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Once In A While

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[Intro [Instrumental]]
G   Bm   G   Em
[Verse 1 (Joji)]
GI can't feel my Bmface, but only when I'm Cwith you
Please Emforgive me
GWhen I lose cBmontrol, it's only cause I Cmiss you
Please Emforgive me
[Bridge (Joji)]
AmTell me what you mean
WEmhen you whisper laBmte at night
[Chorus]
GOnce in a while
I'm Emdigging through the scars that we
GFail to heal, Emfail to heal
GAnd once in a while
I'm Bmdigging through the stBmars
So Emplease go back to Csleep
[Ad Lib / Instrumental]
G   Em
[Verse 2 (rei brown)]
GIn the ocean glowD  
Where we used to gCo
I dream about it oBmnce in a while
GIn my eyes that clDose
When I lose coCntrolBm  
The stars who wAmatch me
CI'll let you rAmun
Coming unCdone
[Chorus]
GOnce in a while
I'm Emdigging through the scars that we
GFail to heal, fail to heal
EmAnd once in a while
I'm Gdigging through the starBms
So Emplease go back to sleCep
[Outro / Instrumental]
G   Bm
C   Em

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Once In A While

by Green Echo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro [Instrumental]]

G Bm G Em

[Verse 1 (Joji)]

G Bm C

I can't feel my face, but only when I'm with you

Please forgive me

G Bm C

When I lose control, it's only cause I miss you

Please forgive me

[Bridge (Joji)]

Tell me what you mean

Em Bm

When you whisper late at night

[Chorus]

Once in a while

I'm digging through the scars that we

G Em

Fail to heal, fail to heal

And once in a while

Bm Bm

I'm digging through the stars

Em C

So please go back to sleep

[Ad Lib / Instrumental]

G Em

[Verse 2 (rei brown)]

G D

In the ocean glow

Where we used to go

I dream about it once in a while

G D

In my eyes that close

C Bm

When I lose control

The stars who watch me

C Am

I'll let you run

Coming undone

[Chorus]

Once in a while

I'm digging through the scars that we

Fail to heal, fail to heal

And once in a while

G Bm

I'm digging through the stars

Em C

So please go back to sleep

[Outro / Instrumental]

G Bm

C Em

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