime 
Ive been Ewasting away at my Gsisters place
Just Dnorth of the county Aline
Verse 2: //same chords as first, no lyrics for first half
Well I gazed out across the gravel lot
To the road that leads to town
Thinking all the ways that I broke your heart
Yeah, thinking how it all went down
Chorus:
And I said its a Estrange thing to Bmsee you now
Ive been Drunning so Along on the Gsame old Dground
Gonna Erattle these chains till the Bmmorning light
If I Dever loved Aonce, you know
GI never loved Dright by 
Eyou    Bmooooooh   Aooooooh      Eoooooooh
Bmoooooh    Dooooooh   Aooooooh      Eoooooooh
// Bm   D   A   Ealso works for the first set of "ooohs" (instead of  E   Bm   A  E)
//but i like the D to E sound better coming from the end of the chorus
//Those are all of the chords. the rest of the song uses the same progressions
Verse 3: 
So we go up to the turnpike
Where the whole world turns to sky
I took her hand, but she drew away
Like a bird getting ready to fly
She said I ain’t so young, and I met someone
He’s a rock that just won’t roll
And I gotta find out, if you only love once
Or does love kee&#7767; coming to call
Chorus:
Cause it’s a strange thing to see you now
I’ve been running so long on the same old ground
Gonna rattle these chains till the morning light
If I ever loved once, you know
I never loved right by you
Intro
Verse 4:
There’s a half built house in the potter’s field
All the timbers are turned to gray
There’s an old brown dog living on the porch
I seen him just the other day
Well I laid those planks, and I drove those nails
But it never did satisfy
And a man must forfeit all he owns
For a glimpse at the reason why
Chorus:
It’s a strange thing to see you now
I’ve been running so long on the same old ground
Gonna rattle these chains till the morning light
If I ever loved once, you know
I never loved right
And it’s a strange thing to see you here
If the world don’t mine, yeah you better leave the keys
Gonna rattle these chains till the morning light
If I ever loved once, you know
I never loved right by you

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Ever Loved Once

by Blitzen Trapper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

standard tuning

intro:

D Bm C F

Verse 1:

E Bm

It was just as I was leaving

A G

Throw some change up on the bar

E G

She caught my eye through the swinging door

D A

She was standing out by my car

E Bm

I said I thought you moved to the city girl

A G

No I never did find the time

E G

Ive been wasting away at my sisters place

D A

Just north of the county line

Verse 2: //same chords as first, no lyrics for first half

Well I gazed out across the gravel lot

To the road that leads to town

Thinking all the ways that I broke your heart

Yeah, thinking how it all went down

Chorus:

E Bm

And I said its a strange thing to see you now

D A G D

Ive been running so long on the same old ground

E Bm

Gonna rattle these chains till the morning light

D A

If I ever loved once, you know

G D

I never loved right by

E Bm A E

you ooooooh ooooooh oooooooh

Bm D A E

oooooh ooooooh ooooooh oooooooh

Bm D A E E Bm A E

// also works for the first set of "ooohs" (instead of )

//but i like the D to E sound better coming from the end of the chorus

//Those are all of the chords. the rest of the song uses the same progressions

Verse 3:

So we go up to the turnpike

Where the whole world turns to sky

I took her hand, but she drew away

Like a bird getting ready to fly

She said I ain’t so young, and I met someone

He’s a rock that just won’t roll

And I gotta find out, if you only love once

Or does love keeṗ coming to call

Chorus:

Cause it’s a strange thing to see you now

I’ve been running so long on the same old ground

Gonna rattle these chains till the morning light

If I ever loved once, you know

I never loved right by you

Intro

Verse 4:

There’s a half built house in the potter’s field

All the timbers are turned to gray

There’s an old brown dog living on the porch

I seen him just the other day

Well I laid those planks, and I drove those nails

But it never did satisfy

And a man must forfeit all he owns

For a glimpse at the reason why

Chorus:

It’s a strange thing to see you now

I’ve been running so long on the same old ground

Gonna rattle these chains till the morning light

If I ever loved once, you know

I never loved right

And it’s a strange thing to see you here

If the world don’t mine, yeah you better leave the keys

Gonna rattle these chains till the morning light

If I ever loved once, you know

I never loved right by you

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