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Once In A Long Long While

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You can play E or Bsus4 x24400 instead of B in the verses (if it is hard for you).
Lyrics in parentheses are 'echoes' of the main line.
[Verse 1]
EOnce in a while
You end up in a town
Its Adoors open up for you
EStep outside to look up and see
The Asky’s looking back at you
The lBights rain dAown
[Verse 2]
EOnce in a while
You get a little help
You Aleast expected too
ELook in the mirror
A couple times you see
If Aall of it is true
And your mBind’s
On a bed of cAlouds
[Chorus]
Once in a Long, Long WhiEle (Once in a Long, Long While)
(Once in a Long, Long WhiAle) (Once in a Long, Long While)
E   A
[Verse 3]
EOnce in a while
You get a little lost
In the fAault between the trees
EStumbling out upon the waiting arms
Of the wAoman of your dreams
And your Blove
Comes raining dAown
[Chorus]
Once in a Long, Long WhiEle (Once in a Long, Long While)
(Once in a Long, BLong WhiAle) (Once in a Long, Long While)
Once in a Long, Long WhiEle (Once in a Long, Long While)
(Once in a Long, BLong WhiAle) (Once in a Long, Long While)
Once in a Long, Long WhiEle (Once in a Long, Long While)
(Once in a Long, BLong WhiAle) (Once in a Long, Long While)
Once in a Long, Long WhiEle (Once in a Long, Long While)
(Once in a Long, BLong WhiAle) (Once in a Long, Long While)
Once in a Long, Long WhiEleB  A  
[Outro]
      E    B          Ax2

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Once In A Long Long While

by Low Roar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

You can play E or Bsus4 x24400 instead of B in the verses (if it is hard for you).

Lyrics in parentheses are 'echoes' of the main line.

[Verse 1]

Once in a while

You end up in a town

Its doors open up for you

Step outside to look up and see

The sky’s looking back at you

B A

The lights rain down

[Verse 2]

Once in a while

You get a little help

You least expected too

Look in the mirror

A couple times you see

If all of it is true

And your mind’s

On a bed of clouds

[Chorus]

Once in a Long, Long While (Once in a Long, Long While)

(Once in a Long, Long While) (Once in a Long, Long While)

E A

[Verse 3]

Once in a while

You get a little lost

In the fault between the trees

Stumbling out upon the waiting arms

Of the woman of your dreams

And your love

Comes raining down

[Chorus]

Once in a Long, Long While (Once in a Long, Long While)

B A

(Once in a Long, Long While) (Once in a Long, Long While)

Once in a Long, Long While (Once in a Long, Long While)

B A

(Once in a Long, Long While) (Once in a Long, Long While)

Once in a Long, Long While (Once in a Long, Long While)

B A

(Once in a Long, Long While) (Once in a Long, Long While)

Once in a Long, Long While (Once in a Long, Long While)

B A

(Once in a Long, Long While) (Once in a Long, Long While)

E B A

Once in a Long, Long While

[Outro]

E B A

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