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[Intro]
Db/Eb Cb6/Eb Eb11/Db Abadd2/C
Gb6add9/Bb DbM9/Ab E F#m11
Dbadd2/AbAb E11add1AbM9add13sus43/F# Ab7/E6
 Bb13E6/BbM7  Bb9sus4  Bb  
[Verse 1]
    Eb   Cm11/Eb      Cm7/Eb   Dadd4/Eb   Eb6/9Ab7/C#m6
Once, you     needed somebo  -  dy
    Fm11AM9add13/F           Fm11    Eb/Bb   D7/A  Abm6  
To hold you        close to your bo  -  dy
But Gm7I'd Cm7al - Am7b5rea - Abm6dy   GbM9goneCbadd2/Gb  Gb6  CbM7  Cb6/9  Cb6  Eb/Bb  Bb  
EbOnce, EbM9you  Eb6listened for D6/9/Ebsome  -  Eb6/9oneC7b9/Eb  
A Ab6/Ebvoice  EM9add13/Ebto          AbM7add13/Bbsoothe your aching hF9sus4/AeartBbadd4/Ab  
    Eb6/9add13/G  Cm11   F13/A     D9/A   C#m11/G#  C#m11  
And I            told you   good - bye
F#m11 Aadd2/G#m F#m11/A EM7add11/B Eb9/Bb Db9/Ab
[Verse 2]
CM9/GTime   D9/ApassGM9add13/Bes us by
      F9b5/CGM9add13/B  D13/D#   G6/E  Db13/Ab  
  Seems like our day        is     gone
C6add9/G D9/A        EM9add13/B F#9add#11/C# Abadd2/Eb DbM9add13/F Abadd2/G DbM9add13/F
But I    know, in my heart,     I'll always  care         -        for you
And you'lAbadd2/Ebl care   -   C+7/C#for Eadd4/CmeB13sus4  D9/A  G13sus4  
    C CM9add13 C13add11       G13sus4 D13#11/F# Bb13b5/F C13add#7/Eb C13/Eb Cadd4/Ab Db6/Ab
And I will     always remember   the  world     we       shared
     BbM9add#5/A    Ebadd2/Bb   Eb7add11/B  Ab6/9/C  
The road may be  long, long, long, long
But Ebadd4/Dbsome      Fm11/Dday,   Eb6/9I'll
   C/E   F   Gadd4Am7sus4
hold
 G   CM9/EFM9add13  Gadd2  Am7  
you
 G   CM9/EFM9add13  G  Am7  
close
G CM9/E FM9add13 Ebadd2/G Ab7#9addb13,14
once
 DbDbM9add13 Db6/9  
more
Db Ebm11/Db Ebm11/Db
 DbDbM9add13 Gb6add9/Db  
DbmM7add#5  Db6/9  Bb13b5/D  
Ebm Ebm11 Ab11/Eb
Ebm Ebm11 Ab11/Eb
Ebm Ebm11 Ab11/Eb
 Ab9sus4   Ab13Gb6add9#11
Fm11 Db6add9/F DbM7/F
Bbm11 Bbm7 Bbm7
F13/G BbM11/G Eb13/G
Gm11 Am11/G Gm13
F#m11add13 Aadd2 Aadd2sus4/C#
Bm9 DM9add13/A F#m11
Em11 Em11 Em11
A13sus4 A9sus4 A11add13/F# A11add13/D
Absus4
[Verse 3]
  Dbadd2b5/Bb  Abadd2/C
Time passes us by
Ab+b9/C#          Abadd2/Eb F#9/E Fm9no5 D9/A
  The sun in your eyes      is    gone
    Db6add9/Ab Dbadd2b5/Bb FM9/C  Bm7b5add4/D Aadd2/E DM9add13/F# Aadd2/G# DM9add13/F# Aadd2/E A9addb13/D
But I          know, in my heart, I'll always shine
for Fadd4/DbyouFM9/C  Bbm13  Ab13  
    Db DbM9add13 Db13sus4 Db13  Db13 GbM9add13/Ab Db+M9add13/G A+M9/F# EM9addb13 EM9add13 EM9addb13 C#add4/A
And I  will      always remem - ber           the world        we      shared
   D/AA#maddb5    Eadd2      EM9   E6/9EM9add11/C        Eadd4/C#  
 The road may be long, long, long, long, long, long, long
But Eadd4/Dsome    A6add9/D#day,      E6/9I'll
hDbM7/FoldGb6/9  Ab6  Dbadd4/Bb  
yDbM7/FouGb6/9  Ab6  Dbadd4/Bb  
cDbM7/FloseGb6/9  Ab6  Dbadd4/Bb  
oDbM7/FnceGb6/9  Ab6add4  Dbadd4/Bb  
mDbM7/ForeGb6/9  Ab6add4  Dbadd4/Bb  
I'll hold yDbM7/Fou,          Gb6/9          Ab6add4  Dbadd4/Bbhold you once more, hold you DbM7/Fonce moGb6/9reAb6add4  Dbadd4/Bb  
I'm gonna hold DbM7/Fyou,         Gb6/9      Ab6add4I'm Dbadd4/Bbgonna hold you, hold youDbM7/F  Gb6/9  Ab6add4  Dbadd4/Bb  
Hold you once aDbM9/FgainGb6/9  Ab6add4  Dbadd4/Bb  
       DbM9/F    Gb6/9The Ab6add4road    Dbadd4/Bbmay be long, the road may be DbM9/Flong, lGb6/9ong, lAb6add4ongDbadd4/Bb  
Long, long, lDbM9/Fong          Gb6/9       Ab6add4I'm Dbadd4/Bbgonna hold  DbM9/FyouGb6/9  Ab6add4  Dbadd4/Bb  
DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb
[Outro]
DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb
DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb
DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb
Ab8  Fm   Gb   Ab  Bbm11  
Bbm7 Dbadd2/F Gb Abadd4 Bbm7
Bbm7 Db/F Gbadd2 Ab Ab7sus4
Db

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Once You

by Jacob Collier

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db/Eb

Eb11/Db

Abadd2/C

Gb6add9/Bb

DbM9/Ab

F#m11

Bb13

Bb9sus4

Cm11/Eb

Cm7/Eb

Dadd4/Eb

Eb6/9

Fm11

Eb/Bb

D7/A

Abm6

Gm7

Cm7

Am7b5

GbM9

[Intro]

Db/Eb Cb6/Eb Eb11/Db Abadd2/C

Gb6add9/Bb DbM9/Ab E F#m11

Dbadd2/Ab AbM9add13sus4

Ab E11add13/F# Ab7/E6

Bb13 Bb9sus4 Bb

E6/BbM7

[Verse 1]

Eb Cm11/Eb Cm7/Eb Dadd4/Eb Eb6/9

Ab7/C#m6

Once, you needed somebo - dy

Fm11 Fm11 Eb/Bb D7/A Abm6

AM9add13/F

To hold you close to your bo - dy

Gm7 Cm7 Am7b5 Abm6 GbM9 Cbadd2/Gb Gb6 CbM7 Cb6/9 Cb6 Eb/Bb Bb

But I'd al - rea - dy gone

Eb EbM9 Eb6 D6/9/Eb Eb6/9 C7b9/Eb

Once, you listened for some - one

Ab6/Eb EM9add13/Eb AbM7add13/Bb F9sus4/A Bbadd4/Ab

A voice to soothe your aching heart

Cm11 F13/A D9/A C#m11/G# C#m11

Eb6/9add13/G

And I told you good - bye

F#m11 Aadd2/G#m F#m11/A EM7add11/B Eb9/Bb Db9/Ab

[Verse 2]

CM9/G D9/A GM9add13/B

Time passes us by

F9b5/C D13/D# G6/E Db13/Ab

GM9add13/B

Seems like our day is gone

C6add9/G D9/A EM9add13/B F#9add#11/C# Abadd2/Eb DbM9add13/F Abadd2/G DbM9add13/F

But I know, in my heart, I'll always care - for you

Abadd2/Eb C+7/C# Eadd4/C B13sus4 D9/A G13sus4

And you'll care - for me

C CM9add13 C13add11 G13sus4 D13#11/F# Bb13b5/F C13add#7/Eb C13/Eb Cadd4/Ab Db6/Ab

And I will always remember the world we shared

Ebadd2/Bb Eb7add11/B Ab6/9/C

BbM9add#5/A

The road may be long, long, long, long

Ebadd4/Db Fm11/D Eb6/9

But some day, I'll

C/E F Gadd4

Am7sus4

hold

G CM9/E Gadd2 Am7

FM9add13

you

G CM9/E G Am7

FM9add13

G CM9/E FM9add13 Ebadd2/G Ab7#9addb13,14

once

Db Db6/9

DbM9add13

Db Ebm11/Db Ebm11/Db

Db Gb6add9/Db

DbM9add13

Db6/9 Bb13b5/D

DbmM7add#5

Ebm Ebm11 Ab11/Eb

Ab9sus4 Ab13

Gb6add9#11

Fm11 Db6add9/F DbM7/F

Bbm11 Bbm7 Bbm7

F13/G BbM11/G Eb13/G

Gm11 Am11/G Gm13

F#m11add13 Aadd2 Aadd2sus4/C#

Bm9 DM9add13/A F#m11

Em11 Em11 Em11

A13sus4 A9sus4 A11add13/F# A11add13/D

Absus4

[Verse 3]

Dbadd2b5/Bb Abadd2/C

Time passes us by

Ab+b9/C# Abadd2/Eb F#9/E Fm9no5 D9/A

The sun in your eyes is gone

Db6add9/Ab Dbadd2b5/Bb FM9/C Bm7b5add4/D Aadd2/E DM9add13/F# Aadd2/G# DM9add13/F# Aadd2/E A9addb13/D

But I know, in my heart, I'll always shine

Fadd4/Db FM9/C Bbm13 Ab13

for you

Db DbM9add13 Db13sus4 Db13 Db13 GbM9add13/Ab Db+M9add13/G A+M9/F# EM9addb13 EM9add13 EM9addb13 C#add4/A

And I will always remem - ber the world we shared

D/A Eadd2 EM9 E6/9 Eadd4/C#

A#maddb5 EM9add11/C

The road may be long, long, long, long, long, long, long

Eadd4/D A6add9/D# E6/9

But some day, I'll

DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6 Dbadd4/Bb

hold

DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6 Dbadd4/Bb

you

DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6 Dbadd4/Bb

DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

once

DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

I'll hold you, hold you once more, hold you once more

DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb DbM7/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

I'm gonna hold you, I'm gonna hold you, hold you

DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

Hold you once again

DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

The road may be long, the road may be long, long, long

DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

Long, long, long I'm gonna hold you

DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

[Outro]

DbM9/F Gb6/9 Ab6add4 Dbadd4/Bb

Fm Gb Ab Bbm11

Ab8

Bbm7 Dbadd2/F Gb Abadd4 Bbm7

Bbm7 Db/F Gbadd2 Ab Ab7sus4

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