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Tuning: STANDARD
Note:  C#mcan be substituted for  Aanytime throughout the song. The melody starts on the note of  C#mhowever
sometimes an  Achord sounds better, experiment to your liking. There is an  E7in the song, so obviously the 
 Achord sounds better because of the resolve.
Intro
C#m C Bm
C#mWe get our buzz on the bubblegum
CSinging the song about how we had no troublesBm  
C#mLions? are alone like a lifetime time …
CSomething that feels good in the palm of your handBm  
AWe shake our bodies till we go insane
CAction sweeter than electric ………Bm  
AOnce, to be the Bmfirst time you F#mdo it
So you can do it Aagain
It's just a Bmsecond of F#mruin
Do it again and Aagain
And if we Bmdid it a F#mmillion
And if we did it for Dlove
We didn’t Bmdo it F#menough 
(Small break)
  C#m    C    Bm*E7* (optional)
C#mWe like to dance and we do till we see double
                                             C    Bm*E7*
The world could end and we just go to rubble
C#mLife is long for the most part time
COn your side if you got a break of…… heartBm  
AOnce, to be the Bmfirst time you F#mdo it
So you can do it Aagain
It's just a Bmsecond of F#mruin
Do it again and Aagain
And if we Bmdid it a F#mmillion
And if we did it for Dlove
We didn’t Bmdo it F#menough 
(Small break)
AOnce, to be the Bmfirst time you F#mdo it
So you can do it Aagain
It's just a Bmsecond of F#mruin
Do it again and Aagain
And if we Bmdid it a F#mmillion
And if we did it for Dlove
We didn’t Bmdo it F#menough 

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Once

by Ngaiire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

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Tuning: STANDARD

C#m A C#m

Note: can be substituted for anytime throughout the song. The melody starts on the note of however

A E7

sometimes an chord sounds better, experiment to your liking. There is an in the song, so obviously the

chord sounds better because of the resolve.

Intro

C#m C Bm

C#m

We get our buzz on the bubblegum

C Bm

Singing the song about how we had no troubles

C#m

Lions? are alone like a lifetime time …

C Bm

Something that feels good in the palm of your hand

We shake our bodies till we go insane

C Bm

Action sweeter than electric ………

A Bm F#m

Once, to be the first time you do it

So you can do it again

Bm F#m

It's just a second of ruin

Do it again and again

Bm F#m

And if we did it a million

And if we did it for love

Bm F#m

We didn’t do it enough

(Small break)

C#m C Bm E7

** (optional)

C#m

We like to dance and we do till we see double

C Bm E7

The world could end and we just go to rubble

C#m

Life is long for the most part time

C Bm

On your side if you got a break of…… heart

A Bm F#m

Once, to be the first time you do it

So you can do it again

Bm F#m

It's just a second of ruin

Do it again and again

Bm F#m

And if we did it a million

And if we did it for love

Bm F#m

We didn’t do it enough

(Small break)

A Bm F#m

Once, to be the first time you do it

So you can do it again

Bm F#m

It's just a second of ruin

Do it again and again

Bm F#m

And if we did it a million

And if we did it for love

Bm F#m

We didn’t do it enough

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