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Once In Love

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Dan Fogelberg - Once in Love
INTRO:  D   Dsus2   Dsus4   D     G(3x)
        D   E7   Asus4  Aadd9-A-
DOnce in Dsus4love you'll Galways be a lover
DOnce is Dsus4all it GtakesD  G  
DYou will Dsus4give your Gheart up to aGsus2nother 
    D      E7    Asus4  Aadd9-A-
Even if it breaks
DYou can Dsus4say this Gfever's sure to leave you
DIt's bound to Dsus4fade with GtimeD  G  
DAnd you can Dsus4lie, but your Gheart just won't beGsus2lieve you
           D            E7    Asus4  Aadd9-A-
Hearts just aren't that blind
CHORUS:
DSome say E7love's a game, but Gshe holds all the Bmcards
The Dhands are E7never ours to GchoAose
But Donce E7love has made her Gplay
She Dnever Agoes aBmway
        D    Dsus4    Asus4  Aadd9-A-
Win or lose
DThe well runs Dsus4dry and it Gtakes its time in filling
And Dsometimes Dsus4seems so GdeepD  G  
DAnd even Dsus4though the Gflesh is often Gsus2willing
          D        E7    Asus4  Aadd9-A-
The spirit gets so weak
CHORUS:
DSome say E7love's a game, but Gshe holds all the Bmcards
The Dhands are E7never ours to GchoAose
But Donce E7love has made her Gplay
She Dnever Agoes aBmway
        D    Dsus4    Asus4  Aadd9-A-
Win or lose
DOnce in Dsus4love you'll Galways be a lover 
DBide your Dsus4time 'til GthenD  G  
If Dyou should Dsus4lose, there'll Galways be aGsus2nother G  
          D    E7    Asus4  Aadd9-A-
So you can try again
DYou can Dsus2try agDain
OUTRO:  Dsus2   Dsus4   D   G   Gsus2   A  D  

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Once In Love

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dsus4

Asus4

Aadd9

Gsus2

Dan Fogelberg - Once in Love

D Dsus2 Dsus4 D G

INTRO: (3x)

D E7 Asus4 Aadd9 A

D Dsus4 G

Once in love you'll always be a lover

D Dsus4 G D G

Once is all it takes

D Dsus4 G Gsus2

You will give your heart up to another

D E7 Asus4 Aadd9 A

Even if it breaks

D Dsus4 G

You can say this fever's sure to leave you

D Dsus4 G D G

It's bound to fade with time

D Dsus4 G Gsus2

And you can lie, but your heart just won't believe you

D E7 Asus4 Aadd9 A

Hearts just aren't that blind

CHORUS:

D E7 G Bm

Some say love's a game, but she holds all the cards

D E7 G A

The hands are never ours to choose

D E7 G

But once love has made her play

D A Bm

She never goes away

D Dsus4 Asus4 Aadd9 A

Win or lose

D Dsus4 G

The well runs dry and it takes its time in filling

D Dsus4 G D G

And sometimes seems so deep

D Dsus4 G Gsus2

And even though the flesh is often willing

D E7 Asus4 Aadd9 A

The spirit gets so weak

CHORUS:

D E7 G Bm

Some say love's a game, but she holds all the cards

D E7 G A

The hands are never ours to choose

D E7 G

But once love has made her play

D A Bm

She never goes away

D Dsus4 Asus4 Aadd9 A

Win or lose

D Dsus4 G

Once in love you'll always be a lover

D Dsus4 G D G

Bide your time 'til then

D Dsus4 G Gsus2 G

If you should lose, there'll always be another

D E7 Asus4 Aadd9 A

So you can try again

D Dsus2 D

You can try again

Dsus2 Dsus4 D G Gsus2 A D

OUTRO:

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