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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
GOnce upon a time,B7  
a girl with Emmoonlight in her eyeDm  G  
CPut her hand in GmiAmneG  
she said she loved me CsoE  Am  A#m  
That was B7once upon a Emtime,A  
Dvery long aGgoC  G  
[Verse 2]
GOnce upon a hill,Bm  
we sat beEmneath the willow B7treeDm  G  C  
Counting all the BmstaAmrsG  
and waiting for the CdawnE7  Am  A#m  
So Bmonce upon a EmtimeD  
now the tree has Ggone
[Bridge]
AmHow the Gbreeze Amrustled through her Ghair
B7How we always Emlove as though Atomorrow was Dthere
CWe were Gyoung, Amdidn't have a Gcare
So Emwhere oh Amwhere did it Dgo?
[Verse 3]
GOnce upon a time,
B7the world was Emsweeter than we knewD7  G7  
And Ceverything was BmourAms
Ghow happy we were thenC  E7  Am  A#  
So B7once upon a tEmimeAm  
Dnever comes aGgain

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Once Upon A Time

by Jay McShann

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G B7

Once upon a time,

Em Dm G

a girl with moonlight in her eye

C G Am G

Put her hand in mine

C E Am A#m

she said she loved me so

B7 Em A

That was once upon a time,

D G C G

very long ago

[Verse 2]

G Bm

Once upon a hill,

Em B7 Dm G C

we sat beneath the willow tree

Bm Am G

Counting all the stars

C E7 Am A#m

and waiting for the dawn

Bm Em D

So once upon a time

now the tree has gone

[Bridge]

Am G Am G

How the breeze rustled through her hair

B7 Em A D

How we always love as though tomorrow was there

C G Am G

We were young, didn't have a care

Em Am D

So where oh where did it go?

[Verse 3]

Once upon a time,

B7 Em D7 G7

the world was sweeter than we knew

C Bm Am

And everything was ours

G C E7 Am A#

how happy we were then

B7 Em Am

So once upon a time

D G

never comes again

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