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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
TUNING: Standard
INTRO:
E --------3-----------3---------------------------
B -----5--------0--------------1--0-----------3---
G --5--------0-----0-----0--2--------0-----4-----0    F F* x2
D ------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------
VERSE 1:
F*                C         G    Am       G      F  F*
I pressed my cheek to the cool tabletop
                    C         G        Am             G        F  F**
And wished the dance playing down my spine would stop
The moon was Changing Gthere Amin the Gwindow Fblue
CHORUS:
And Emonce in a Fwhile I wish that it was Gtrue
        Em                                          F    C    G    Am   G   F  F**
Once in a while a little bit of broken heart could do
VERSE 2:
             C       G      Am      G       F  F*
I took a long drink tasting of tin
             C       G       Am         G       F  F**
And swallowed every conversation again
A distant Ccar Ghorn was Amtrying Gto break Fthrough
CHORUS:
And Emonce in a Fwhile I wish that it was Gtrue
EmOnce in a Fwhile I wish that it was Gtrue
EmOnce in a Fwhile a little bit of broken heart could Emdo
VERSE 3:
But Amlike the rain it's gonna soak you Gthrough
Past the Dskin and the bEmone
To the Dflight and the Cflown
A# (let ring)
Soaking everything you own
E --------3-----------3---------------------------
B -----5--------0--------------1--0-----------3---
G --5--------0-----0-----0--2--------0-----4-----0  x3 And then F
D ------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------
CHORUS:
And Emonce in a Fwhile I wish that it was Gtrue
EmOnce in a Fwhile I wish that it was Gyou
EmOnce in a Fwhile a little bit of broken heart
Fa little bit of broken heart
                                  F   C(Let ring)
a little bit of broken heart could do
E --------3-----------3---------------------------
B -----5--------0--------------1--0-----------3---
G --5--------0-----0-----0--2--------0-----4-----0  X3
D ------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------
E --------3-----------3-----------0---------------
B -----5--------0--------------1--------------3---
G --5--------0-----0-----0--2--------0--0--4-----0  C (Let Ring)
D ------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------
CHORDS LIST:
F: 133210
F*: 133200
F**: 133010
C: 032010
G: 320003
Am:002213
Em:022000
D: 000232
A#:012211

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Once In Awhile

by Gigolo Aunts

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------#

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

TUNING: Standard

INTRO:

E --------3-----------3---------------------------

B -----5--------0--------------1--0-----------3---

G --5--------0-----0-----0--2--------0-----4-----0 F F* x2

D ------------------------------------------------

A ------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------

VERSE 1:

F C G Am G F F

* *

I pressed my cheek to the cool tabletop

C G Am G F F

And wished the dance playing down my spine would stop

C G Am G F

The moon was hanging there in the window blue

CHORUS:

Em F G

And once in a while I wish that it was true

Em F C G Am G F F

Once in a while a little bit of broken heart could do

VERSE 2:

C G Am G F F

I took a long drink tasting of tin

C G Am G F F

And swallowed every conversation again

C G Am G F

A distant car horn was trying to break through

CHORUS:

Em F G

And once in a while I wish that it was true

Em F G

Once in a while I wish that it was true

Em F Em

Once in a while a little bit of broken heart could do

VERSE 3:

Am G

But like the rain it's gonna soak you through

D Em

Past the skin and the bone

D C

To the flight and the flown

A# (let ring)

Soaking everything you own

E --------3-----------3---------------------------

B -----5--------0--------------1--0-----------3---

G --5--------0-----0-----0--2--------0-----4-----0 x3 And then F

D ------------------------------------------------

A ------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------

CHORUS:

Em F G

And once in a while I wish that it was true

Em F G

Once in a while I wish that it was you

Em F

Once in a while a little bit of broken heart

a little bit of broken heart

F C

(Let ring)

a little bit of broken heart could do

E --------3-----------3---------------------------

B -----5--------0--------------1--0-----------3---

G --5--------0-----0-----0--2--------0-----4-----0 X3

D ------------------------------------------------

A ------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------

E --------3-----------3-----------0---------------

B -----5--------0--------------1--------------3---

G --5--------0-----0-----0--2--------0--0--4-----0 C (Let Ring)

D ------------------------------------------------

A ------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------

CHORDS LIST:

: 133210

*: 133200

**: 133010

: 032010

: 320003

:002213

:022000

: 000232

:012211

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