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            The Searchers 1965
From the 5th Pye album: Take Me For What I'm Worth
Intro: E/E/F#/F#/D
When you Apass my/waDyyy
It's been Amy lucky/daDyyy
The world, wAas oh so/fEiiine
Once upEon a/tiF#iime
Just for Aa little/whiDiile, you
Smile, that Aspeciiial/smiDiile
ADnd/whennn we sAaiiid good/niiEight
You held mEe oh so/tiiF#ight
Then you fDound/someoGne new
AGnd/I-I-I speDnd my nights a/loGonne
 G         E          E/E/E
Cuz/now we're through/
            E            E/E/E
There's nothing I can do/
I gotta Asayyy/forgeBt her,/forgEet her,
She's nEo good
And when yoAu pass my/wayDyy, I
guess, I'll Asmile and/sayDyy, you
Think, thaAt girrrl was/Emiiine
Once upEon a/tiF#iime
Guitar solo
YDou/think, that gAirrrl was/miEiine
Once upEon a/tF#ime
Then you fDound/someoGne new
AGnd/I-I-I speDnd my nights a/loGonne
 G         E          E/E/E
Cuz/now we're through/
            E            E/E/E
There's nothing I can do/
I gotta Asayyy/forgeBt her,/foErget her,
She's nEo good
Now when yoAu pass my/wayDyy, I
guess, I'll Asmile and/sayDyy, you
Think, thaAt girrrl was/Emiiine
Once upEon a/tiF#iime
WF#hoa!
Once uEpon a/tF#ime
WF#hoa!
Once uEpon a/tF#ime

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Once Upon A Time

by The Searchers

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The Searchers 1965

From the 5th Pye album: Take Me For What I'm Worth

Intro: E/E/F#/F#/D

A D

When you pass my/wayyy

A D

It's been my lucky/dayyy

A E

The world, was oh so/fiiine

E F#

Once upon a/tiiime

A D

Just for a little/whiiile, you

A D

Smile, that speciiial/smiiile

D A E

And/whennn we saiiid good/niiight

E F#

You held me oh so/tiiight

D G

Then you found/someone new

G D G

And/I-I-I spend my nights a/loonne

G E E/E/E

Cuz/now we're through/

E E/E/E

There's nothing I can do/

A B E

I gotta sayyy/forget her,/forget her,

She's no good

A D

And when you pass my/wayyy, I

A D

guess, I'll smile and/sayyy, you

A E

Think, that girrrl was/miiine

E F#

Once upon a/tiiime

Guitar solo

D A E

You/think, that girrrl was/miiine

E F#

Once upon a/time

D G

Then you found/someone new

G D G

And/I-I-I spend my nights a/loonne

G E E/E/E

Cuz/now we're through/

E E/E/E

There's nothing I can do/

A B E

I gotta sayyy/forget her,/forget her,

She's no good

A D

Now when you pass my/wayyy, I

A D

guess, I'll smile and/sayyy, you

A E

Think, that girrrl was/miiine

E F#

Once upon a/tiiime

Whoa!

E F#

Once upon a/time

Whoa!

E F#

Once upon a/time

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