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Once Upon A Time by Darren Criss
Premiered at 2013 Listen Up! Summer Tour
Capo 1 for Original Key
VERSE
C'The End' never seemed like it was Dmgood enough
FTwo little words seemed too sCmall
CI turned the page to find a Dmblank one
As if the onFes before never really happened at aCll
PRE-CHORUS
AmBut what about the love, what about the old Emobsessions
FWe fell into when tGhey were newE  
AmWhat about the late at night heartfelt Emconfessions
TFhe things we tried, the tears we cried
Well they sGeem to hide away
CHORUS
CI've got one more part for the story book
FOne more road that I should've took
AmOne more thing that useGd to hide my hCeart
CI've got one more place in my memory
FWhere I wish with every part of me
AmI could go back, go bGack to the staCrt
I know it's tAmoo far down and much too high to cFlimb
But why can't we bAmring it all back
To oGnce upon a time
VERSE
CHere we are, standing at the fDminish line
And I sFwear, it's like we came a million Cmiles
CAnd if I take one more step, I will Dmforget the rivers we Fcrossed
Our happy ending will be lCost if we say goodbye
PRE-CHORUS
AmBut what about the way our fable wasn't Emfiction
It was rFeal to you, it was reGal to meE  
AmSo maybe our love was a lovely coEmntradiction
DmWe were never sure of what we were
But we knFew we could never Gbe
CHORUS                                                         
And now I got oCne more part for the story book
FOne more road that I should've took
AmOne more thing that useGd to hide my hCeart
CI've got one more place in my memory
FWhere I wish with every part of me
AmI could go back, go bGack to the staCrt
I know it's tAmoo far down and much too high to cFlimb
But why can't we bAmring it all back
To oGnce upon a time
SOLO 
 C   F  Am- G  C  
PRE-CHORUS
But wAmhat about the way our fable wasn't ficEmtion
It was rFeal to you, it was reGal to meE  
So wAmhat about the ups and downs and all the leEmssons
The thFings we learned, the stones we turned
Well that brGidge has burned away
And now it's just...
COne more part for the story book
FOne more road that I should've took
AmOne more thing that uGsed to hide my heCart
Yeah I know it's toAmo far down and much too high to cFlimb
Oh, I just wish we could brAming it all back
To that onGce upon a timCe
Na na na...
 C   F  Am- G   C(same chords as chorus) 
OUTRO
CBack to the start, bFack to your heart
AmTo that onGce upon a tCime
CBack to the start, bFack to your heart
AmTo that oGnce upon a tCime
I know it's tAmoo far down and much too high to clFimb
Oh, I just wish we could brAming it all back
To that onGce upon a timCe

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Once Upon A Time

by Darren Criss

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

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Once Upon A Time by Darren Criss

Premiered at 2013 Listen Up! Summer Tour

Capo 1 for Original Key

VERSE

C Dm

'The End' never seemed like it was good enough

F C

Two little words seemed too small

C Dm

I turned the page to find a blank one

F C

As if the ones before never really happened at all

PRE-CHORUS

Am Em

But what about the love, what about the old obsessions

F G E

We fell into when they were new

Am Em

What about the late at night heartfelt confessions

The things we tried, the tears we cried

Well they seem to hide away

CHORUS

I've got one more part for the story book

One more road that I should've took

Am G C

One more thing that used to hide my heart

I've got one more place in my memory

Where I wish with every part of me

Am G C

I could go back, go back to the start

Am F

I know it's too far down and much too high to climb

But why can't we bring it all back

To once upon a time

VERSE

C Dm

Here we are, standing at the finish line

F C

And I swear, it's like we came a million miles

C Dm F

And if I take one more step, I will forget the rivers we crossed

Our happy ending will be lost if we say goodbye

PRE-CHORUS

Am Em

But what about the way our fable wasn't fiction

F G E

It was real to you, it was real to me

Am Em

So maybe our love was a lovely contradiction

We were never sure of what we were

F G

But we knew we could never be

CHORUS

And now I got one more part for the story book

One more road that I should've took

Am G C

One more thing that used to hide my heart

I've got one more place in my memory

Where I wish with every part of me

Am G C

I could go back, go back to the start

Am F

I know it's too far down and much too high to climb

But why can't we bring it all back

To once upon a time

SOLO

C F Am G C

PRE-CHORUS

Am Em

But what about the way our fable wasn't fiction

F G E

It was real to you, it was real to me

Am Em

So what about the ups and downs and all the lessons

The things we learned, the stones we turned

Well that bridge has burned away

And now it's just...

One more part for the story book

One more road that I should've took

Am G C

One more thing that used to hide my heart

Am F

Yeah I know it's too far down and much too high to climb

Oh, I just wish we could bring it all back

G C

To that once upon a time

Na na na...

C F Am G C

- (same chords as chorus)

OUTRO

C F

Back to the start, back to your heart

Am G C

To that once upon a time

C F

Back to the start, back to your heart

Am G C

To that once upon a time

Am F

I know it's too far down and much too high to climb

Oh, I just wish we could bring it all back

G C

To that once upon a time

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