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Once I Was Loved

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Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren (2016-06-20)
In the intro the Piano play a G6 but in the rest of the song
it is Gm6.
**CAPO 4th Fret.**
Use the chords acc. to instr. below:
Chords    E,A,D,G,B,e  Chords    E,A,D,G,B,e
Em7-5     x,x,2,3,3,3  
G6/D      x,x,0,0,3,0  
A7        x,0,2,0,2,0  
A7/C#     x,4,2,0,2,0  
Bm/D      x,x,0,4,3,2  
Gm6/D     x,x,0,2,2,0
Gm6       3,x,0,3,3,0  
D/F#      x,x,4,2,3,2
D7        x,x,0,5,3,2
Gm/D      x,x,0,3,3,3
Bm        x,2,4,4,3,2
Em7       0,2,0,0,(3),0
Chords acc to instr below.
[Intro]
D Em7-5 D G6/D  D A7 A7
D Em7-5 D Gm6   D A7/C# Bm Em7 A7
[Part A]
 A7I  don’Dt rememberEm7-5,   when I was Dyoung, Gm6  
Gm6I don’t Drecall the day, when D/F#I first saw the A7sun, 
[Part B]
A7But what I am Dcertain,   Em7-5what is eDnough, Gm6  
Gm6Is just to Dremember, A7/C#that I once, once I was Bmloved, Em7  A7  
[Part A]
A7I still Dsurrender, Em7-5troubles Dunknown, Gm6  
Gm6No use Dpretending, all the tD/F#roubles ain't A7my own, 
[Part B]
A7But what I am Dcertain,   Em7-5what is eDnough, Gm6  
Gm6Is just to Dremember, A7/C#that I once, once I was Bmloved,Em7  A7  
[Part A.2]
A7After Dthe years gone by, what amounts to Em7-5the years Din a liGm6fe, 
Gm6What have Dwe come to, when we reach our finA7al days?
[Part B.2]
A7If we can surDrender,     Em7-5and that is Denough, Gm6  
Gm6Just to remDember, thaA7/C#t once, once we were Bmloved,Em7  A7  
A7Once we were Dbeautiful, A7/C#once we were Bmloved...Em7...A7  
[Instrumental]
D   Em7-5  D  Gm6  D   D   A7  A7
[Part A/B]
A7We can Dsurrender,      Em7-5and that is Denough, Gm6  
Gm6Just to Dremember, that A7once, once we were Dloved.
[Outro]
D  Gm/D  Bm/D  D7  Bm/D  Gm/D   D  Gm6/D  D

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Once I Was Loved

by Melody Gardot

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7-5

G6/D

Gm6

A7/C#

Em7

D/F#

Gm/D

Bm/D

Gm6/D

Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren (2016-06-20)

In the intro the Piano play a G6 but in the rest of the song

it is Gm6.

**CAPO 4th Fret.**

Use the chords acc. to instr. below:

Chords E,A,D,G,B,e Chords E,A,D,G,B,e

Em7-5 x,x,2,3,3,3

G6/D x,x,0,0,3,0

A7 x,0,2,0,2,0

A7/C# x,4,2,0,2,0

Bm/D x,x,0,4,3,2

Gm6/D x,x,0,2,2,0

Gm6 3,x,0,3,3,0

D/F# x,x,4,2,3,2

D7 x,x,0,5,3,2

Gm/D x,x,0,3,3,3

Bm x,2,4,4,3,2

Em7 0,2,0,0,(3),0

Chords acc to instr below.

[Intro]

D Em7-5 D G6/D D A7 A7

D Em7-5 D Gm6 D A7/C# Bm Em7 A7

[Part A]

A7 D Em7-5 D Gm6

I don’t remember, when I was young,

Gm6 D D/F# A7

I don’t recall the day, when I first saw the sun,

[Part B]

A7 D Em7-5 D Gm6

But what I am certain, what is enough,

Gm6 D A7/C# Bm Em7 A7

Is just to remember, that I once, once I was loved,

[Part A]

A7 D Em7-5 D Gm6

I still surrender, troubles unknown,

Gm6 D D/F# A7

No use pretending, all the troubles ain't my own,

[Part B]

A7 D Em7-5 D Gm6

But what I am certain, what is enough,

Gm6 D A7/C# Bm Em7 A7

Is just to remember, that I once, once I was loved,

[Part A.2]

A7 D Em7-5 D Gm6

After the years gone by, what amounts to the years in a life,

Gm6 D A7

What have we come to, when we reach our final days?

[Part B.2]

A7 D Em7-5 D Gm6

If we can surrender, and that is enough,

Gm6 D A7/C# Bm Em7 A7

Just to remember, that once, once we were loved,

A7 D A7/C# Bm Em7 A7

Once we were beautiful, once we were loved......

[Instrumental]

D Em7-5 D Gm6 D D A7 A7

[Part A/B]

A7 D Em7-5 D Gm6

We can surrender, and that is enough,

Gm6 D A7 D

Just to remember, that once, once we were loved.

[Outro]

D Gm/D Bm/D D7 Bm/D Gm/D D Gm6/D D

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