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[Intro] 
Why didn't you show Emme
Why didn't you let me Fknow
Why didn't you hoCld me
Why can't you let me go
G D Am C G D C
[Verse 1]   
There's a Gheart Cache Din New CYork CityG  
Keepin you Cawake aDll night Clong
Something you Gforgot to Csay to Dmake me Cstay
If I was the Gbest you Cnever Dhad
[Pre-chorus]
Why didn't you show Emme
Why didn't you let me Fknow
Why didn't you hoCld me
Why can't you let me go
[Chorus]
Once upon a GtimDe
Once upon a AmtimCe
You wanna go Gback to the Dnight we left beChind
Well maybe I Gdon't know much about Dnothin'
But I Amknow a little bit about Clovin'
There's just Gno going Dback to once upon a CtimGe
[Verse 2]   
You could never Gbe-Ce Dmore in love with Cme
I Gsaw it Cin your eyes on Dthat winter Cnight
But I Gnever, never, nCever felt so Dcold
You hid your CheartG  
What I don't Cknow can't keep me Dwarm
[Pre-chorus]
So why didn't you show Emme
Why didn't you let me Fknow
Why didn't you hoCld me
Why can't you let me go
[Chorus]
Once upon a GtimDe
Once upon a AmtimCe
You wanna go Gback to the Dnight we left beChind
Well maybe I Gdon't know much about Dnothin'
But I Amknow a little bit about Clovin'
There's just Gno going Dback to once upon a CtimGe
[Bridge]
Once upon a Emtime
Once upon a Gtime
Once upon a Emtime
Once upon a Ctime
I coulda, I coulda blown your mind
 G   D   Am   C   G   D   C(2x)
[Chorus]
Once upon a GtimDe
Once upon a AmtimCe
I don't wanna go Gback to the Dnight we left beChind
Well baby I Gdon't know much about Dnothin'
But I Amknow a little bit about Clovin'
There's just Gno going Dback to once upon a Ctime
Once upon a GtimDe 
I don't wanna go AmbackC  
I don't wanna go GbacDk
I don't wanna go Cback
Cause baby I Gdon't know much about Dnothin'
But I Amknow a little bit about Clovin'
There's just Gno going Dback to once upon a Ctime
[Outro]
G D Am C G D C
G D Am C G D C G

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Once Upon A Time

by The Band Perry

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Why didn't you show me

Why didn't you let me know

Why didn't you hold me

Why can't you let me go

G D Am C G D C

[Verse 1]

G C D C G

There's a heart ache in New York City

C D C

Keepin you awake all night long

G C D C

Something you forgot to say to make me stay

G C D

If I was the best you never had

[Pre-chorus]

Why didn't you show me

Why didn't you let me know

Why didn't you hold me

Why can't you let me go

[Chorus]

G D

Once upon a time

Am C

Once upon a time

G D C

You wanna go back to the night we left behind

G D

Well maybe I don't know much about nothin'

Am C

But I know a little bit about lovin'

G D C G

There's just no going back to once upon a time

[Verse 2]

G C D C

You could never be-e more in love with me

G C D C

I saw it in your eyes on that winter night

G C D

But I never, never, never felt so cold

C G

You hid your heart

C D

What I don't know can't keep me warm

[Pre-chorus]

So why didn't you show me

Why didn't you let me know

Why didn't you hold me

Why can't you let me go

[Chorus]

G D

Once upon a time

Am C

Once upon a time

G D C

You wanna go back to the night we left behind

G D

Well maybe I don't know much about nothin'

Am C

But I know a little bit about lovin'

G D C G

There's just no going back to once upon a time

[Bridge]

Once upon a time

I coulda, I coulda blown your mind

G D Am C G D C

(2x)

[Chorus]

G D

Once upon a time

Am C

Once upon a time

G D C

I don't wanna go back to the night we left behind

G D

Well baby I don't know much about nothin'

Am C

But I know a little bit about lovin'

G D C

There's just no going back to once upon a time

G D

Once upon a time

Am C

I don't wanna go back

G D

I don't wanna go back

G D

Cause baby I don't know much about nothin'

Am C

But I know a little bit about lovin'

G D C

There's just no going back to once upon a time

[Outro]

G D Am C G D C

G D Am C G D C G

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