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Once Upon A Lifetime

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Capo 1
[Intro]
Am   F   C   F C
[Verse 1]
COnce upon a Flifetime
I looked in Gsomeone's Ameyes
And felt the Dmfire burning Cin my heart
For the very first GmtimeG  
CShe was scared and Fyoung
And had Gnever tasted Amlove
So I took her Gby the Fhand
And a Emboy became a Fman
GOnce upon a Clifetime.F  C  
[Verse 2]
CAnd once upon a Flifetime
You hold the Gqueen of Amhearts
But if you Dmgamble on a Cdiamond when
The dealing GmstartsG  
You Cstand to lose it Fall
As the cards beGgin to Amfall
And the Clesson learned is Dmhard
You're only Emdealt the queen of Fhearts
GOnce upon a Clifetime,
[Chorus]
So if you Amtake a chance 
Just Fknow the chance you Ctake
A Ambroken heart's a Fhigh price to Cpay
AmFoolish ways will Emmake fools of the Fwise
And the Dmbest things seldom Fcome along Gtwice.
[Verse 3]
CAnd once upon a Flifetime
You know that Gyou've been Amblessed
When you Dmhold your first born Ctenderly 
Against your GmchestG  
And through the Cinnocence you Fsee
There you are the famiAmly
And you Cfeel a special Dmbond
That Emonly comes aFlong
Once uGpon a Clifetime.
[Chorus]
So if you Amtake a chance 
Just Fknow the chance you Ctake
A Ambroken heart's a Fhigh price to Cpay
AmFoolish ways will Emmake fools of the Fwise
And the Dmbest things seldom Fcome along Gtwice.
Ending
And Fpeople only Cfind
A Flove like yours and CmineDm  C  
GOnce upon a Clifetime
[Outro]
Am    F    C

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Once Upon A Lifetime

by Alabama

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

Am F C F C

[Verse 1]

C F

Once upon a lifetime

G Am

I looked in someone's eyes

Dm C

And felt the fire burning in my heart

Gm G

For the very first time

C F

She was scared and young

G Am

And had never tasted love

G F

So I took her by the hand

Em F

And a boy became a man

G C F C

Once upon a lifetime.

[Verse 2]

C F

And once upon a lifetime

G Am

You hold the queen of hearts

Dm C

But if you gamble on a diamond when

Gm G

The dealing starts

C F

You stand to lose it all

G Am

As the cards begin to fall

C Dm

And the lesson learned is hard

Em F

You're only dealt the queen of hearts

G C

Once upon a lifetime,

[Chorus]

So if you take a chance

F C

Just know the chance you take

Am F C

A broken heart's a high price to pay

Am Em F

Foolish ways will make fools of the wise

Dm F G

And the best things seldom come along twice.

[Verse 3]

C F

And once upon a lifetime

G Am

You know that you've been blessed

Dm C

When you hold your first born tenderly

Gm G

Against your chest

C F

And through the innocence you see

There you are the family

C Dm

And you feel a special bond

Em F

That only comes along

G C

Once upon a lifetime.

[Chorus]

So if you take a chance

F C

Just know the chance you take

Am F C

A broken heart's a high price to pay

Am Em F

Foolish ways will make fools of the wise

Dm F G

And the best things seldom come along twice.

Ending

F C

And people only find

F C Dm C

A love like yours and mine

G C

Once upon a lifetime

[Outro]

Am F C

About Once Upon A Lifetime Chords by Alabama

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What key is "Once Upon A Lifetime" in?

The chords for "Once Upon A Lifetime" show the original chord names (including Am, F, C, G, Dm, Gm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.