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Once Upon a Time:Skeeter Davis.
Album - Skeeter Davis Sings The End of the 
World - #61 on BB Hot 200 on RCA Records
in 1963.
INTRO:  Bb   Cm   Bb   Eb   Bb   Cm  Bb  
#1.
BbOnce upon a time.Eb.....Bba  Cmboy and a Bbgirl met.Eb  
BbHe handed her a line.Eb....Bbshe'll Cmnever BbforgetEb.
BbNow, Cmwhen he Ebsees her, she's always Bbcryin'.
BbBut she used to be happy, Fonce upon a Bbtime.
BRIDGE:
CmNow, the Ebboy was you, the Bbgirl was me.
You Ebwanted your freedom, well, Bbnow you're free.
I'm Ebback to a life of Bbloneliness..no Cone would 
ever Fguess.
#2.
BbOnce upon a time..Eb....BbI  Feven Bbsmiled.Eb  
BbI  Flooked at Bblife..Eb....Bblike a Cmhappy Bbchild.Eb  
BbI wasn't Ebalways, this low in Bbmind..somebody used 
to love me, Fonce upon a Ebtime.
INTERLUDE:  Bb   Cm   Eb   Bb   Eb   Bb   Eb   Bb   C  F  
#3.
BbOnce upon a time..Eb....BbI  Feven Bbsmiled.Eb  
BbI  Flooked at Bblife..Eb....Bblike a Cmhappy Bbchild.Eb  
BbI wasn't Ebalways, this low in Bbmind..somebody used 
to love me, Fonce upon a Ebtime.
OUTRO:
EbOnce upon a Bbtime, Cmonce upon a Bbtime.
EbOnce upon a Bbtime, Fonce upon a Bbtime..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Once Upon A Time

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Once Upon a Time:Skeeter Davis.

Album - Skeeter Davis Sings The End of the

World - #61 on BB Hot 200 on RCA Records

in 1963.

Bb Cm Bb Eb Bb Cm Bb

INTRO:

#1.

Bb Eb Bb Cm Bb Eb

Once upon a time......a boy and a girl met.

Bb Eb Bb Cm Bb Eb

He handed her a line.....she'll never forget.

Bb Cm Eb Bb

Now, when he sees her, she's always cryin'.

Bb F Bb

But she used to be happy, once upon a time.

BRIDGE:

Cm Eb Bb

Now, the boy was you, the girl was me.

Eb Bb

You wanted your freedom, well, now you're free.

Eb Bb C

I'm back to a life of loneliness..no one would

ever guess.

#2.

Bb Eb Bb F Bb Eb

Once upon a time......I even smiled.

Bb F Bb Eb Bb Cm Bb Eb

I looked at life......like a happy child.

Bb Eb Bb

I wasn't always, this low in mind..somebody used

F Eb

to love me, once upon a time.

Bb Cm Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb C F

INTERLUDE:

#3.

Bb Eb Bb F Bb Eb

Once upon a time......I even smiled.

Bb F Bb Eb Bb Cm Bb Eb

I looked at life......like a happy child.

Bb Eb Bb

I wasn't always, this low in mind..somebody used

F Eb

to love me, once upon a time.

OUTRO:

Eb Bb Cm Bb

Once upon a time, once upon a time.

Eb Bb F Bb

Once upon a time, once upon a time..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Once Upon A Time Chords by Skeeter Davis

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What key is "Once Upon A Time" in?

The chords for "Once Upon A Time" show the original chord names (including Bb, Cm, Eb, F, C, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.