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Once A Day

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Capo 1 
[Intro] 
F Bb F C F  Bb F
[Verse]
When you Ffound somebody new I thought I Cnever would,
ForCget you for I thought then I Fnever could.
But Ftime has taken all the pain Bbaway,
Until Fnow I'm down to Churtin once a Fday. 
[Chorus]
Once a Fday,   All dBbay long 
And once a Cnight,  From dusk til Fdawn. 
The only Ftime I wish you werent Bbgone
Is once a Fday, BbeveryFday, Call day Flong. 
[Instrumental] 
F Bb F C F   Bb F
[Verse]
I'm so Fglad I'm not like a girl I Cknew one time,
She Clost the one she loved and slowly Flost her mind.
She Fsat around and cried her life Bbaway.
Lucky Fme I'm only Ccrying once a Fday. 
[Chorus]
Once a Fday,   All dBbay long 
And once a Cnight,  From dusk til Fdawn. 
The only Ftime I wish you werent Bbgone
Is once a Fday, BbeveryFday, Call day Flong. Bb  F  
Is once a Fday, BbeveryFday, Call day Flong. 

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Once A Day

by Martina McBride

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

F Bb F C F Bb F

[Verse]

F C

When you found somebody new I thought I never would,

C F

Forget you for I thought then I never could.

F Bb

But time has taken all the pain away,

F C F

Until now I'm down to hurtin once a day.

[Chorus]

F Bb

Once a day, All day long

C F

And once a night, From dusk til dawn.

F Bb

The only time I wish you werent gone

F Bb F C F

Is once a day, everyday, all day long.

[Instrumental]

F Bb F C F Bb F

[Verse]

F C

I'm so glad I'm not like a girl I knew one time,

C F

She lost the one she loved and slowly lost her mind.

F Bb

She sat around and cried her life away.

F C F

Lucky me I'm only crying once a day.

[Chorus]

F Bb

Once a day, All day long

C F

And once a night, From dusk til dawn.

F Bb

The only time I wish you werent gone

F Bb F C F Bb F

Is once a day, everyday, all day long.

F Bb F C F

Is once a day, everyday, all day long.

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