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Once In A While

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[Verse 1]
  DIf I waGsn't all you Dwanted
If I wasGn't even cDlose
  GI only hope that I Dmade you smile
Maybe more than Aonce in a wDhile
[Verse 2]
  DIf you nevGer felt the Dblessing
DIf you Gonly made it Dthrough
  GI only hope that I Dmade you smile
Maybe more than Aonce in a wDhile
[Instrumental]
  D    G    Dx2
G  D  A  D
[Verse 3]
  DIf we sGleep right through the enDding
DIf we sloGwly fade aDway
  GI'll only wish I'd gone that Dextra mile
Maybe more than Aonce in a wDhile
  GI only hope that I Dmade you smile
Maybe more than Aonce in a wDhile
  GMaybe Dmore than Aonce in a wDhile
  GMaybe Dmore than Aonce in a wDhile
G      D      A      D

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Once In A While

by Kasey Chambers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

D G D

If I wasn't all you wanted

G D

If I wasn't even close

G D

I only hope that I made you smile

A D

Maybe more than once in a while

[Verse 2]

D G D

If you never felt the blessing

D G D

If you only made it through

G D

I only hope that I made you smile

A D

Maybe more than once in a while

[Instrumental]

D G D

G D A D

[Verse 3]

D G D

If we sleep right through the ending

D G D

If we slowly fade away

G D

I'll only wish I'd gone that extra mile

A D

Maybe more than once in a while

G D

I only hope that I made you smile

A D

Maybe more than once in a while

G D A D

Maybe more than once in a while

G D A D

Maybe more than once in a while

G D A D

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